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One Big Happy Family A Novel [electronic resource] : by Day, Jamie.aut; Maarleveld, Saskia.nrt; cloudLibrary;
"An unputdownable and gripping thriller with nonstop twists and turns!" —Freida McFadden, New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid The next riveting summer suspense by the bestselling author of THE BLOCK PARTY, Jamie Day. Could this reunion be the death of them? The Precipice is a legendary, family-owned hotel on the rocky coast of Maine. With the recent passing of their father, the Bishop sisters--Iris, Vicki, and Faith--have come for the weekend to claim it. But with a hurricane looming and each of the Bishop sisters harboring dangerous secrets, there's murder in the air-- and not everyone who checks into the Precipice will be checking out. Each sister wants what is rightfully hers, and in the mix is the Precipe's nineteen-year-old chambermaid Charley Kelley: smart, resilient, older than her years, and in desperate straits. The arrival of the Bishop sisters could spell disaster for Charley. Will they close the hotel? Fire her? Discover her habit of pilfering from guests? Or even worse, learn that she's using a guest room to hide a woman on the run. With razor-sharp wit, heart, thrills, and twists, Jamie Day's ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY delivers a unique brand of summertime suspense. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Crime; Suspense;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,

The Nature of Disappearing A Novel [electronic resource] : by Grant, Kimi Cunningham.aut; Stewart, Emily Pike.nrt; cloudLibrary;
In this captivating novel of suspense from the USA Today bestselling author of These Silent Woods, a wilderness guide must team up with the man who ruined her life years ago when the friend who introduced them goes missing. Emlyn doesn't let herself think about the past. How she and her best friend, Janessa, barely speak anymore. How Tyler, the love of her life, left her half dead on the side of the road three years ago. Her new life is simple and safe. She lives alone in her Airstream trailer and works as a fishing and hunting guide in scenic Idaho. Her closest friends are the community's makeshift reverend and a handsome Forest Service ranger who took her in at her lowest. But when Tyler shows up with the news that Janessa is missing, Emlyn is propelled back into the world she worked so hard to forget. Janessa has become a social media star, documenting her #vanlife adventures with her rugged boyfriend. She hasn't posted lately, though, and when Emlyn realizes the most recent photo doesn't match up with its caption, she reluctantly joins Tyler to find her old friend. As the two trace Janessa's path through miles of wild country, Emlyn can't deny the chemistry still crackling between them. But the deeper they press into the wilderness, the more she begins to suspect that a darker truth lies in the woods—and that Janessa isn't the only one in danger. Poignant, suspenseful, and unforgettable, Kimi Cunningham Grant's THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING explores what it takes to start over—and the cost of letting the past pull you back in. A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Crime; Suspense;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,

The New Couple in 5B A Novel [electronic resource] : by Unger, Lisa.aut; Leheny, Vivienne.nrt; cloudLibrary;
“Lisa Unger, you’ve done it again.” —Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emmy Award-winning actress A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six. Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade. At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn’t feel more welcoming. But as the Lowans settle into their new home, Rosie starts to suspect that there’s more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why is the doorman ever-present? Why are there cameras everywhere? And why have so many gruesome crimes occurred there throughout the years? When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windermere before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell. Looking for more spine-tingling thrillers? Check out these other titles by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger: Under My Skin The Stranger Inside Confessions on the 7:45 Last Girl Ghosted Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Crime; Psychological;
© 2024., HarperCollins,

Depth of field / by Deen, Natasha.;
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Josh stumbles on an illegal grow-op while on a photography assignment.RL: 2.0.LSC
Subjects: Drug traffic; Organized crime;

Wild Instinct : A Novel. by Parker, T. Jefferson.;
In 'Wild Instinct', detective Lew Gale is assigned to track and shoot a mountain lion that has killed a man in Caspers Park, California. The investigation takes a chilling turn when Lew discovers that the man was dead long before the lion got to him. And while the man might have been the first to die, he certainly will not be the last.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;

The repeat room : a novel / by Ball, Jesse,1978-author.;
"In a speculative future, Abel, a menial worker, is called to serve in a secretive and fabled jury system. At the heart of this system is the repeat room, where a single juror, selected from hundreds of candidates, is able to inhabit the defendant's lived experience, to see as if through their eyes. The case to which Abel is assigned is a record of a boy's broken and constrained life, a tale that reveals an illicit and passionate psycho-sexual relationship, its end as tragic as the circumstances of its conception"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Jurors; Crime; Teenage boys;

Innie Shadows [electronic resource] : by Coetzee, Olivia M..aut; Coetzee, Olivia M..; cloudLibrary;
A taut and unsparing novel about a community plagued by violence, drugs, corruption, and prejudice—but where love and justice prevail. The unidentifiable remains of a body are discovered in a field in Shadow Heights, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Ley, the youngest detective at her precinct, is assigned the case and quickly begins her investigation. Soon after, Ley receives a phone call saying that Carl, a friend struggling with a meth addiction, has gone missing after being linked to the Drug King of Shadow Heights. Meanwhile, a local church group believe they are cleansing the area by burning sinners, starting with homosexuals. The search for Carl and the truth leads the reader through the vibrant lives of the residents of Shadow Heights. Violence, poverty, and shame plague the neighbourhood, but there is also love, acceptance, and hope to be found among friends and family in the shadows of everyday life. A pioneering work of fiction in which the dispossessed tell their own stories, Innie Shadows is the first novel to be translated from Kaaps, a dialect of Afrikaans that was until recently a spoken language only.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Crime; Cultural Heritage; Crime;
© 2024., House of Anansi Press Inc,

Mirage. by Läckberg, Camilla.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: CULT, ISBN 9780008464233. Sweden's Minister of Justice receives an anonymous note saying he has four days left to live. At the same time, a human skeleton is found in the Stockholm subway. Police inspector Mina Dabiri's team calls in mentalist Vincent Walder to help with the case. What is going on in the tunnels deep under Stockholm? And who is taunting the minister?Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;

The Retirement Plan A Novel [electronic resource] : by Hincenbergs, Sue.aut; CloudLibrary;
In order to collect on their husbands’ life insurance policies, three middle-aged friends turn to murder—unaware that their husbands have a devious plan of their own, in this darkly funny debut perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Meet three wives who want a new life, and three husbands who are in their way . . . After thirty years of friendship, Pam dreams of her perfect retirement with Nancy, Shalisa, Marlene, and their husbands—until the husbands pool their funds in an investment that goes terribly wrong. With their dreams of beachfront condos and a sunny, carefree retirement shattered, the women’s golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages. Then one of the husbands dies in a freak accident and the other three women are shocked to see their friend rebound with a huge life insurance payout and a new life in Florida. In the aftermath, the three discover that their husbands have identical, seven-figure life insurance policies. A new dream begins to take form, and this time it involves a hitman. Meanwhile, the remaining husbands have a secret retirement plan of their own. But when things begin to go awry, they fear their own scheme may have backfired . . . with deadly consequences. The husbands scramble to stay alive, but they may not be fast enough to outmanoeuvre their wives. What follows is a high-stakes tale of cat and mouse that is both laugh-out-loud funny and unbearably tense and, ultimately, a big-hearted look at friendship, marriage, and middle age. 
Subjects: Electronic books.; Crime; Black Humor;
© 2025., HarperCollins Canada,

White Hot [electronic resource] : by Brown, Sandra.aut; cloudLibrary;
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “masterful storyteller” (USA TODAY) Sandra Brown—a sexy, sultry, family-based thriller set in a small southern town. When her younger brother, Danny, commits suicide, Sayre Lynch breaks her vow never to return to her Louisiana hometown, and gets drawn back into her tyrannical father’s web. He and her older brother—who control the town’s sole industry, an iron foundry—are as corrupt as ever. Worse, they have hired a shrewd and disarming new lawyer, Beck Merchant…a man with his own agenda. When the police determine that Danny’s suicide was actually a homicide, Sayre must battle her family—and her passionate feelings for Beck—as she confronts a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes, and a surprising plan of revenge.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Romance; Crime; Suspense;
© 2004., Simon & Schuster,

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