Thriller Books
"Bodman's hard-won information and sheer storytelling talent make this a book to remember.” -LEE CHILD, #1 worldwide bestselling author of the Jack Reacher ...
‘A wild ride... .You won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough. I loved it! Check it out. Bring popcorn.’-Tracy Clark, author of the award–winning Cass ...
When Dr. Cameron Talbot invents a breakthrough technology to defend against cruise missiles, she needs funding from a reluctant Congress and help from the ...
White House Director of Homeland security, Samantha Reid, receives intelligence about a possible new threat to the country's national security. The idea is ...
Set in the bleak Yorkshire hamlet of Hungrygrain, this is a stirring tale of treason and romance. Anthony Lammas, minister and Professor of Logic at St ...
THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK SUMMER 2023 CLUB PICK WINNER OF THE 2023 CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED. BUT SO ARE YOURS. 'Keeps ...
Moscow has taken the USA without a shot. Student protesters are being slaughtered in the Midwest. The Jewish pogroms have begun. You are now living in ...
Fracking for natural gas has turned deadly in Bradford County, Pa., and not only is the water contaminated, but people are dying. Round-the-clock operations ...
A psychotic coal mine operator and cynical neighbors with an anti-mining agenda fight out a strip mine permit battle. Mike Jacobs, a 29-year old ...
An ingenious thriller whose chills do not stem from conventional horror -- but time gone haywire. Whitey Dobbs, a local roughneck laughs while being buried ...
When San Antonio attorney David Owens won an important divorce case, he hoped the victory would bring him some new business. But he never imagined that the ...
Dez Limerick has his considerable skills pushed to the limit when, to rescue a friend, he has to get to-and get into-a state of the art facility on full ...
A NATION IN DANGER. ONLY ONE MAN CAN SAVE IT. 'Great plot, great pacing, and a voice that jumps off the page' GREGG HURWITZ 'Adrenaline charged...an ...
In this sequel to the highly praised The Gatekeeper, Dez Limerick, one of the best new thriller heroes returns. Desmond Aloysius Limerick ("Dez" to his ...
Dez Limerick, a man of many skills and a murky past, faces the impossible-a skilled, deadly opponent who anticipates his every move in James Byrne's Chain ...
British intelligence operative and hardened assassin, Max McLean, battles a nightmarish enemy in this stunning debut thriller from an award winning war ...
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.