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Sometimes the only way to survive the sweltering summer heat is to escape into a suspenseful reading adventure that will make your pulse race in a new way. Here are the eight novels that are sending shockwaves of mystery and intrigue throughout the reading world, and spoiler alert: you need to add these to your bookshelf ASAP. Imaginations deserve to feel the summer heat, too.

SUSPENSE NOVELS TO DEVOUR THIS SUMMER

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Appellate attorney's novel 'Proof' wins 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

“Proof best captures the spirit of iconic characters, role of the legal profession in addressing social issues, and the concluding legal monologue of To Kill A Mockingbird and Go Set A Watchman,” said Dr. Hilary Green, an assistant professor of history at the University of Alabama, and one of the four judges who selected the winning novel. “Caroline Auden is the perfect cross between lawyer Atticus Finch and the grown-up Scout.”