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Thriller
Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains. Literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively.
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories, but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. In a thriller, the hero must thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. Thrillers also occur on a much grander scale: the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the ov ...more
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories, but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. In a thriller, the hero must thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. Thrillers also occur on a much grander scale: the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the ov ...more
Empty Hearts
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date: Aug 20, 2019
A few years from now, the world is an even more uncertain place than it is today, and politics everywhere is marching rightward: Trump is gone, but Br
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Availability: 10 copies available, 1362 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Mar 28 - Apr 27, 2019
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One Little Secret
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date: Jul 09, 2019
Everyone has a secret. For some, it's worth dying to protect. For others, it's worth killing.
The glass beach house was supposed to be the getaway that ...more
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The glass beach house was supposed to be the getaway that ...more
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Availability: 5 copies available, 3136 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Apr 14 - Apr 28, 2019
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Mother Knows Best
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date: Sep 10, 2019
A mother's worst nightmare, a chance at redemption, and a deadly secret that haunts a family across the generations.
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Availability: 5 copies available, 1787 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Apr 14 - Apr 28, 2019
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S.J. Watson
Author of Before I Go to Sleep
S J Watson was born in the UK, lives in London and worked in the NHS for a number of years.
In 2011 Watson's debut novel, Before I Go to Sleep, was released to critical acclaim. It has now been published in over 40 languages, and has become an international bestseller, winning numerous awards.
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