Thrillers (Fiction)

  • The long and faraway gone

    Creator

    Berney, Louis

    Abstract

    In the summer of 1986, two tragedies rocked Oklahoma City when six movie-theater employees were killed in an armed robbery and a teenage girl vanished from the state fair. Twenty-five years later, the reverberations of those unsolved cases quietly echo through the survivors' lives.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Baby doll

    Creator

    Overton, Hollie

    Abstract

    Held captive for eight years, Lily has grown from a teenager to an adult in a small basement prison. Her daughter Sky has been a captive her whole life. But one day their captor leaves the deadbolt unlocked. This is what happens next.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Just life : a novel

    Creator

    Abramson, Neil

    Abstract

    When a virus spreads through a New York City neighborhood, the politically ambitious governor orders a quarantine of all dogs. Veterinarian Samantha Lewis is struggling to keep her no-kill shelter open, but the one person she needs is the last one she'd ever want to call on.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Burn what will burn

    Creator

    McKenzie, C. B.

    Abstract

    Bob Reynolds doesn't recognize the body in the creek, but he does recognize the danger of it. He's a newcomer to town but not entirely welcome. He would rather pretend he never saw the body, but when it disappears he begins to doubt what little he knew about this secretive town.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Cold barrel zero

    Creator

    Quirk, Matthew

    Abstract

    When John Byrne is arrested in a case of mistaken identity, he is picked up by Thomas Hayes. Hayes, a special ops commander, claims his team has been wrongly accused of terrorism. Byrne must decide where his allegiances lie--or he and the whole country will face the consequences.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The kind worth killing

    Creator

    Swanson, Peter

    Abstract

    On a night flight to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. After one too many martinis, Ted begins to talk about his wife, Miranda, who he's sure is cheating on him. Things turn darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda--and Lily says she'll help.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • The time of contempt

    Creator

    Sapkowski, Andrzej

    Abstract

    Geralt is a witcher--guardian of the innocent and a defender against frightening creatures of myth and legend. His task is to protect Ciri, a child of prophecy who will have the power to change the world for good or for ill--but Ciri has vanished.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Truth or die

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Roughan, Howard

    Abstract

    Attorney Trevor Mann may have finally hit his stride, but when his journalist girlfriend Claire's newest story leads to a violent confrontation, Trevor's newly peaceful life is shattered. Chasing Claire's leads, Trevor unearths evidence of a shocking secret.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Duplicity : a novel

    Creator

    Gingrich, Newt

    Earley, Pete

    Abstract

    Only two Americans escape a Benghazi-style attack on a newly opened US embassy in Somalia: Brooke Grant, the young commander of the Marine Corps Embassy Guards, and CIA Station Chief Gunter Connor. To survive, they must avoid detection by outwitting the treacherous Islamic radical christened "the Osama bin Laden" of Africa.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The target

    Creator

    Baldacci, David

    Abstract

    The president knows it's a perilous, high-risk assignment. If he gives the order, he has the opportunity to take down a global menace, once and for all. If the mission fails, he would face certain impeachment, and the threats against the nation would multiply. So the president turns to the one team that can pull off the impossible: Will Robie and his partner, Jessica Reel.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified