Thriller genre books (480)
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Lahkomurhat by Jonas Bonnier FI
SwedenDescription:
True crime -romaani uskonlahkon murhista Ruotsissa Karmiva tositarina koko Ruotsin tuntemasta tapahtumaketjusta, jossa uskonlahko saa valtaansa pienen kylän ja hurmahenkisyys muuttuu henkilöpalvonnaksi, seksirituaaleiksi ja murhiksi. Forsmanin perhe muuttaa pieneen Knutbyn kylään kesällä 1997. Paikkakunnalla vaikuttava seurakunta imaisee saarnaajaisän toimintaansa, ja ulkopuolinen maailma alkaa pian tuntua nuoren Kristina-vaimon mielestä kaukaiselta. Seurakuntaa hallitsee ihmeellinen ja kaunis Eva Skoog, ja kaikki on hyvin. Kunnes Kristinassa herää epäilys – mutta liian myöhään. Uskonliike muu... continue
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Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir EN
IcelandDescription:
A grisly, chilling Icelandic thriller from a fantastic new voice in crime fiction.
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Later by Stephen King EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
“Part detective tale, part thriller…touching and genuine.” —The New York Times #1 bestselling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SOMETIMES GROWING UP MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using thi... continue
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Le livre de Baltimore : Roman by Joël Dicker FR
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
La 4e de couverture indique : "Jusqu'au jour du Drame, il y avait deux familles Goldman. Les Goldman-de-Baltimore et les Goldman-de-Montclair. Les Goldman-de-Montclair, dont est issu Marcus Goldman, l'auteur de La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert, sont une famille de la classe moyenne, habitant une petite maison à Montclair, dans le New Jersey. Les Goldman-de-Baltimore sont une famille prospère à qui tout sourit, vivant dans une luxueuse maison d'une banlieue riche de Baltimore, à qui Marcus vouait une admiration sans borne. Huit ans après le Drame, c'est l'histoire de sa famille que Marcus ... continue
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Leave the World Behind : A Novel by Rumaan Alam EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"A ... novel about two families--strangers to each other--who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong"--
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Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun EN
Country: Asia / 
South Korea
South Korea
Description:
This is not a murder story. It is the story of those left behind. Parasite meets The Good Son in this piercing psychological portrait of three women haunted by a brutal, unsolved crime. In the summer of 2002, nineteen-year-old Kim Hae-on was murdered in what became known as the High School Beauty Murder. There were two suspects: Shin Jeongjun, who had a rock-solid alibi, and Han Manu, to whom no evidence could be pinned. The case went cold. Seventeen years pass without justice, and the grief and uncertainty take a cruel toll on her younger sister, Da-on, in particular. Unable to move on with h... continue
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AustraliaDescription:
Students harness the hidden power of language to manipulate the mind and learn to break down individuals by psychographic markers in order to take control of their thoughts. The very best will graduate as "poets," adept wielders of language who belong to a nameless organization that is as influential as it is secretive.
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Lies of Silence by Brian Moore EN
Country: Europe / 
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Description:
When the IRA orders Dillon to park his car at a Belfast hotel, he knows he's planting a bomb that will kill and maim dozens. He also knows his wife will be killed if he disobeys.The choice is complicated by the fact that the action takes place on the day Dillon plans to tell his wife he is leaving her to go to London to live with his girlfriend, Andrea, a researcher with the BBC. His decision has far reaching implications that play themselves out over the course of the novel, culminating in a horrific ending.
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Lightseekers by Femi Kayode EN
NigeriaDescription:
Selected as a Best Crime Novel of the Month by The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times. Waterstones Thriller of the Month 'Lightseekers is the type of detective crime thriller that should be on everyone's shelves' Dorothy Koomson, author of My Other Husband 'A fast-paced thriller that offers insight into the ever present tensions in a poverty stricken community. An action-packed and spirited debut' Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer Winner of the 2019 UEA Crime Writing Prize, Lightseekers is the start of a major new cri... continue