Suspense and thrillers abound next month! If you're looking for a new favorite, or anxiously awaiting a new novel from a long-time favorite, there are bunches to choose from. Read on!
The Escape Artist, by Brad Meltzer. Billed as a great intro to Meltzer's thrillers for new readers, The Escape Artist features one of the most compelling protagonists in years: Nola Brown. She's a mystery, she's trouble...and she's supposed to be dead. Nola's body was identified aboard a plane that fell out of the sky as it left a secret military base in the Alaskan wilderness. A friend's father, however, has discovered that Nola is really alive, and starts digging into her past, searching for a way to help the woman who had once saved his daughter's life. Nola, the U.S Army's artist-in-residence and a trained soldier, saw something on her last mission that she wasn't supposed to see. As a result, Nola is embroiled in a conspiracy that goes back more than a century, and now has an enemy who will stop at nothing to ensure her silence. Also available in Large Print.
The Third Victim, by Phillip Margolin. A woman stumbles onto a dark road in rural Oregon--tortured, battered, bound. She is the lucky one--two other women were killed by the man who kidnapped and abused her. The details she gives lead to the arrest of a prominent local attorney, Alex Mason. While he claims he's innocent, his wife cooperates with authorities, and the evidence she gives is damning. Regina Barrister, legendary criminal defense lawyer, takes on the seemingly impossible task of defending Alex Mason. But Barrister has secrets of her own, and if it comes out, it could jeopardize everything she's worked for. Margolin, himself once a criminal defense attorney and long-time resident of Portland, Oregon, draws on his extensive background for what is being billed as a legal thriller masterpiece.
The Flight Attendant, by Chris Bohjalian. When Cassandra Bowden awakens with a hangover and no memory of the previous night's events in a Dubai hotel, it's just another in a long series of such events. What makes this particular morning different, however, is the dead man next to her in the bed. A single woman alone and far from home, Cassandra is scared to call the police. And so she begins to lie. She lies to the other flight attendants and the pilots on her shuttle to the airport. She lies on the flight to Paris as she works the first class cabin. She lies to the FBI agents who meet her in New York. It's too late to start telling the truth now, even if she could remember what happened in Dubai. Bohjalian (The Sleepwalker, etc.) is an incomparable storyteller. Also available in Large Print.
Fade to Black, by David Rosenfelt. Rosenfelt delights readers with a sequel to Blackout (2016), featuring New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock. After being shot in the line of duty, Brock has been busy getting his life back in order. He's reunited with his fiance. He's started to get some of his memories back, and hopes to continue to recover with the help of an amnesia support group. It isn't until a fellow group member approaches Brock after a meeting that he realizes trouble has found him again. Sean has discovered what can only be described as a scrapbook of a murder victim in his attic, but has no recollection of the girl or the events surrounding her murder. Brock asks his captain to reopen what is considered a cold case, only to find himself drawn in on a personal level, as well as professionally.
Red Alert: An NYPD Red mystery, by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. And because no month seems complete without a new release from powerhouse James Patterson... The elite among NYC's richest citizens have gathered at Pierre's Cotillion Room to raise money for those less fortunate. The mayor is attending, flanked by two members of the NYPD Red task force as security. Then a fatal blast rocks the room. The echoes of 9/11 are unmistakable. But was this an act of terrorism...or homicide? When this turns out to be just the first in a string of related events around the city, the NYPD Red are on the case.
Also available in Large Print.
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