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Refugium

by John M. Murray

"Refugium" is a brutal, thrilling novel about what it takes to become an apex predator. In Eric Nicholas’s thrilling novel "Refugium", a volcanic eruption casts the future of life on earth in doubt. The story is set more than 74,000... Read More

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Bear in the Dragon's Shadow

by John M. Murray

Bear in the Dragon’s Shadow is an exhilarating geopolitical thriller in which a capable, tight-knit special operations team tracks down a dangerous terrorist. In Donald E. Patterson’s gripping thriller Bear in the Dragon’s Shadow,... Read More

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The Wasted Harvest

by Natalie Wollenzien

People work to stop a deadly crop from reaching Chinese citizens in the intriguing international thriller "The Wasted Harvest". In William Claypool’s thrilling novel "The Wasted Harvest", a cancer-causing strain of rice presents a... Read More

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The Saundra Gray Affair

by pine breaks

"The Saundra Gray Affair" is a political thriller about the personal costs of leading a public life. Set in Washington, DC, Daniel Yager’s "The Saundra Gray Affair" is a tense thriller about political scandals and their personal costs.... Read More

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Haggard House

by Peggy Kurkowski

In Elisabeth Rhoads’s brooding psychological thriller "Haggard House", a sheltered religious boy meets his free-spirited match, unlocking a door to the past where trauma and truth lie hidden. It is 1859 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula,... Read More

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Red Water

by Isabella Zhou

An unsolved disappearance and Croatia’s independence overlap in Jurica Pavičić’s expansive novel "Red Water". In 1989, Silva disappears near Split, then part of Yugoslavia. A lengthy hunt ensues, continuing decades after the... Read More

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Trance

by Leah Block

In K. L. Denman’s engrossing Hi-Lo novel "Trance", a perfectionist teenager loses control. Kira has a tight handle on her life and on her best friend Brigid’s psychic powers. When a horrible accident leaves Brigid’s client dead,... Read More

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