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"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."-Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions…
For You "Brilliant, riveting .. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book."℗ -Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn't just any thirteen-year-old: she's the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region's residents. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara's older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet
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Suspense and thrillers, Legal stories, Mysteries and crime stories
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A Washington, DC, litigator is hired to defend his best friend, the former President of the United States, against a…
murder charge in this novel that is "clever and thrilling with a shocking twist" ( People ). After a long career as one of DC's most powerful litigators, Rob Jacobson is faced with the case of a lifetime: the former President of the United States—his childhood best friend—has been accused of murdering his mistress. Rob knows he's the only one who can prove his friend's innocence, but he is soon overwhelmed as he attempts to devise a strategy to defend an authoritative man with a taste for infidelity, serious anger issues, and unconventional sexual appetites. As the high-profile case unfurls, the troubled, intertwining pasts of the two men complicate Rob's efforts and soon, doubts begin to grow in his head. Could his oldest friend truly be capable of murder or is something even darker at play? "Robbins...keeps the pace fast and the courtroom scenes convincing" ( The New York Times Book Review ) in this sensational thriller by a true DC legal insider
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Mysteries and crime stories, Serious and literary fiction, Suspense and thrillers
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"Gentill nimbly balances the plausible with the outlandish in this sly thriller set in the publishing world." —Publishers WeeklyFrom 2023…
Edgar Award nominee and bestselling author Sulari Gentill comes a literary thriller about an aspiring writer who meets and falls in love with her literary idol—only to find him murdered the day after she gave him her manuscript to read. There's nothing easier to dismiss than a conspiracy theory—until it turns out to be trueWhen Theodosia Benton abandons her career path as an attorney and shows up on her brother's doorstep with two suitcases and an unfinished novel, she expects to face a few challenges. Will her brother support her ambition or send her back to finish her degree? What will her parents say when they learn of her decision? Does she even have what it takes to be a successful writer?What Theo never expects is to be drawn into a hidden literary world in which identity is something that can be lost and remade for the sake of an audience. When her mentor, a highly successful author, is brutally murdered, Theo wants the killer to be found and justice to be served. Then the police begin looking at her brother, Gus, as their prime suspect, and Theo does the unthinkable in order to protect him. But the writer has left a trail, a thread out of the labyrinth in the form of a story. Gus finds that thread and follows it, and in his attempt to save his sister he inadvertently threatens the foundations of the labyrinth itself. To protect the carefully constructed narrative, Theo Benton, and everyone looking for her, will have to die.
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Women sleuths, Suspense and thrillers, Legal stories
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From the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of Full Disclosure comes a razor-sharp thriller featuring defense…
attorney Jilly Truitt as she defends a high-profile mother accused of kidnapping her own child.Jilly Truitt has always put her job as a criminal defense lawyer first, but becoming a new mother has changed her priorities. For the first time in her career, she&’s taking some long-overdue time away from her firm and the day-to-day grind of cases, enjoying the quiet delights of motherhood. Then the daughter of celebrity pop star Trist Jones goes missing and his ex-wife, Katie, is charged with kidnapping. Everyone from the police to the media believe Katie is guilty—her reputation was ripped to shreds in the tabloids during their divorce and subsequent custody battle. Call it mother&’s intuition, but Jilly has her doubts. Katie&’s whole life was about being a mother, and she and Trist were very public about their problems conceiving, shining a spotlight on their use of a surrogate. After everything she went through to have a child, Katie claims that she would never do anything to hurt her daughter, and she begs Jilly to take her case. Jilly agrees, but Katie&’s prospects don&’t look good. Police have found a witness who says he saw Katie with Tess the afternoon she disappeared, and they are close to giving up the search. The best chance Jilly has of clearing Katie&’s name is to find the missing girl. But as the weeks go by, the police begin to suspect that Tess might be dead. With the threat of a murder charge hanging over Katie&’s head, Jilly must find the real kidnapper and save Tess before it&’s too late.
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Family stories, Serious and literary fiction, Suspense and thrillers
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ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES&’S NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2024A NEW YORK TIMES…
BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2024PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOP 10 PICK OF 2024 ONE OF NPR&’S &“BOOKS WE LOVE&” 2024 ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE&’S &“100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024&”NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:REAL SIMPLE ● OPRAH DAILY ● NEWSWEEK ● VULTURE&“Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt&’s 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.&” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR&“This expertly paced thriller ...has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries.&” —The New YorkerWhen a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collideEarly morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn&’t just any thirteen-year-old: she&’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region&’s residents. And this isn&’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara&’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore&’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore&’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.
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Suspense and thrillers, Legal stories
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A Washington, DC, litigator is hired to defend his best friend, the former President of the United States, against a…
murder charge in this novel that is &“clever and thrilling with a shocking twist&” (People).After a long career as one of DC&’s most powerful litigators, Rob Jacobson is faced with the case of a lifetime: the former President of the United States—his childhood best friend—has been accused of murdering his mistress. Rob knows he&’s the only one who can prove his friend&’s innocence, but he is soon overwhelmed as he attempts to devise a strategy to defend an authoritative man with a taste for infidelity, serious anger issues, and unconventional sexual appetites. As the high-profile case unfurls, the troubled, intertwining pasts of the two men complicate Rob&’s efforts and soon, doubts begin to grow in his head. Could his oldest friend truly be capable of murder or is something even darker at play? &“Robbins...keeps the pace fast and the courtroom scenes convincing&” (The New York Times Book Review) in this sensational thriller by a true DC legal insider.