false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455376m/33672.jpg 33672 17 <b>Be prepared to be thrilled as you've never been before</b> <P>Featuring North America's foremost thriller authors, <i>Thriller</i> is the first collection of pure thriller stories ever published. Offering up heart-pumping tales of suspense in all its guises are thirty-two of the most critically acclaimed and award-winning names in the business. From the signature characters that made such authors as David Morrell and John Lescroart famous to four of the hottest new voices in the genre, this blockbuster will tantalize and terrify. <P><b>Lock the doors, draw the shades, pull up the covers and be prepared for <i>Thriller</i> to keep you up all night.</b> 33724 1 6 2006 Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night: James Penney's New Identity\Operation Northwoods\Epitaph\The Face In The Window\Empathy total:249|5:46|4:75|3:64|2:47|1:17| 249 833 540 31 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 10:53:39 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 10:55:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 08:40:32 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 14:43:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed May 27 22:37:56 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 10:36:09 -0700 2009 3 1 false false Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat May 30 17:13:20 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 17:15:48 -0700 2009 Well, most of them.
Inconsistency is the main flaw.
Some of the stories were tasty little morsels.
Others were little piles of poop.
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Half seems to have made up new, short stories, that are effective in various degrees, while others seem to have written short stories based on their own, pre-existin...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 06:50:49 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 08:36:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 05 03:32:15 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 03:35:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon May 04 15:42:07 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 15:42:28 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jul 10 06:17:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 06:34:28 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 21:14:32 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 16:45:12 -0700 2009 1 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Aug 29 00:16:07 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 24 12:03:41 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 02 08:55:24 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 08:44:30 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 08:55:24 -0700 2008
This is an interesting little collection of short stories. I wouldn't say they are stories to keep me awake at night in the sense of scaring the life out of me. Maybe in the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 23 06:49:18 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:35:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Apr 27 11:57:03 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 11:57:28 -0700 2008
Every story is a winner. Editor James Patterson provides background for each story with interesting details about the authors and their main character...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 17:34:54 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 14:47:18 -0700 2009
Or not. I guess it really didn't "thrill" me because I have no interest in reading the other short stori...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 07 09:56:09 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 09:56:09 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri May 11 17:47:36 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 17:48:42 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 03 14:07:51 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 14:10:38 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=33672