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
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The Broken Girls
The Flight Attendant
Bring Me Back
Let Me Lie
Bone Music (Burning Girl, #1)
The Escape Artist
Macbeth
Tangerine
Rainbirds
The Bishop's Pawn (Cotton Malone, #13)
Murder Notes (Lilah Love, #1)
Orphan Monster Spy
The Echo Killing (Harper McClain #1)
If I Die Tonight
The Feed

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    Then She Was Gone
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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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