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December 04, 2023

The Best Books of 2023: Thrillers!

December 04, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2023: Thrillers!

The best thrillers of 2023!

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December 04, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads
The Best Books of 2023: Thrillers, thrillers, best books of 2023, best thrillers, Exiles, Jane Harper, Code 6, James Grippando, Burner, Mark Greaney, Going Zero, Anthony McCarten, Red River Seven, AJ Ryan, All the Dangerous Things, Stacy Wilingham, You Will Never Be Found, Tove Alsterdal, Sleepless City, Reed Farrell Coleman, Forgotten War, Don Bentley, Sea Castle, Andrew Mayne, Steve Donoghue
April 10, 2023

Going Zero by Anthony McCarten

April 10, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten

A new novel dramatizes the ultimate surveillance program.

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April 10, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Going Zero, Anthony McCarten, fiction, adventure fiction, Steve Donoghue, thrillers, techno-thriller, 2023
March 22, 2022

Girl in Ice by Erica Ferencik

March 22, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Girl in Ice by Erica Ferencik

A seemingly-impossible find in the Greenland ice sets this adventure novel in motion.

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March 22, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Erica Ferencik, Girl in Ice, adventure fiction, Steve Donoghue, thrillers
November 09, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “If you don’t know the trouble you’re in, keep Reacher by your side”

November 09, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “If you don’t know the trouble you’re in, keep Reacher by your side”

The Sentinel lands a lot of unexpected punches and keeps you on edge to the very end.

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November 09, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, It's a Mystery
suspense, thrillers, Jack Reacher, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, Lee Child, Andrew Child
June 02, 2020

It’s a Mystery: There is a fine line between a monster and a hero

June 02, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: There is a fine line between a monster and a hero

With her trademark fast pace, Jance has rendered a masterly study of the effects of grief, rage, and the power of forgiveness.

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June 02, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
J. A. Jance, thrillers, mystery fiction, mystery series, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, Ali Reynolds series
April 16, 2020

Broken by Don Winslow

April 16, 2020/ Alex Sorondo
Broken by Don Winslow

The latest from the great novelist Don Winslow is a collection of short stories in a wonderfully different register.

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April 16, 2020/ Alex Sorondo/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Anthologies/Short Stories
Don Winslow, Alex Sorondo, fiction, crime fiction, thrillers
February 20, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “Never met a sacred cow he didn’t want to slay”

February 20, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “Never met a sacred cow he didn’t want to slay”

A top notch mystery that is intricately layered to keep you in suspense.

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February 20, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, Tessa Wegert, Berkley, mystery series, mystery fiction, crime fiction, thrillers
December 17, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures”

December 17, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery:  “Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures”

A world class thriller with a gut punch that you won’t see coming.

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December 17, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, It's a Mystery
It's a Mystery, Alice Blanchard, Minotaur Books, thrillers
December 10, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Thrillers!

December 10, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Thrillers!

Worth the wait! Day 6 of Stevereads Best of 2019 features thrillers!

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December 10, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, thrillers, stevereads, Steve Donoghue
November 27, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “The best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.”

November 27, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “The best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.”

Actions fueled by love are not always attractive or even right but they are always meaningful.

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November 27, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Saul Black, St. Martin's Press, It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, mystery series, mystery fiction, thrillers, crime fiction
August 16, 2019

Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman

August 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman

Infectiously page-turning, despite being laughably silly (a familiar to Patterson fans).

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August 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Young Adult
Derek Milman, thrillers, suspense, Hachette Book Group, Little Brown and Company, Young Adult Fiction, Steve Donoghue
May 22, 2019

Cari Mora by Thomas Harris

May 22, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris

The first book to follow a phenomenon, and a conscious attempt to shed that phenomenon.

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May 22, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Thomas Harris, crime fiction, thrillers, Grand Central Publishing, mainstream fiction, Steve Donoghue, 21st Century
April 17, 2019

Delta-v by Daniel Suarez

April 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Delta-v by Daniel Suarez

Delta-V never falters because it never doubts its own storytelling virtue.

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April 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Daniel Suarez, science fiction, suspense, thrillers, Penguin Random House, Steve Donoghue
March 07, 2019

The Border by Don Winslow

March 07, 2019/ Alex Sorondo
The Border by Don Winslow

The Border feels like it might be too quick on the trigger in its portrait of the present day, however riveting that portrait may be.

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March 07, 2019/ Alex Sorondo/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
The Border, Don Winslow, Cartel Trilogy, Alex Sorondo, thrillers, Harper Collins, crime fiction
March 04, 2019

Mission Critical by Mark Greaney

March 04, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Mission Critical by Mark Greaney

This is the eight book in the Gray Man series, but this author is a well-seasoned professional, bringing new readers up to speed quickly and invisibly.

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March 04, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Mission Critical, Mark Greaney, Gray Man series, suspense, thrillers, spy thriller, espionage, mystery fiction, Steve Donoghue
February 12, 2019

Stalker by Lars Kepler

February 12, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Stalker by Lars Kepler

A sharply whittled Scandanavian thriller by a husband and wife writing team.

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February 12, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Translated
Stalker, Lars Kepler, Scandanavian fiction, thrillers, Steve Donoghue, translations
February 06, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “Evil for evil’s sake is an invention of man”

February 06, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery:  “Evil for evil’s sake is an invention of man”

A mystery that comes together like the bulletin board full of thread and pins.

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February 06, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
David Housewright, Minotaur Books, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, St. Martin's Press, detective fiction, thrillers, suspense, MacMillan Publishers, mystery fiction
October 23, 2018

It’s a Mystery: “Life is never good nor evil, but only a place for good and evil”

October 23, 2018/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery:  “Life is never good nor evil, but only a place for good and evil”

Felix Francis pens another edge-of-your-seat thriller in the tradition of his father Dick Francis.

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October 23, 2018/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Felix Francis, Dick Francis, suspense, thrillers, crime fiction, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, mystery fiction
October 14, 2018

The Witch Elm by Tana French

October 14, 2018/ Olive Fellows
The Witch Elm by Tana French

An intricately woven and and spellbinding stand-alone.

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October 14, 2018/ Olive Fellows/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Tana French, suspense, thrillers, literary fiction, mystery fiction, Penguin Random House, Olive Fellows
September 26, 2018

Foe by Iain Reid

September 26, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Foe by Iain Reid

This little “what-if” story develops into a complex tale bristling with unease and tension.

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September 26, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, Literary Fiction
Iain Reid, Simon & Schuster, thrillers, suspense, literary fiction, science fiction, Steve Donoghue
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