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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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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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We're giving away 100 e-books of the international bestseller THE 7 1/2 DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE by Stuart Turton!
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Payback Jack
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Win a HARDCOVER signed copy of Payback Jack! Like William Munny in Unforgiven, Smith Driskill is tough and resilient. A full-throttle thriller.
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