Fiction - Thrillers - Suspense

"Hard-edged truck-driving thriller faces American racism with killer prose." -BookLife"The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat. There was always a surprise waiting around the corner, and I could never predict what would happen." -Readers' Favorite"Amos expertly builds the tension and delivers...

Author: Shirley M. ByrneISBN-10: 1587212323ISBN-13: 9781587212321Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2000Pages: 324Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 8.07h x 5.14w x 0.83d

Author: Amber GarzaISBN-10: 8212657868ISBN-13: 9798212657860Publisher: Mira BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2023Format: CDWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 5.59h x 6.54w x 1.10d

A Respectable Family Turns to a Life of CrimeForced into bitter and boring retirement solely because of advancing age, world-renowned architect Victor Harding retreats to his bucolic lakefront estate, a majestic house once owned by notorious Chicago gangster Bugsy Moran.He soon learns that his...

Dynastic succession in criminal organizations is rarely uncontested. When Leo Dunleavy, Chief of Buffalo's Homicide Squad, rolls up on a burning house with a mob underboss bleeding in the front yard and money blowing around in the street, he knows a war has erupted...

The Boy takes you into the mind of a seven-year-old boy that has been abused in every way possible by both of his parents.It will take you on an emotional journey with the boy from denial to acceptance. Be prepared to experience many different...

Regina King has found a way to make her obsession with death profitable on her terms as a killer for hire. She keeps her career choice locked away from her husband and separate from their life. Stewart Houston wants justice for his murdered sister....

Adele Schumacher isn't a typical worried mom. When she hires Elvis to find her missing son, a controversial podcaster named Josh Shoe, she brings a bag filled with cash, bizarre tales of government conspiracies, and a squad of professional bodyguards. Finding Josh should be...

In the heart-pounding sequel, 'Evolution of Leadership, ' the Vatican's relentless surrogates launch another assault on Prof. Rosenberg's team, after being banished from Jerusalem. A retired Hoshiyan interrogator reemerges from the shadows, recruiting a Palestinian terrorist as an alternative leader to the PLO, setting...

Based on Australia's hugely popular Halifax f.p. television series, Jane Halifax is back in Halifax: Resurrection, a twisted story of betrayal where the formidable forensic psychiatrist will discover that the only person you can trust is yourself.A near-fatal car accident left Jane Halifax in...

A married woman's lust for a stranger compels her to risk everything, in this new suspense by the bestselling author of His Other Woman. It's just a small picture in the local paper--Katie can't explain why it sets her heart racing. But hiding the...

In this gripping novel of psychological suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a mother's worst fear is only the beginning of a terrifying nightmare... "Shiveringly good suspense! "--Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author NOTHING IS MORE DANGEROUS...THAN THE TRUTH. In...

Living on his family's farm in Nebraska, John Shepherd and his wife Jackie know humanity's days are numbered. Despite battling with depression and the tragic end of his military career, John's fighter-pilot spirit is strong, and he can't afford to stand by and watch...

Al "Scar Face" Capone, head of the Chicago Crime Family, was born in Brooklyn in 1898 and moved to Chicago when he was eighteen years old in 1916. Allegedly, Al Capone orchestrated the February 14th, 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Some say it was...

For many years the Saint was at war equally with criminals and the law. That led to trouble, and one day the Saint finally made his peace with the law and joined Scotland Yard. The next day he met the rather lovely leader of...

A wrenching psychological thriller in the vein of Tana French's In the Woods, Jon Bassoff's Beneath Cruel Waters reminds us that the sins of the mothers are the sins of the sons.Holt Davidson, a Kansas firefighter, hasn't been back to his hometown of Thompsonville,...

In Spiritual Spy, Elisha, Danny's brother and the Hoshiyan prophet, sends him on a perilous mission to stop a war. At sixteen, Danny Arieli has no practical knowledge of what he is getting into. He must enter the dark and debauched world of espionage...

From J. A. Jance's New York Times bestselling Brady and Walker novels, federal investigator Dan Pardee, Brandon Walker's son-in-law, crosses paths with Sheriff Joanna Brady as he traces the bloody path of a merciless serial killer across the Southwest in this intense thriller.Driven by...

"An exhilarating exercise in suspense. . . Playing out against the majestic peaks and lush valleys of the Adirondack Mountains, [Hurricane Canoe is] a devilish, terrifying game of cat and mouse . . . maintaining the intensity at a fever pitch from its arresting...

Only she knows what happened The betrayal...After finding her fiancé and best friend in bed together, Syra Fragos flees heartbreak for the lush farmland and unplugged serenity of Amish Country in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. There, she stays in a farmette with no electricity or Wifi....

WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! New York Times Bestseller GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton are back in this electrifying thriller from bestselling author Karin Slaughter."Enter the world of Karin Slaughter. Just be forewarned, there's no going back." --Lisa GardnerAfter that...

Struggling for survival after the death of her husband, a woman leaves her hometown to make a fresh start. Arriving to the small town of Willows Grove, she and her two daughters take shelter in an old church next to a playground.Seventeen years later,...

Karen knows damn well a thirst for adventure can lead straight into blood, death, and nightmares. Yet when a stranger walks into her stables to board one of the most sought after stallions in the equine world, she is thrust straight into a waking...

Fans of Kimberley Chambers' Queenie and Martina Cole will love this unputdownable crime thriller from bestselling crime author Emma Tallon.Sometimes revenge is the only option.Anna Davies is young, smart and successful, plus she's the head of one of London's biggest crime networks. She's seen...

Sicilian BLOODLINES run thick . . . Gino Ranno and the Miceli family share a friendship that has lasted generations, from the mountains of western Sicily in 1890 to today's New York landscape of the Hamptons and East Harlem. Lucho Gonzales, a drug dealer...

Fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane will be hooked by Fearless Girl. When everything changes, you have to come out fighting. It's been three years since Freddie Tyler was sent to prison, now he's back on the streets of London and...

Callie Jensen has officially taken a step into the world of romance, but even that can't be uncomplicated. She's pretty sure that more than one guy is showing interest in her, and with no experience on the matter, she's not sure how to handle...

Agents of the state murdered his wife and took his son. Now they're coming for Danny Ash.Framed as a terrorist, the mild-mannered stay-at-home dad, desperate to find his child, has to evade both law enforcement and killers in the pay of shadowy vulture capitalist...

The Race Is On A peculiar invitation to Heidelberg involves Keira Drummond in the intense search for a collection of extraordinary jewels once owned by a Mughal Emperor - the set last known to be in the possession of Amsterdam resident, Geertje Hoogeveen, in...

#1 New York Times Bestseller - #1 USA Today Bestseller - #1 Wall Street Journal BestsellerFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, this summer's hottest thriller.Now you see her. Now you don't. THE NEW GIRL. A new thriller of deception, betrayal, and...

Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau By Honor de Balzac, Katharine Prescott WormeleyAuthor: Katharine Prescott Wormeley, Honore De BalzacISBN-10: 1983965626ISBN-13: 9781983965623Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2018Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.27d

A school shooting in snowbound Vermont; an American journalist beheaded in war-torn Syria; a passenger jet exploding in the Thai jungle--everything connects to Kate Swift, CIA assassin turned whistleblower, on the run from a sinister intelligence unit.With her six-year-old daughter, Suzie, she flees across...

Fleeing to Washington, D.C., Jane Doe searches not only for her kill assignment, but answers from the clandestine Coywolf project. Now as the lines between who is on the right side of the truth and justice begin to blur, Jane will question who is...

Can a young man's big break get him back the love of his life or must he be content with merely having a good job, solid friends, and the respect of his community? When Charles stumbles into incredible good luck, he must find a...

Three days of snowy urban storm, Two women lost in life, One reluctant man with a crooked nose to get them through, And one good man more.The city has little mercy for gentle people, but on its hardest nights, it may yet allow utter...

The Termination Protocol is the first book in the hard-edged, action thriller series - Scott Stiletto. The United States is under siege, and the enemy has help from the White House Scott Stiletto is one of the CIA's toughest assets, a veteran of numerous...

If you breathe . . . It will find you.The list of 10,000 names was created for maximum devastation. Business leaders, housewives, politicians, celebrities, janitors, children. None of them is aware of what is about to happen--but all will be part of the most...

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND DECEMBER PICK FOR REESE WITHERSPOON'S HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUBFilled with envy, deception, and power, it's a great reading escape. And there is a thrilling twist at the end --Reese Witherspoon"Will keep you up. In a 'can't put it down' way....

A legendary treasure chamber hidden beneath the ancient Pharos Lighthouse has defied discovery for over two thousand years...Until Caleb Crowe and his team of psychic archaeologists dare the impossible.Author: David SakmysterISBN-10: 1535419776ISBN-13: 9781535419772Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/23/2016Pages: 274Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x...

Karl Bear and Joseph Mendoza are two men who have never met. Both fighting their own demons, these men have no idea they're battling for their souls. The gods have chosen them for a divine experiment. Both are the products of reincarnation, and their...

By the end of a long evening working as a special set of eyes for the presidential security detail, all Kat Marengo wants is to kick off her shoes and stash two not-really-stolen rings in a secure spot. Plus, maybe sleep with Dave Krizak....

Army JAG lawyer Captain Mark Sanders cannot get over the harsh twenty-five year prison sentence levied against his client, Sergeant Keyshawn Adams, for one simple reason: he believes Adams did not brutally rape his ex-girlfriend. Determined to prove his gut instincts and reverse the...

Barbara Chamberlin is an avid reader and loves a great story. Her love for a wonderful tale is what prompted her to write Double Take - a story of suspense and mystery with a bit of romance rolled together with several plot twists and...

Blane Kirk is a Navy SEAL-turned-attorney with old money and an even older pedigree. High powered and aggressive, he plays the field, changing women as often as he changes his ties--but he's had no complaints so far. He has only two rules: don't date...

A saga from the heights of an Allied Nations' win to the lowly conspiratorial killing of John F Kennedy, Howard Leff has captured an era's essance. When you start reading, you'll want to read thru the night. John D. Walker, " It's catching and...

Most of us ache for the opportunity to shine at the gift we're born with. Symphony Weber wants to give hers back. As an overweight kid, she longs to be like everybody else, so when the dreams about the stranger begin, she keeps them...

So... we all know Brandy's a fine girl, and what a good wife she would be, but who says (with a little luck, of course, and some lovely Irish charm) she couldn't steal the sailor from the sea? ? Surely there's more to the...

It is late 1955. From tumultuous Nicosia, snooping US Navy crews regularly taunt the Soviet giant with their "Boomerang" surveillance flights north into the "Pond" - the Black Sea. Nasser is in power in Egypt, Israel is independent, and Great Britain is retrenching her...

A group of friends head out to enjoy a much-deserved night out and paintballing is on the menu. But the team they are playing against has something entirely different in mind.The friends find themselves in a battle for their lives in unfamiliar terrain against...

Inspired by the author's own experience, The Vicar introduces Terry Nolan, an MI5 operative who, when he discovers his cover is blown and millions of lives are at stake, will do whatever it takes to stop enemy forces.Terry Nolan, an off-the-books MI5 operative known...