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Brown, Dale. Executive intent. SUSPENSE
When the United States develops a new, state-of-the-art missile defense weapon, it threatens global stability and pits the world’s superpowers in a contest for dominance in the space around Earth’s orbit.

Carter, Mary. My sister’s voice.
Deaf artist Lacey Gears’ happy life—good boyfriend, rising career, faithful dog—is upended when she receives a mysterious note informing her that she has a twin sister she didn’t know existed. Lacey soon discovers the message is true and that she’s not an orphan as she had thought: her parents put her up for adoption and kept her hearing twin, Monica. As she comes to terms with this, she reconnects with her sister, but the secrets kept by her birth family could have dire consequences.

Child, Lee. 61 hours: a Reacher novel. SUSPENSE
A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces–and Reacher will risk his own to save her from a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.

French, Nicci. The other side of the door. SUSPENSE.
Bonnie finds her summer fling boyfriend and fellow band member, Hayden, dead on the floor of a friend’s London apartment. She proceeds to hide the corpse and obliterate every sign of her presence at the crime scene. Hayden’s well-known involvement with other women could have provided Bonnie a motive for murder. To complicate matters, at least one more person appears to have altered the crime scene.

Harris, Charlaine. Dead in the family. FANTASY
After the brief but deadly Faery War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she’s angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman who is under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their relationship. And as the political implications of the Shifters coming out are beginning to be felt, Sookie’s connection to the Shreveport pack draws her into the debate and up against a Fae who wants her dead. Series is the basis for HBO’s True Blood.

Huston, James W. Falcon seven. SUSPENSE.
Captured after bombing a hospital that was mistaken for a terrorist meeting site, two Navy fliers are put on a high-profile trial for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, prompting an impassioned defense by Washington, D.C. lawyer and former Navy seal Jack Caskey. By the best-selling author of Marine One.

Leon, Donna. A question of belief. MYSTERY.
Under the stifling summer sun, Venice is flooded with tourism. Commissario Guido Brunetti is planning the perfect mountain vacation where he can catch up on his reading. However, before he can go, an old friend has him look into a court corruption case. As he probes deeper, Commissario Brunetti quickly becomes embroiled in a shocking murder case that is linked to his own investigation.

Lepore, Jacqueline. Descent into dust. FANTASY.
Twenty-five-year old Victorian widow Emma Andrews discovers that she is destined to hunt vampires.

Macomber, Debbie. Hannah’s list.
On the anniversary of his wife’s death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter in which she, making one last request, implores him to marry again and asks him to consider three women–Winter Adams, a lonely chef; Leanne Lancaster, a divorced oncology nurse; and Macy Roth, an eccentric artist. Blossom Street series; bk.6

Margolin, Phillip. Supreme justice: a novel of suspense.
Attorney Brad Miller, FBI agent Keith Evans, and private investigator Dana Cutler untangle a five-year-old murder case involving a ghost ship and the President’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Preston, Douglas J. & Lincoln Child. Fever dream. MYSTERY.
With Lieutenant Vincent D’Agosta’s assistance, Pendergast embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of his wife’s murder. As he probes more deeply into the riddle–the answer to which is revealed in a night of shocking violence, deep in the Louisiana bayou–he finds himself faced with an even greater question: who was the woman he married?

Robards, Karen. Shameless. ROMANCE.
Lady Elizabeth, the youngest and most headstrong of the three Banning sisters, has been engaged three times, and has most scandalously broken off all three engagements. Neil Severin is a wicked rogue, black of heart and black of reputation. A man of no morals, devoid of compassion, he is a government-sanctioned assassin. When circumstances most unexpectedly throw the two together, Beth’s life is in danger and Neil finds himself in the unexpected role of hero, racing to save her before it’s too late.

Sandford, John. Storm prey. SUSPENSE.
Weather Karkinnen, surgeon, wife of an investigator named Lucas Davenport, unwittingly witnesses the robbery of the hospital pharmacy where she works. With the death of a pharmacy worker on their hands, the three thieves set out to find out who Weather is, and eliminate the only possible witness.

Tracy, P. J. Shoot to thrill. MYSTERY.
With the help of local law enforcement and the FBI, the Monkeewrench crew tracks a serial killer using savvy computer technology. Book 5 in series.

Turow, Scott. Innocent. SUSPENSE.
“INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting
psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty’s wife”–Provided by publisher. Follows Presumed Innocent.

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