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Suspense/Thriller Author Spotlight

Each week we explore in depth the work of suspense/thriller authors. While many of you know authors like John Grisham, James Patterson and David Baldacci, the goal is to take readers behind the work of authors whose work you may be less familiar with. We'll explore their new books --- and their past ones, known in the industry as the backlist. The goal is that you, like us, will meet new authors and read books that you previously may have missed.

Kevin O'Brien, author of Vicious

No motive…no mercy…no escape…he lives to hear them scream.

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Sigmund Brouwer, author of Flight of Shadows

She escaped the religious enclave of Appalachia. But peace and freedom are even further out of reach for Caitlyn as the myriad dangers pursuing her threaten to crush her last shred of hope.

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Kristen Heitzmann, author of Indivisible

Police Chief Jonah Westfall knows the dark side of life and has committed himself to eradicating it.

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John Manning, author of The Killing Room

Old houses have their secrets. The Young residence --- a beautiful Maine mansion overlooking the Atlantic --- is no exception.

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Gayle Lynds, author of The Book of Spies

For centuries, emperors, historians, and even the Vatican have tried to locate Ivan the Terrible’s magnificent Library of Gold. Now one of the volumes, THE BOOK OF SPIES, has surfaced, and along with it the highly secret book club that owns the Library of Gold.

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Lisa Scottoline, author of Look Again

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a “Have You Seen This Child?” flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again, and her heart stops --- the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will. Everything inside her tells her to deny the similarity between the boys, because she knows her adoption was lawful. But she’s a journalist and won't be able to stop thinking about the photo until she figures out the truth.

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Gregg Olsen, author of Victim Six

The bodies are found in towns and cities around Puget Sound. The young women who are the victims had nothing in common --- except the agony of their final moments --- and somebody carefully chose them to stalk, capture, and torture…a depraved killer whose cunning is matched only by the depth of his bloodlust.

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Ted Dekker, author of Burn

The past Janeal thought had burned away is rising from the ashes.

Years ago, the Gypsy Kumpania where Janeal Mikkado lived was attacked by outsiders. With her best friend about to be consumed by a fire, Janeal had two options: try to save her friend --- at serious risk to her own life --- or disappear with the million dollars that she had just discovered...

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Jeffery Deaver, author of Watchlist: A Serial Thriller

From International Thriller Writers comes WATCHLIST: two powerful novellas featuring the same thrilling cast of characters in one major suspenseful package.

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John Lutz, author of Urge to Kill

Homicide detective Frank Quinn can’t stay retired when there’s a new breed of murdering madman on the prowl. In a city terrorized by bloody brutality, Det. Quinn and his team hunt a psychopath who lures beautiful women into a night of unbridled passion, then wakes them to a vicious, drawn-out death.

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