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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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Our Kind of Cruelty
by Araminta Hall
by Araminta Hall
Release
date: May 08, 2018
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Giveaway dates: Jan 09 - Feb 09, 2018
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Last Seen Alive: A Novel
by Claire Douglas (Goodreads Author)
by Claire Douglas (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Jul 31, 2018
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Libby Hall is desperate to get away. She was unexpectedly thrust int ...more
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Giveaway dates: Jan 01 - Feb 10, 2018
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The Celtic Curse: Newgrange
by D.J. Doyle (Goodreads Author)
by D.J. Doyle (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Nov 28, 2017
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Murder, sex, betrayal, and the antichrist.
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Murder, sex, betrayal, and the antichrist.
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S.J. Watson
Author of Before I Go to Sleep
S J Watson was born in the UK, lives in London and worked in the NHS for a number of years.
In 2011 Watson's debut novel, Before I Go to Sleep, was released to critical acclaim. It has now been published in over 40 languages, and has become an international bestseller, winning numerous awards.
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Jane woke, stretched, and decided to kill herself. If she hadn’t found a reason to live by the end of the day she would jump from the rig. It felt good to have a plan.
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― Adam Baker, Outpost
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Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire. A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
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― Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet
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