Hi Amber, please keep sending them that is a great thing to get so thanks for sending it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meka" <mekawh@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 8:44 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: Thrillers and Suspense February 2008
Hi Amber: Please keep sending these. This is great. Could you send the romance one? Thanks again! Meka----- Original Message ----- From: "Amber Wallenstein" <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 5:23 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fw: Thrillers and Suspense February 2008 I get these from my public library every month. If people like thisfeature, I get them for romance, fiction, historical fiction and young adulttitles as well. I thought it would give people ideas to scan. Do people want me to continue sending these? Amber *** New and Recently Released! Blasphemy - by Douglas Preston Publisher: Forge Books Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 1/8/2008 ISBN: 9780765311054 ISBN-10: 0765311054 Techno-Thriller. In the middle of Arizona's Navajo Indian Reservation, the construction of the world's largest, priciest, and most powerful particle accelerator--part of a plan to explain the big bang--is months behind schedule. Sent to find out what's going on, ex-CIA agent Wyman Ford joins the team of physicists and comes face to face with murder, inexplicable messages, and near-rioting Fundamentalists angered by what they view as an attempt to disprove the existence of God. With non-stop action complicated by the tangle between science and religion, "this baby roars" (Publishers Weekly). The 6 Sacred Stones: A Novel - by Matthew Reilly Publisher: Simon & Schuster Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 1/8/2008 ISBN: 9780743270540 ISBN-10: 0743270541 Disaster Thriller. If you've read Matthew Reilly's 7 Deadly Wonders, you could be forgiven for thinking that Australian commando Jack West and his team had saved the world. Sadly, it turns out that their work has only just begun, for the pyramidal capstone Jack now has in his backyard is just one of six items that several power-hungry cabals will stop at nothing to collect. A willing suspension of disbelief is a must to enjoy this "rocket-fueled" (Publishers Weekly) adventure--as is patience, for this book, which features a blackhole headed straight for the Earth, ends in what can only be described as acliffhanger. First Chapter The Chameleon's Shadow - by Minette Walters Publisher: Knopf Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 1/8/2008 ISBN: 9780307264633 ISBN-10: 0307264637Psychological Suspense. British Army lieutenant Charles Acland has returnedfrom the war in Iraq with serious head injuries, terrible migraines, and a deepsuspicion of others. In refusing any forms of help, Acland has rejected hisearlier life (especially his former fiancée) and is growing increasingly isolated,distrustful, and aggressive. He's also exhibiting uncontrollable rages thatscare even him, and he eventually becomes the prime suspect in a series of recent killings. The suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat asCharles tries to figure out what's going on. "A sure winner," says Booklist.First Chapter The Dead of Summer - by Camilla Way Publisher: Harcourt Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 1/7/2008 ISBN: 9780151013708 ISBN-10: 0151013705Psychological Suspense. "By the end of that summer, three of us were dead."So begins 19-year-old Anita Naidu's tale of her 13th summer, which starts just after her family moves into a rundown house in South London. Sociallyawkward, Anita befriends two other misfits, the learning-disabled Denis andthe moody, near-invisible Kyle, whose escalating violence both disturbs and attractsAnita. Detail by detail, Anita shares the horrors she witnessed seven yearsago in the caves under London, and the events that led to them. Booklist calls this debut a "humdinger of a story told by an exceptional writer." First Chapter Cold Reads Absolute Zero - by Chuck Logan Publisher: HarperCollins Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 3/1/2003 ISBN: 9780061031564 ISBN-10: 0061031569Thriller. It's COLD out on the Minnesota lakes when Phil Broker guides threemen on a canoeing expedition across the state's watery wilderness, but it gets colder still when a blizzard destroys most of their supplies and Broker nearly drowns. He's saved by bestselling writer Hank Sommer, who ends up comatose after emergency surgery. Although a nurse-anesthetist is blamed, Broker becomes suspicious when he learns that Sommer's accountant has died in a ratherunusual manner, and he realizes just how much Sommer's beautiful wife has togain by her husband's death. Broker's fight to save the man who saved his life makes for a first-rate 3rd entry in a memorable series. Ice Hunt - by James Rollins Publisher: Avon Books Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 7/1/2004 ISBN: 9780060521608 ISBN-10: 0060521600 Adventure Thriller. In the frozen wasteland of the Arctic ice cap, an American research team discovers an abandoned Soviet base encased entirely in ice. Inside, they are horrified to discover evidence of terrible experiments as well as a host of biological and geological wonders. Meanwhile, in nearby Alaska and on the orders of the man whose father is behind the Arctic station's mysteries, Russian soldiers are after a game warden and the survivor he rescued from a plane crash. Strange, predatory creatures and unfinished business keep the story going at rollercoaster speed. First Chapter Gorky Park: A Novel - by Martin Cruz Smith Publisher: Ballantine Books Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 3/13/2007 ISBN: 9780812977240 ISBN-10: 0812977246Police Thriller. Originally published in 1981, Gorky Park introduced Russianinvestigator Arkady Renko to the world; more than 25 years later there are now six books in this popular series. In this 1st appearance, Renko investigates a creepy triple murder--three faceless, frozen bodies wearing ice skates have been found in the middle of Moscow's popular Gorky Park. His investigation is complicated by the shadowy and uncooperative presence of several KGB agents, who don't like what Renko uncovers. Just be warned--you might want to grab a blanket before entering Renko's world. Snow Blind - by P.J. Tracy Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 8/3/2006 ISBN: 9780399153396 ISBN-10: 039915339X Police Thriller. In this 4th Monkeewrench thriller, the holidays are over, but the long cold Minneapolis winter still has a long way to go. At least there's the snowman-building contest in the park to look forward to...though this year the usually cheerful event might be tainted by the dead cops found inside two of the snowmen. When another one is found in rural Dundas County, city detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth team up with the county's sheriff (it'sthe former English teacher's first day on the job) while the crack computerexperts at Monkeewrench start looking for clues on the Internet. If you'relooking for great plots, lively characters, and engaging writing, check outSnow Blind. The Winter of Frankie Machine - by Don Winslow Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 9/26/2006 ISBN: 9781400044986 ISBN-10: 1400044987 Mob Thriller. Sixty-two-year-old Frank "The Machine" Machianno doesn't necessarily need a winter coat (he lives in San Diego, after all) but when he's forced to return to his old job as a hit man, he discovers that someone from his past wants him dead. So much for a nice, quiet retirement as a bait shack operator. With great details of the world of organized crime, The Winter of Frankie Machine is sure to appeal to fans of mob movies--and you'll have the movie versionitself to look forward to in 2009, produced by and starring Robert De Niro.First Chapter To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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