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• Conviction

  Mina, Denise

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  Mina’s latest is about Anna, a stay-at-home mother with a dark past who becomes consumed with solving a mystery she hears about on a true-crime podcast.

• We Have Always Lived in the Castle

  Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965

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  A creepy story about the Blackwood family where two sisters live with their uncle in a remote house after their family is murdered.

• Know My Name

  a Memoir

  Miller, Chanel

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  "Know My Name is a gut-punch, and in the end, somehow, also blessedly hopeful...She implores us, too, to challenge and question the systems that aren't working. As we examine how to prevent and prosecute sexual assault cases, this last lesson may be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Place

  French, Tana

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  Det. Stephen Moran, who works in the cold-case unit, is biding his time until he can make the Murder Squad. When 16-year-old Holly Mackey, a colleague’s daughter, shows up with a clue to an old crime, Moran sees his chance. A student at St. Kilda’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Power

  a Novel

  Alderman, Naomi

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  Alderman's novel asks the question, "What if the power to hurt were in women's hands?" Winner of the Bailey Women’s Prize for Fiction 2017.

• Misery

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  A truly scary book from the Master of Horror about a writer trapped in a room with his crazy “number one fan”.

• Dead Until Dark

  Harris, Charlaine

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  his is the first title in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series. Sookie is a barmaid in Bon Temps, Louisiana with a special gift - from early childhood she has been able to read people's minds.

• Little Deaths

  a Novel

  Flint, Emma

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  In this psychological crime thriller inspired by a real event, Ruth Malone has been sent to prison for the murder of her two children.

• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

  Berendt, John, 1939-

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  A true crime modern classic, 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' was a Pulitzer Prize non-fiction finalist in 1995.

• Bird Box

  a Novel

  Malerman, Josh

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• The Shining Girls

  Beukes, Lauren

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  A very original time-travel story featuring a serial killer and the future/past victim who seeks to stop him.

• Sunday Silence

  a Novel

  French, Nicci

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• Sharp Objects

  [a Novel]

  Flynn, Gillian, 1971-

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  This chilling short novel, by the author of 'Gone Girl,' follows a smart young reporter with a more than troubled childhood, who returns to her family home to cover the murders of two young girls.

• American Gods

  Gaiman, Neil

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  Travelling home for his wife’s funeral after being released from prison, Shadow Moon encounters the mysterious Mr. Wednesday. Shadow reluctantly takes a job as his bodyguard. Strange adventures and encounters ensue as they embark on a road trip…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ink and Bone

  Unger, Lisa, 1970-

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