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Latest from the Queen of Irish Crime Fiction Comes Tana French’s “The Hunter”

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Searcher comes a spellbinding new novel set in the Irish countryside. The Hunter by Tana French picks up two years after The Searcher — though it can stand alone — and takes readers on a twisting ride that will stick with…

BookTribMarch 4, 2024

Book Club Network Thrillers

“The Hierophant Card:” Tarot Reader Plays the Hand She Is Dealt

Truth to tell — I was about to embark on my first cozy mystery. You know, that subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated lightly, and the crime occurs in a small, intimate community. The detectives are almost always amateurs and are frequently women.…

Jim AlkonMay 19, 2020

Thrillers

“The Heartless” Delivers a Police Thriller with Deeper Surprises

If you come to The Heartless (Oceanview) expecting a solid, fast-moving police thriller, you’ll be satisfied. But you’ll also discover much more. David Putnam’s seventh novel about the world of Los Angeles County officer Bruno Johnson involves a hunt for escaped convicts through the meanest streets of Los Angeles. The…

Dennis HetzelFebruary 12, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

Two Women Search for Justice – It’s Not What They Expect

I was on fire. I’d never felt this sort of rage before, the kind that blinds, the kind that was sinking itself into my skin, over and over and over. The speaker in Sara Koffi’s While We Were Burning (G.P. Putnam's Sons) is Elizabeth Smith, and her life is falling…

Neil NyrenMarch 29, 2024

Thrillers

Female FBI Agent Faces the Challenge of a Lifetime in International Thriller

The pilot pointed. “See that hole in the wall behind you?” Alex turned to look. “One of those bullets must have hit the transmission fluid line.” “How much time do we have?” “I need to set down now.” “Not an option. Do you know what’s in the van?” “Yes, ma’am.…

Neil NyrenOctober 30, 2023

Book Club Network Fiction Thrillers

Secrets, Skeletons and Sociopaths

In The Girl With No Name (Bookouture), bestselling author Lisa Regan returns to the town of Denton, PA, and its newly appointed police chief, Josie Quinn. Josie was close to becoming a victim herself in capturing a serial killer who abducted and killed girls for pleasure. She thinks the nightmare…

K.L. RomoOctober 7, 2020

Book Club Network Fiction Thrillers

Darkness, Danger, and Deadly Secrets in “Vanishing Girls”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Vanishing-Girls-Lisa-Regan.jpg In Vanishing Girls (Grand Central Publishing), bestselling author Lisa Regan takes readers into the heart and mind of Detective Josie Quinn, a woman who admits her childhood damaged her, and she's nowhere near perfect. Josie might have anger issues, but why shouldn’t she? She’s separated from her police officer…

K.L. RomoAugust 13, 2020

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Rage, Buried Remains and Remnants of a Horrific Childhood in “Her Mother’s Grave”

In Her Mother’s Grave (Grand Central), bestselling author Lisa Regan takes readers further inside the life of Denton, Pennsylvania’s police chief, Josie Quinn, as a 30-year-old murder resurfaces. Josie has always tried to forget her childhood. What’s done is done, and she doesn’t want to bring up the real-life ghosts…

K.L. RomoJanuary 11, 2021

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Curious Youth Suspects Drones in Strange Series of Crimes

“These were supposed to be toys, not weapons! They were supposed to be convenient, not a death sentence! But what have they become, these flying machines that go everywhere, see everything, that no one even pays that much attention to anymore? They have become an easy means to kill.” …

Jim AlkonNovember 30, 2022

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Circumstance Threatens A Man’s Character Even as His “Unyielding Destiny” Unfolds

“A swift, thoughtful thriller … as fast-paced as it is philosophical. … Great for fans of Leonardo Sciascia, Tod Goldberg’s Gangsterland. … Grittily realistic.” —BookLife —∞— The average person might not realize that in the 1960s, some 300 civilians lived on the maximum-security federal prison known as Alcatraz, in the waters off…

Jim AlkonMarch 8, 2022

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High Drama on the Texas High Plains as a New Action Hero is Born in “Down Range”

“It seemed the faster he ran, the closer his ghosts followed. And he shuddered to think what would happen when they finally caught up with him.” Garrett Kohl has a lot of history behind him. A Green Beret turned DEA Special Agent, he has accumulated over a decade of warzone…

Neil NyrenJuly 30, 2021

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“Gumshoe in the Dark” Serves Its Hardboiled P.I. With a Side of Snark

Fans of detective stories love a good murder mystery. But besides the whodunnit chase, USA Today bestselling author Rob Leininger provides a story filled with witty banter and snarky conversation in his newest novel, Gumshoe in the Dark (Oceanview Publishing), book five in the Mortimer Angel “Gumshoe” detective series. Forty-three-year-old…

K.L. RomoJune 1, 2021

Miscellany Thrillers

Horror Bites: The Appeal of the Short Story

It’s long been said that the short story is the purest form of horror. Whether you agree with the sentiment or not, many horror readers meet the genre in the form of short stories: oral tales told around campfires or at bedtime; spooky, visual anthology programs; or perhaps a short…

Lindy RyanMay 29, 2024

Listicles Thrillers

7 Thrillers Set in Remote Locations

It’s said that setting can make or break suspense. Just think about the eerie locations of any good nail-biting story — an abandoned farmhouse, a quiet cemetery, a boat at sea, an old asylum, a haunted forest. One thing many of these settings have in common is that they’re isolated,…

BookTribMay 21, 2024

Listicles Thrillers

5 Werewolf Mysteries to Read Under the Next Full Moon

You’ve heard the age-old dilemma — vampires or werewolves? In this list, we’re choosing werewolves all the way. These supernatural beings have been mythologized for centuries and are a staple in modern fiction, found in everything from romance to horror. The compelling creatures balance between human and animal, transforming at…

Megan BeauregardMay 30, 2024

Thrillers

Finder’s Lastest Thriller with a Compromised Judge

For those of us who try to live our lives in a judgment-free zone, what are we to make of Joseph Finder’s latest thriller, Judgment (Dutton)? Should we judge Juliana Brody for not wanting to stay cooped up in her hotel room after nailing a speech at a legal conference?…

Jim AlkonJanuary 28, 2019

“The Hierophant Card:” Tarot Reader Plays the Hand She Is Dealt

“The Heartless” Delivers a Police Thriller with Deeper Surprises

Secrets, Skeletons and Sociopaths

Darkness, Danger, and Deadly Secrets in “Vanishing Girls”

Rage, Buried Remains and Remnants of a Horrific Childhood in “Her Mother’s Grave”

Curious Youth Suspects Drones in Strange Series of Crimes

Circumstance Threatens A Man’s Character Even as His “Unyielding Destiny” Unfolds

High Drama on the Texas High Plains as a New Action Hero is Born in “Down Range”

“Gumshoe in the Dark” Serves Its Hardboiled P.I. With a Side of Snark

Horror Bites: The Appeal of the Short Story

7 Thrillers Set in Remote Locations

5 Werewolf Mysteries to Read Under the Next Full Moon

Finder’s Lastest Thriller with a Compromised Judge

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