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If you’re anything like me, summer weekends are marked by a lot of lounging — on the warm sand, cool grass, or a park bench under a shady tree. While my body is relaxed, I like to keep my mind active, which means I’ll always have the latest mystery or thriller in hand (and an icy-cold beverage in the other, of course).
These fast-paced books are guaranteed to make the hours go by and make you wish there was more time in the day. From popular novels that are now hit movies, to just-released thrillers by authors you’ve never heard of, this list can carry you through the summer.
Enjoy the twists and turns of these 22 mystery and thriller books this summer.
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“Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
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Teenager Wade Watts has devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world’s digital confines — puzzles that are based on their creator’s obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.
But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade’s going to survive, he’ll have to win — and confront the real world he’s always been so desperate to escape.
“16th Seduction” by James Patterson
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Lindsay Boxer is learning to love again. After the picture-perfect world she shared with her husband, Joe, and their beautiful young daughter shattered under the weight of Joe’s double life, Lindsay is determined to put the pieces back together. But before she can welcome Joe back with open arms, their beloved hometown of San Francisco faces a threat unlike any the city — or the country — has ever seen.
“The Fallen” by David Baldacci
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Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are in Baronville visiting Alex’s sister and her family. It’s a bleak place: a former mill and mining town with a crumbling economy and rampant opioid addiction. Decker has only been there a few hours when he stumbles on a horrific double murder scene.
Then the next killing hits sickeningly close to home. And with the lives of people he cares about suddenly hanging in the balance, Decker begins to realize that the recent string of deaths may be only one small piece of a much larger scheme — with consequences that will reach far beyond Baronville.
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