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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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Social Creature
by Tara Isabella Burton (Goodreads Author)
by Tara Isabella Burton (Goodreads Author)
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date: Jun 05, 2018
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For readers of Gillian Flynn and Donna Tartt, a dark, propulsive and addictive debut thriller, splashed with all the gl ...more
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Giveaway dates: Mar 18 - Apr 17, 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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Giveaway dates: Jan 17 - Mar 30, 2018
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Preordained
by David L. Wallace (Goodreads Author)
by David L. Wallace (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Apr 13, 2018
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Giveaway dates: Mar 11 - Apr 10, 2018
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