3 New Thrillers That Will Take Your Breath Away
Oct 22, 2017
What’s that in the bushes? Look out behind you! Is it a murderer? A psychopath? An evil clown? No… it’s new novels! The new thrillers in this week’s book club will each take you on a fascinating ride, whether it comes from the masterful manipulations of a so-called “best friend,” the turbulent world of high-stakes art, or even a questioning of reality itself. Read on for enough intrigue to last you for days.
<em>The Last Mrs. Parrish</em>
Envy is a tricky thing. Sometimes, it spurs us to great heights, challenging us to do better. Other times, it produces an evil, choking bitterness that ruins lives. Anyone who has ever asked, “why her and not me?” may be able to identify at least a little bit with Amber Patterson, resident nobody, who hungrily looks into the wealthy town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut. Nondescript and unhappy, she’s obsessed with the life of rich, beautiful Daphne Parrish, who has everything she could possibly want — looks, power, a gorgeous husband named Jackson — except for a real friend and confidante. Well, Amber’s happy to oblige.
<em>The Appraisal</em>
When Geza Marton’s family was fleeing the horrors of the Holocaust, a starving refugee bartered away the family’s treasure: a Titian painting now worth extravagant sums of money. Now in his 80s, Marton wants the painting back. He hires art appraiser Helena Marsh to authenticate the painting, procure it, and get it to Toronto from Budapest, Hungary; no small feat, as “Old Masters” paintings aren’t allowed to leave the country. Helena finds that even buying the painting is going to be difficult, as it’s not just a matter of money. There are others who want the painting, particularly some Ukrainian criminals, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it. Helena’s going to have to rely on her arsenal of disguises, her artistic expertise, and possibly even some martial arts training to stay alive and free from prison:
<em>Infinite Ground</em>
Most thrillers just leave you questioning whodunit, or who’s going to survive. It takes a special kind of investigation to get you to question the very nature of existence. When the hero of Infinite Ground, an unnamed detective, takes on the case of a missing man named Carlos, his (and the reader’s) perception of the world might change forever. Carlos gets up from his family dinner in an anonymous city in Latin America, and he never returns. The trail to find him gets more and more confusing, around the city, and into the rainforest. No person the detective questions is as he or she seems.
