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Thriller
Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains. Literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively.
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories, but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. In a thriller, the hero must thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. Thrillers also occur on a much grander scale: the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the ov ...more
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories, but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. In a thriller, the hero must thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. Thrillers also occur on a much grander scale: the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the ov ...more
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Burning Westchester (Probable Cause #1)
by H.L. Roberts (Goodreads Author)
by H.L. Roberts (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Dec 01, 2017
Enter for a chance to win 1 of 10 signed copies of H.L. Roberts' upcoming crime thriller, Burning Westchester, Probable Cause Series: Book 1!
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Availability: 10 copies available, 770 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Oct 01 - Dec 30, 2017
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The Wrath of David
by Sean-Paul Thomas (Goodreads Author)
by Sean-Paul Thomas (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Dec 01, 2017
'How far would you go to avenge the ONE thing you ever lived for?'
'THE WRATH OF DAVID'
'Vengeance is the ONLY thing keeping him alive?'
Great Britain. ...more
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'THE WRATH OF DAVID'
'Vengeance is the ONLY thing keeping him alive?'
Great Britain. ...more
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Availability: 1 copy available, 629 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Nov 07 - Dec 31, 2017
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The Fourth Monkey (A 4MK Thriller, #1)
by J.D. Barker (Goodreads Author)
by J.D. Barker (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Jun 27, 2017
NEW from Master of Suspense J.D. BARKER
THE most anticipated THRILLER of 2017!
Se7en meets The Silence of the Lambs in this dark and twisting novel from ...more
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THE most anticipated THRILLER of 2017!
Se7en meets The Silence of the Lambs in this dark and twisting novel from ...more
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Availability: 1 copy available, 2838 people requesting
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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of nearly thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
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