This list for non-nuclear bombs/explosives that feature heavily in fiction.

This could include:
--Bomb Squads
--Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician (Their job should be a main part of the plot!)
--Bomb Threats (should be be a major part of the plot)
--Suicide bombers & other terrorists
--Non-nuclear missiles/ammunition
--IEDs (pipe bombs, roadside bombs, car bombs, etc)
--Dirty bomb - a "radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives" (ie: suitcase bomb with radiological materials)

The bomb/explosive does not have to detonate in the story for it to count, but it should feature heavily in the plot. For example a terrorist makes a bomb threat and for most of the book, they are trying to locate and stop them from going off.

Thriller, romantic suspense and other genres apply.
All pairings also apply (male/female, male/male, etc)

No nuclear bombs (ICBMs, Trident missiles, etc), disasters, apocalypses, etc
For nuclear related lists, please refer to:
For nuclear disasters/bombs/war, please see these lists:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
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message 1: by Asterope (last edited Nov 05, 2015 01:34AM) (new)

Asterope Removed:The 40 Minute War
Reason: This is a nuclear holocaust type situation -- "After Washington, D.C. is vaporized by a nuclear surface blast..." the blurb starts, if it wipes out a whole city, then it's not a conventional bomb ;-).

Please only add bombs and explosives that fit the description of the list. Thanks!
For nuclear disasters/bombs/war, please see these lists:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

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