Please do keep sending this list. May I suggest that you send it to the general bookshare list, as it's a good list of books to read once they make it to the collection. Excellent list. I want all of them. <lol> Thanks. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Amber Wallenstein To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 7:23 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fw: Thrillers and Suspense February 2008 I get these from my public library every month. If people like this feature, I get them for romance, fiction, historical fiction and young adult titles 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 black hole headed straight for the Earth, ends in what can only be described as a cliffhanger. First Chapter The Chameleon's Shadow - by Minette Walters Publisher: Knopf Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 1/8/2008 ISBN: 9780307264633 ISBN-10: 0307264637 Psychological Suspense. British Army lieutenant Charles Acland has returned from the war in Iraq with serious head injuries, terrible migraines, and a deep suspicion of others. In refusing any forms of help, Acland has rejected his earlier life (especially his former fiancée) and is growing increasingly isolated, distrustful, and aggressive. He's also exhibiting uncontrollable rages that scare 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 as Charles 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: 0151013705 Psychological 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. Socially awkward, Anita befriends two other misfits, the learning-disabled Denis and the moody, near-invisible Kyle, whose escalating violence both disturbs and attracts Anita. Detail by detail, Anita shares the horrors she witnessed seven years ago 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: 0061031569 Thriller. It's COLD out on the Minnesota lakes when Phil Broker guides three men 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 rather unusual manner, and he realizes just how much Sommer's beautiful wife has to gain 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: 0812977246 Police Thriller. Originally published in 1981, Gorky Park introduced Russian investigator 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's the former English teacher's first day on the job) while the crack computer experts at Monkeewrench start looking for clues on the Internet. If you're looking for great plots, lively characters, and engaging writing, check out Snow 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 version itself to look forward to in 2009, produced by and starring Robert De Niro. First Chapter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1270 - Release Date: 2/10/2008 12:21 PM