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Knock Out

by Peggy Kurkowski

A lively thriller featuring a tough amateur boxer, "Knock Out" is about friendship, survival, and determination. In Jaden Noble’s inspiring novel "Knock Out", a woman who is desperate to escape her violent past must outwit a malicious... Read More

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The Forever Factor

by John M. Murray

Questions about how a longer human lifespan might shape society—and about who should command such technology—are at the center of the musing thriller "The Forever Factor". In Tom Hogan and Amanda Iles’s medical thriller "The... Read More

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The Nightmare Machine

by Ryan Prado

"The Nightmare Machine" is a revealing psychological thriller replete with deep introspective asides. The psychology of sacrifice, the power of self-preservation, and the uneven realms of dreams coalesce with action-packed results in Tim... Read More

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108

by Katelynn Watkins

Active and introspective by turns, "108" is a philosophical thriller that conveys the necessity of a constant pattern of give-and-take with nature. Science, the politics of environmental justice, and the supernatural collide in Dheepa R.... Read More

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The Fulcrum

by Brandon Pawlicki

A fortunate couple is tapped to help fight against climate change in the idealized romantic thriller "The Fulcrum". In Michael Decter’s romantic thriller "The Fulcrum", an academic couple is tasked with safeguarding against climate... Read More

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First Elite

by Brandon Pawlicki

An intelligent hero pursues his wife’s killer across an empire in the action-packed science fiction novel "First Elite". In Emmanuel M Arriaga’s thrilling science fiction novel "First Elite", galactic soldiers struggle between duty... Read More

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Beast

by Anna Karnedy

In Richard Van Camp’s moving novel "Beast", an Indigenous teenager and his friends fight a sinister evil threatening their hometown. Lawson is a member of the Dogrib tribe, which feuds with the Chipewyan tribe. As a Yabati, his role is... Read More

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Summerhouse

by Jennifer Maveety

In Yiğit Karaahmet’s gripping thriller "Summerhouse", love slips into betrayal on a picturesque Turkish island. Fehmi and Şener live a beautiful life on Büyükada. Their forty-year romantic partnership is known to everyone on the... Read More

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