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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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First We Were IV
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"Dark, edgy, and wholly unpredictable, Sirowy’s First We Were IV is the wild summer read you need."
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Availability: 10 copies available, 2656 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jul 10 - Jul 31, 2018
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A Killer's Mind (Zoe Bentley Mystery, #1)
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A killer’s mind is her playground.
Three Chicago women have been found strangled, embalmed, and posed as if still alive. Doubting the findings of the l ...more
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Three Chicago women have been found strangled, embalmed, and posed as if still alive. Doubting the findings of the l ...more
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Availability: 100 copies available, 1411 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jul 04 - Jul 31, 2018
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Expose (Dr. Schwartzman, #3)
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Examining the dead will help her solve present crimes and uncover past secrets in this page-turner thriller for fans of Patricia Cornwell and Rizzoli
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Availability: 100 copies available, 1047 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jun 26 - Jul 23, 2018
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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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