Most Read This Week In 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

Most Read This Week Tagged "Thriller"

The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)

The Housemaid is Watching (The Housemaid, #3)

The Housemaid's Wedding (The Housemaid, #2.5)

The First Time I Saw Him (Hannah Hall, #2)

We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls, #1)

The Last Thing He Told Me (Hannah Hall, #1)

The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6)

As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)

The Proving Ground (The Lincoln Lawyer, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #40)

The Woman in Suite 11 (Lo Blacklock, #2)

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“ A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied with a smirk. ...more ”
― Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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“ Somebody always had to pay, and he was glad it was not going to be him. Meanwhile he had managed to ruin the perfect marriage by turning Dick into a crayfish and making Rachael think that he had run off with another woman. ”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

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