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 Silent Patient
The Night Olivia Fell
The Hiding Place
The Hunting Party
The Winter Sister
Forget You Know Me
The Lost Night
American Spy
The Promise
Say You're Sorry (Romantic Suspense, #22; Sacramento, #1)
The Border (Power of the Dog, #3)
A Danger to Herself and Others
The Black Coats
Watcher in the Woods (Rockton, #4)
What We Buried
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    Aleatha Romig

    Author of Consequences

    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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