Thriller Books
The world of the future is short of oil and riven by strife. Scott Pierce is hunting a man known as the Spider - a man intent on destroying the foundations ...
FEAR IS THE DEADLIEST WEAPON. Adam Hamdy's first PENDULUM novel was called 'one of the best thrillers of the year' by James Pattersonand chosen as a BBC ...
A daring escape from a Cairo prison. An assassin who kills with a single touch. A vicious drug war on the streets of America. Three seemingly ...
An exiled agent. A growing threat. A clandestine war. Addictive and fast-paced, Black 13 is the brilliant first thriller in the Scott Pearce series from ...
An ex-MI6 agent driven to avenge a tragic death. A radical environmental group determined to avert climate catastrophe. A lone outsider with the power ...
Private is going down under. And it might be going down for good... P.I. Craig Gisto is enjoying the glamorous launch party for Private Sydney with when ...
A new Pope will be chosen in Rome... and she just might be a woman. But she's made some powerful enemies who will stop at nothing-not even murder. The world ...
Showgirls. Millionaires. Murder. Jack Morgan, head of Private Investigations, the global PI agency of the rich and famous, is at his limit. His car has ...
When Hollywood's golden couple goes missing, Private's Jack Morgan is the only one who can solve the mystery. Thom and Jennifer Harlow are the perfect ...
Private, the world's most respected investigation firm, has branches around the world, each staffed with the smartest, fastest, and most advanced agents, who ...
'When it's a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.' The trajectories of Arvind and Arbaaz, both businessmen of a kind whose lives are ...
A Pallava prince travels to Cambodia to be crowned king, carrying with him secrets that will be the cause of great wars many centuries later. A Buddhist ...
Five thousand years ago, there came to earth a magical being called Krishna, who brought about innumerable miracles for the good of mankind. Humanity ...
Description
Thrillers are known for their fast-paced plots, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must overcome powerful and well-equipped villains. These stories often use literary devices such as suspense, red herrings, and cliffhangers to keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Though thrillers often overlap with mysteries, they are distinguished by their plot structure. In a thriller, the hero’s mission is to thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than simply solve a crime that has already taken place. Thrillers also tend to have higher stakes, involving large-scale threats like serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the toppling of governments. Jeopardy and violent confrontations are standard in these plots. While a mystery reaches its climax when the mystery is solved, a thriller reaches its peak when the hero finally defeats the villain, saving themselves and often many others.