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Who will fill the thriller void?
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Charles
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Nov 11, 2013 10:04AM
With the recent deaths of famous thriller authors like, Tom Clancy, Michael Palmer and Michael Crichton, is there a critical void in this genre? If so which authors do you feel can step up and fill this empty hole?
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While he may not be quite up to "filling the empty hole" yet, Glenn Ogura wrote a very good business thriller as his debut novel. You can view my review of Startup here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
With his thriller Brilliance, Marcus Sakey shows a lot of promise. Though not well known yet, you may want to check out some independent authors such as Lance Charnes (Doha 12 and South), Seeley James (the Pia Sabel thrillers), and A.G. Riddle with his Atlantis Gene. As far as Michael Crichton's replacement, check out Petro Plague by Amy Rogers. I won't mention myself, but Carmen's recent review of Pagan Moon was pretty strong. Good reading!
I just finished reading Plague Ship by Leonard Goldberg and give it five stars. I’ve also read Fever Cell and Lethal Measures by this same excellent medical thriller writer. I truly believe he could be the author to slip into the empty slot left by the recent deaths of those famous thriller writers.
