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The 72 Most Popular Mysteries and Thrillers

Here are 72 of the most popular mysteries and thrillers from the last three years - and they're available from your local Library! Borrow print items by placing them on hold or visiting a Library branch. Borrow eBooks by downloading the CloudLibrary app and logging in with your Coquitlam Public Library card and PIN.

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The last house guest : a novel / Megan Miranda.
Miranda, Megan, author.
Format: Book

The Last House Guest is a smart, twisty read that brilliantly explores the elusive nature of memory and the complexities of female friendships.

Local woman missing : a novel / Mary Kubica.
Kubica, Mary, author.
Format: Book

In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense and New York Times best-selling author Mary Kubica takes domestic secrets to a whole new level, showing that some people will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

Long bright river / Liz Moore.
Moore, Liz, 1983- author.
Format: Book

Two sisters travel the same streets, though their lives couldn't be more different. Then, one of them goes missing.

The Guardians [electronic resource] : A Novel/ Grisham, John.
Grisham, John.
Format: Ebook

In the small north Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues behind. There were no witnesses, no real suspects, no one with a motive. The police soon settled on Quincy Miller, a young black man who was once a client of Russo’s.

The sanatorium : a novel / Sarah Pearse.
Pearse, Sarah, author.
Format: Book

You won't want to leave...until you can't.

The searcher : a novel / Tana French.
French, Tana, author.
Format: Book

Retired detective Cal Hooper moves to a remote village in rural Ireland. His plans are to fix up the dilapidated cottage he's bought, to walk the mountains, to put his old police instincts to bed forever. Then a local boy appeals to him for help. His brother is missing, and no one in the village, least of all the police, seems to care. And once again, Cal feels that restless itch. Something is wrong in this community, and he must find out what, even if it brings trouble to his door.

The last flight : a novel [electronic resource] / Julie Clark.
Clark, Julie, 1971- author.
Format: Electronic Resources

Claire Cook has a perfect life. But behind closed doors, nothing is quite as it seems. That perfect husband has a temper that burns as bright as his promising political career, and he's not above using his staff to track Claire's every move. But what he doesn't know is that Claire has worked for months on a plan to vanish.

My lovely wife / Samantha Downing.
Downing, Samantha, author.
Format: Book

A couple's fifteen-year marriage has finally gotten too interesting...

Home before dark : a novel / Riley Sager.
Sager, Riley, author.
Format: Book

In the latest thriller from New York Times bestseller Riley Sager, a woman returns to the house made famous by her father’s bestselling horror memoir. Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound—and dangerous—secrets hidden within its walls?

The whisper man : a novel / Alex North.
North, Alex (Crime writer), author.
Format: Book

In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town.