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Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney – Who Really Is The Wicked One?

The married couple, Adam and Amelia, both of them in their 40s, are considering separating, but Amelia’s therapist suggests a weekend getaway. Adam reluctantly agrees to go with her on a weekend getaway during a snowstorm to stay in a converted chapel, a place for which Amelia has won a free stay. The place is almost deserted, weird things start happening, and they don’t know who arranged for their free stay and sent the invitation in the first place.

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The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley – A Whodunit Mystery Novel with Multiple Suspects

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Set in an isolated location, this tense psychological thriller revolves around a close-knit group of friends who meet for their annual vacation in a remote place where they are stuck now. Each has a unique personality, and almost everyone there has something they try to hide or some past or present secret or feelings they do not wish to share with anyone else. And a murder happens.

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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides – What Makes This a Bestseller?

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Theo Faber is a psychotherapist who takes a high-risk job of trying to work with a patient Alicia Berenson, who was accused of killinger own husband and has since then not spoken a word. Many professionals have tried to get her to talk and have failed, so this might not work well for Theo’s career, yet he is determined. Will Alicia and Theo get talking? This is a true psychological thriller, a slow-burn that comes with amazing, unexpected plot twists.

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Girl, Alone by Blake Pierce – A Fast-Paced Detective Story from The Ella Dark Series

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Ella Dark, anambitious, hard-working FBI data analyst who has been studying serial killers and their criminal profiles for as long as she remembers yearns for a field job. When an opportunity presents itself, she is excited but quickly learns that studying murders from a desk and watching dead bodies of victims of obsessive, psychopathc rage in person are not the same. A new serial killer is on the loose, so can Ella prove her worth to the department?

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Death Row by Freida McFadden – A Suspenseful Thriller

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Death Row is a short thriller story by Freida McFadden, the author of the highly popular The Housemaid YA thriller series books. This story is about Talia Kemper, a young woman, who is highlys ensitive to being cheated and betrayed because her own mother and she experienced that in their lives. Now, she is in prison, on death row, for the murder of her husband Noel kemper, but it turns out that her husband might be alive?

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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Part 1) by Holly Jackson

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Pippa “Pip” Fitz-Amobi is a high-achieving, smart student in her final year of school, who has a thing for crime. She lives with her loving family – her mom, step-dad, and step-brother in Little Kilton, where nearly 5 years before, a young girl named Andie Bell disappeared and was never found again. A young boy named Salil Singh had allegedly killed himself, confessing to the murder of Andie Bell, and the case was closed. Pip is convinced that Salil was not guilty, so she starts digging, and she cannot believe how many secrets she uncovers.

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Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson – An Unputdownable Contemporary Thriller

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Truly Devious is the first book in the young adult thriller series of the same name. This international bestseller fiction novel tells us the story about an event in the past – a few murders at an unconventional school called the Ellingham Academy and whether there is any connection to the lives of the current day students at the same school. Stevie Bell, a student who is fully updated with and curious about this case joins the school with the goal of solving the crime. Will she be able to do that?

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The Cheating Husband by James Caine – A Story of Infidelity and Rage

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The Cheating Husband is novella written by James Caine, targeting fans who love fast-paced thrillers. As the title and the blurb say, a married man cheats on his wife, and the women find out. There is a lot of hurt, and there are dark thoughts, but there is also a serial killer in town. The chapters tell us different POVs. Can this book live up to the expectations?

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The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson – Is This Thriller Worth Your Time?

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Lily is a small-town librarian and Ted Severson is a Harvard-graduated, intelligent, and rich businessman. The two meet on a flight, they each have their past, and Ted shares with her what hurts him the most right now, the knowledge taht his wife has been cheating. And surprising Ted, Lily suggests that hec could have her killed instead of worrying about what she did to him! This is a dark and twisted novel.

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