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- Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister (2022) This twisty, genre-bending novel became an instant bestseller and one of the best thriller books of the year.
- The Island by Adrian McKinty (2022) It was supposed to be a nice family vacation to Australia. Newlyweds Heather and Tom are hoping the trip will help Tom’s children bond with their new stepmother, but an adventure to a remote island turns into a nightmare when Tom and Heather are separated—and it’s up to Heather to save herself and her step-kids.
- Code 6 by James Grippando (2023) Kate Gamble is an aspiring playwright who has been working on her would-be masterpiece for years. There’s just one problem: Most of the source material is based on her adoring father, the CEO of a private data integration company.
- A Mother Would Know by Amber Garza (2022) How well do you really know your children? Amber Garza is back with another unsettling take on twisted relationships.
- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. Horrible people can become disturbingly sympathetic once you spend time with them, whether it’s Norman Bates in Psycho or Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter, the serial killer with good intentions.
- Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell. Woodrell made his name with a series of novels he dubbed Country Noir, tales of crime and survival set mostly in the Missouri Ozarks.
- Live And Let Die by Ian Fleming. The James Bond series by Ian Fleming is more brutal, more blunt than the movies they inspired—at least until the Daniel Craig era went back to the source for inspiration.
- In The Woods by Tana French. Why give this list the ungainly name of best thriller/crime/suspense novels? Because French offers up all three at once in her debut work.
Feb 14, 2022 · Save yourselves and keep reading thrillers, suspense, and mystery books or miss these benefits: Mental Yoga. Who doesn’t love a puzzle? Each book from one of these genres pushes the genre in how much adrenaline and who-dun-it that your brain can handle–until it’s 3 AM and you still have to work tomorrow, but you can’t stop flipping pages.
- Discovering Thrillers in Ancient Epic Poems
- Fairy Tales with Thriller-Like Tendencies
- The Emergence of The Revenge Thriller
- Into The 20th Century with Modern Day Thrillers
Thought to be one of the earliest prototypes of the thriller genre, Homer’s Odysseyuses similar techniques as today’s modern thrillers. The hero of this epic poem, Odysseus, voyages home to be with his wife, Penelope, through extraordinary hardships and trials. He contends with Cyclops, a one-eyed giant, and the Sirens, who sing sailors to their de...
A common convention within the thriller genre is a psycho-stalker storyline. Little Red Riding Hoodis an early example of the psycho-stalker theme. This European fairy tale can be traced back to the 10th century and tells the story of a little girl who walks through the woods to bring food to her sick grandmother. She runs into a wolf, the "Big Bad...
Written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844, The Count of Monte Cristois a daring and adventurous revenge thriller about a man named Edmond Dantès who is betrayed by his friends and is wrongfully imprisoned. There, he meets on old man who teaches him everything and reveals to him the location of a great treasure. Edmond acquires this fortune and seeks reven...
With the 20th century came modern day thrillers. The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (1903) by Robert Erskine Childersis an early example of spy fiction and an espionage novel. The Bourne Identity (1980) by Robert Ludlum tells the story of Jason Bourne, a man who suffers from retrograde amnesia and must seek to discover his true ide...
Whether it's a deeply psychological thriller narrative, a fast-paced YA mystery novel, or a crime thriller too scary to read at night, there's a book on this list for every thriller lover.
Jun 17, 2021 · With its breakneck pacing, dazzling plot twists, and unforgettable characters, The Last Thing He Told Me is bestselling author Laura Dave’s finest novel yet, certain to shock you with its final, heartbreaking turn. This propulsive thriller with a heart is for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jojo Moyes.
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May 19, 2020 · Here are 30 of the best thriller books you won’t be able to put down until you’ve turned the last page, from the most classic suspense novels to the newest murder mysteries and even a few ...
