Thrillers

Thrillers

“The Boy from the Woods” Driven by Signature Coben Plot Twists

The twist is the thing. Harlan Coben has become a cottage industry unto himself, not just with a long string of bestsellers and over 70 million books in print, but, more recently, as a rising force in international television. (He currently has no less than 14 projects in development with…

Casey BarrettMarch 17, 2020

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James Rollins Takes Sigma Force to the Gates of Hell in “The Last Odyssey”

No, not the one created for cinema by George Lucas. James Rollins’ Sigma Force operatives have returned for a fifteenth time, and his latest novel, The Last Odyssey (William Morrow), delivers what thousands of fans have come to expect from one of the masters of the historical thriller genre. The…

Dennis HetzelMarch 24, 2020

Thrillers

Bestselling Author Clive Cussler Dies at 88

After nearly fifty years of thrilling journeys across treacherous landscapes and courageous quests to save civilization from destruction, we must say goodbye to the “Grandmaster of Adventure,” author Clive Cussler, who died this week at the age of 88. The author, known for his thrillers — including his Dirk Pitt…

Chelsea CicconeFebruary 27, 2020

Thrillers

Peter Swanson’s Latest Thriller Rediscovers the “Eight Perfect Murders” in Mystery Fiction

Oh, the guilt of the books we haven’t read. The classics, the bestsellers, the touchstones of a genre … and then there’s that ever-increasing stack of newer releases that you’ll get to, one of these days. You’ll love these books, or at least admire them, but great ones will forever…

Casey BarrettMarch 3, 2020

Thrillers

“Blame the Dead:” A Streetwise Cop Knocks Down Barriers in Pursuit of the Truth

"'We’ve got a waver,' Lieutenant Eddie Harkins said when he spotted the GI up ahead." So opens Ed Ruggero’s blistering thriller Blame the Dead (Forge). With that, it stakes a rightful claim as one of the best World War II-based stories in years. But little does Harkins know at that…

Jon LandMarch 5, 2020

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“Follow Me” Offers Readers Their Daily Dose of Paranoia

In Follow Me (Gallery Books) by Kathleen Barber, a stalker and social media influencer play an unsettling game of cat and mouse that tackles deeper themes of identity, image and motives. Audrey Miller has it all: an exciting new opportunity to work her dream job as a social media manager…

Emily WolfeFebruary 24, 2020

Thrillers

“The Leonardo Gulag” Explores Art Forgery Under Stalin’s USSR

January 1950. Three a.m. in a small town outside Moscow. Asleep on a sofa in a grim apartment that he shares with his mother, 20-year-old Pasha Kalmenov is awakened and arrested by militiamen. Along with 19 other artists, he is put on a train headed north to the bleakest reaches…

Jim ParryMarch 5, 2020

Thrillers

“You Are Not Alone:” Another Gripping Thriller from Bestselling Duo

A few ingredients go into a good thriller. You need at least one point of view character, preferably more, and one or more of those has to be an unreliable source of information. There’s got to be a scheme and a death and a girl/woman/wife on a train or in…

Jeff DaughertyFebruary 25, 2020

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Dark, Twisted Mother-Daughter Relationship Drives Suspense in “Darling Rose Gold”

“It’s Rose Gold’s fault I went to prison, but she’s not the only one to blame. If we’re pointing fingers, mine are aimed at the prosecutor and his overactive imagination, the gullible jury, and the bloodthirsty reporters.” These first lines of Stephanie Wrobel’s Darling Rose Gold (Berkley) are spoken by…

Neil NyrenFebruary 26, 2020

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ITW Spotlight: Up Close with Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Agent Pendergast’s last case left him in Florida, where he intended to spend some vacation time—if only severed feet encased in generic footwear hadn’t washed up off the coast of Florida. Reluctant to cut his vacation short, Pendergast agrees to just “take a look at the case,” but quickly enough…

J.H. BogranFebruary 11, 2020

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“The Body Auction” Hits Terrifying World of Human Trafficking

In The Body Auction, author and real-life nurse practitioner Lisa Mathis assumes the pen name of protagonist Layla Matthews, wife, mother, and fictional intensive care nurse in an unsettling story about human trafficking. The opening scenario is worthy of an Edgar Allan Poe nightmare. Layla wakes up in the dark,…

Sherri DaleyFebruary 12, 2020

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“The Rhythm Section” Doesn’t Miss a Beat With Revenge-Driven Superspy

In spy lingo, the rhythm section is the body’s heart rate and breath. Learn how to control these, and you control panic, a useful skill for would-be cloak-and-dagger candidates. The Rhythm Section is also the title of a 1999 thriller by Mark Burnell, now the basis of a new motion…

Joanna PoncavageFebruary 14, 2020

Thrillers

A Tableau of Artful Murders in “The Museum of Desire”

Alex and Milo are back. In The Museum of Desire (Ballantine Books) — prolific author Jonathan Kellerman’s 35th book of the series — psychologist Alex Delaware and his best friend, Detective Milo Sturgis, investigate a complex murder scene that appears more like a theatrical production. There is no shortage of…

K.L. RomoFebruary 3, 2020

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Crafty, Cranky Amateur PI Agatha Raisin Back on the Case in “Beating About the Bush”

Amateur private detective Agatha Raisin is a middle-aged, slutty boozehound. Or at least that’s how she views herself. She isn’t far from wrong, but throughout the thirty Agatha Raisin mysteries penned by M.C. Beaton, Agatha (“Don’t call me Aggie!”) has been just plain fun. The most recent, and the final…

Jodé MillmanFebruary 10, 2020

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ITW Spotlight: Corruption, Class and Dangerous Obsession in “Dreamland”

Nancy Bilyeau had always wanted to write a historical novel set in New York City — but she’d already started carving out a niche for herself in the Tudor era. Her first novel, The Crown, became a number-one bestseller on Amazon and launched a brilliant trilogy that continued to garner…

Dawn IusJanuary 16, 2020

Thrillers

Haunted Heroine Rushes “Toward the Light” in Debut Thriller

There’s nothing quite like discovering a new, exotic city through the pages of a thriller. Through fast-paced fiction, the sights and sounds and smells of a place come through in technicolor. A city feels so much more, well, thrilling. It beats any guidebook. Bonnar Spring’s beautifully executed first novel Toward…

Casey BarrettJanuary 16, 2020

“The Boy from the Woods” Driven by Signature Coben Plot Twists

James Rollins Takes Sigma Force to the Gates of Hell in “The Last Odyssey”

Bestselling Author Clive Cussler Dies at 88

Peter Swanson’s Latest Thriller Rediscovers the “Eight Perfect Murders” in Mystery Fiction

“Blame the Dead:” A Streetwise Cop Knocks Down Barriers in Pursuit of the Truth

“The Leonardo Gulag” Explores Art Forgery Under Stalin’s USSR

“You Are Not Alone:” Another Gripping Thriller from Bestselling Duo

Dark, Twisted Mother-Daughter Relationship Drives Suspense in “Darling Rose Gold”

ITW Spotlight: Up Close with Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

“The Body Auction” Hits Terrifying World of Human Trafficking

“The Rhythm Section” Doesn’t Miss a Beat With Revenge-Driven Superspy

A Tableau of Artful Murders in “The Museum of Desire”

Crafty, Cranky Amateur PI Agatha Raisin Back on the Case in “Beating About the Bush”

ITW Spotlight: Corruption, Class and Dangerous Obsession in “Dreamland”

Haunted Heroine Rushes “Toward the Light” in Debut Thriller

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