Medical Thriller

Thrilling Story, Exceptional Narration

What would happen if science discovered that death was not a mystery but a certainty — fixed, encoded and knowable down to the second? That is the premise at the heart of The Terminal Gene, John H. Thomas's techno-conspiracy thriller set in a near-future Boston. The answer Thomas delivers is…

BookTribJune 8, 2026

Author Spotlight

Decoding Death: A Conversation with John H. Thomas on “The Terminal Gene”

John H. Thomas’s The Terminal Gene poses a question as chilling as it is irresistible: what happens when science can predict the exact moment of your death? In this gripping techno-thriller, Thomas blends cutting-edge biotechnology with haunting philosophical tension, building a world where data is power, privacy is an illusion…

BookTribDecember 5, 2025

Fiction

“The Terminal Gene” Explores a World Where Your Death Is Predicted

What would you do if you know your exact point of death? What if death is encoded into our DNA at birth? Imagine the possibilities. They’re hard to grasp, right? John H. Thomas delves into those very questions in his new novel, The Terminal Gene. The novel’s far from an…

José H. BogránDecember 2, 2025

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Unmasking Chaos in Heart-Racing Medical Thriller “Doctor Lucifer”

I don’t know which is worse: disease of the human body or disease of humanity. Looking for your next unputdownable book? Then prepare for this heart-racing medical thriller featuring an antihero doctor, unusual life-or-death situations, and a malicious hacker intent on chaos. Anthony Lee’s Doctor Lucifer, the first in a new…

BookTribJuly 16, 2024

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A Lesson in Fear From Someone Who Knows

In Alaina Urquhart’s The Butcher and the Wren (Zando), a man named Jeremy knows all of that very well. A second-year medical student at Tulane University, his interests in experimentation go way beyond anything he’s been taught in class. His father’s advice echoes in his mind: “You want to learn…

Neil NyrenAugust 26, 2022

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ITW Spotlight: Grappling with a Moral Dilemma

New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown isn’t afraid to admit she wrote Blind Tiger — last year’s historical story of romantic suspense, set in the 1920s — partially to avoid dealing with the pandemic. As COVID continued to sweep across the globe, Brown says she wasn’t quite sure how she wanted that…

Dawn IusAugust 16, 2022

Thrillers

“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

Thrillers

Ancestry Data Aids Search for Killer in Robin Cook’s Latest Thriller

Everyone knows the cliché not to judge a book by its cover, but to judge one by its first page? We do that all the time. Browsing in bookstores, I’ve opened countless novels, read page one and placed it back on the shelf. For literary agents and editors, this is…

Casey BarrettDecember 11, 2019

Thrillers

Chatting with King of the Medical Thriller Robin Cook

So says the dean of the medical thriller, Robin Cook, speaking with BookTrib shortly after the launch of his latest novel, Pandemic (Putnam Books). Cook, who vaulted to prominence more than 40 years ago with the release of the now-epic Coma, has written more than 30 books and is widely…

Janice LombardoJanuary 3, 2019

Thrillers

Author Buzz Giveaway: Two Suspenseful Reads

In this week's Author Buzz giveaway, we have two great selections available! It's your choice, a gripping medical thriller penned by Geoffrey M. Cooper or Lexi Blake's suspenseful romance. Either way, we know you won't be disappointed! Dear Reader, In Protected (Evil Eye Concepts), when Wade’s high school sweetheart broke his heart,…

AuthorBuzzNovember 12, 2018

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“EVE-0,” A Pandemic Thriller Set in the Amazon Jungle

Dr. Gabrielle Gale is an emergency room physician at a busy city hospital that’s become even busier these days. In the eight years since the COVID-19 pandemic, a series of other deadly threats have killed many more millions. On CNN, a map of the United States showing outbreaks of different…

Joanna PoncavageMay 11, 2021

Thrilling Story, Exceptional Narration

Decoding Death: A Conversation with John H. Thomas on “The Terminal Gene”

Unmasking Chaos in Heart-Racing Medical Thriller “Doctor Lucifer”

A Lesson in Fear From Someone Who Knows

ITW Spotlight: Grappling with a Moral Dilemma

“The Body Auction” Hits Terrifying World of Human Trafficking

Ancestry Data Aids Search for Killer in Robin Cook’s Latest Thriller

Chatting with King of the Medical Thriller Robin Cook

Author Buzz Giveaway: Two Suspenseful Reads

“EVE-0,” A Pandemic Thriller Set in the Amazon Jungle

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