It’s been two months since our last thriller giveaway, so I’d say it’s time for another whirl!
These could all be yours.
This week, enter to win 10 suspenseful novels, in a variety of genres: detective fiction, historical mysteries, action-packed international thrillers.
We know that either you or someone on your Christmas list loves thrillers, so enter now and cross your fingers ’cause you just might win!
Here’s what you’ll get:
A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming
The Boy in the Snow by M.J. McGrath
Threat Vector by Tom Clancy
Münster’s Case by Håkan Nesser
The Buzzard Table by Margaret Maron
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
The Dark Winter by David Mark
The Namesake by Conor Fitzgerald
The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle
Lethal Investments by K.O. Dahl
TO ENTER: In the comments, tell us the name of the BEST thriller you read in 2012.
CONTEST DETAILS: One winner will be chosen by random.org from among entries received by 5 pm CST on Friday, December 14. Each winner will receive a copy of the 10 books pictured in this post. Prize must be shipped to a North American address, and Rhode Island residents are not eligible. (Full contest rules here.) Good luck!
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ETA: Congratulations to our winner, Ellie! The best thriller she read this year was The Child’s Child by Barbara Vine.
Thank you to all who entered! Contest is now closed.
Without a doubt, my favorite was Louise Penney’s THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY. I have read all of her books, and this one is by far her best work!
The Beautiful Mystery, best thriller of 2012.
The best thriller I read in 2012 was THE SILENT GIRL by Tess Gerritsen. I haven’t read any of the above books….yet.
Gone Girl was quite thrilling.
I read a lot of good thrillers this year but the best was Broken Harbor by Tana French. I couldn’t put it down!
The beautiful mystery
The best thriller was The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva. His novels always are great.
So far it’s Gone Girl, but there’s still a couple weeks left in the year.
“Devils in Exile” by Chuck Hogan
I liked Gone Girl and The Lincoln Letter by William Martin.
THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY….I will always return to Three Pines and environs…unique characters fuel an extraordinary series by Louise Penny!
The Wrath of Angels by John Connolly.
My favorite thriller this past year was The Child’s Child.
Ransom River by Meg Gardiner was AMAZING!
I haven’t read any of the others (including comments!) but the best that I read was Clean Break by David Matthew Klein. Thanks for a chance to win!
And I’m adding The Beautiful Mystery to my TBR~
Another outstanding mystery was Jewels of Paradise by Donna Leon!
I loved “A Killing in the Hills.”
Before I Go To Sleep
Either Gone Girl or Sharp Objects
Blood in the Water…by Jane Haddam…a good story about secrets people keep….
Gone Girl.
My favorite was Salvation of a Saint, although I also loved Dan Silva’s Fallen Angel.
I don’t have a favorite thriller that I read this year…but I must say that I really want to read Gone Girl and the Beautiful Mystery for sure.
The best, but most disturbing, thriller that I have read in 2012 was You Came Back by Christopher Coake.
Sharp Objects; by far my favorite Gillian Flinn book
Belle Creole by James Burke
I’m still reading it, but I can already tell that my favorite thriller is going to be Stephen King’s 11/22/63. I can’t put it down!
Gone Girl was the best thriller I read in 2012. Looking forward to reading many more in 2013.
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of
Dick Wolf’s new book, The Intercept. Couldn’t put it down
Definitely, Gone Girl! Can’t wait to see how the movie turns out!
I don’t know if you classify Gone Girl as a thriller, but I couldn’t put it down.
11/22/63! So good!
Started reading James Lee Burke’s mystery series with Robichaux set in Louisiana, my home state! Really good and on the 7th!
I think my favourite this year would be Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
Gone Girl!
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Gone Girl
Before I Go To Sleep.
River Of Ruin – Jack DuBrul
I admit, I didn’t read any thrillers I really enjoyed (haven’t read Gone Girl yet, for example.) So I’ll add these books to my TBR pile!
Broken Harbor by Tana French
Gone Girl!
I loved You Came Back……will be adding Beautiful Mystery!
Another vote for Gone Girl. It was such a good book!
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Wow!
My favourite thriller this year – hands down – The Boy in the Suitcase!
Phantom Jo Nesbo
The Survivor by Gregg Hurwitz
I defiantly would have to say that “Gone Girl” was my favorite for this year in thrillers.
No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie
“Gone Girl” was a surprising thriller. I also found the book “Sorry” very intriquing.
Snowman by Jo Nesbo. It was so scary I needed a glass of wine to help me finish it.
I loved Broken Harbor by Tana French. Hands-down the best book I read all year.
I’m reading Gone Girl right now… I’m hearing great things about it! I think it will probably be the best!
Gonna jump on the “Gone Girl” bandwagon as well, awesome.
Definitely, The Innocent, by David Baldacci. It had a tough guy hero saddled with a precocious teen girl for contrast and the action was nonstop.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
“The Expats,” and, not published this year, but I loved Brad Meltzer’s “The Millionaires.” Happy Holidays, all!
Definitely Gone Girl! I was on the edge of my seat for quite a while once this book got going.
“Stay Close” by Harlan Coben
I know I’m not alone but I think I’d have to say GONE GIRL.
A Wanted Man by Lee Child
Gone Girl!!
Criminal by Karin Salughter
I really enjoyed ,The Survivor, by Greg Hurwitz. His novels are fast-paced fun all the way through!
“Gone Girl”
I think I’ll have to say A KILLING IN THE HILLS,but most named were great(that I read)Love these types of books
Don’t know if The Vanishing of Katharina Linden counts as a thriller, but I liked it more than the other books I read this year that were definitely thrillers. At any rate, it thrilled me!
Phantom by Jo Nesbo
The best thriller I read this year was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
“Solitary House” came right to mind. Looks like I should read “Gone Girl”!
Before I Go to Sleep
Gone Girl was a riveting and scary read.
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes.
Talking to The Dead by Harry Bingham……fascinating…..loved it!!
Me, too!
The best thriller that I read was Gone Girl.
Gone Girl…..hands down the best, most thrilling, page turner of 2012!!!
Gone girl! Favorite thriller of the year! Thanks for the giveaway.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Loved it and am recommending it to all of my friends.
One of the best thrillers I’ve read this year has to be Only One Life by Sara Blaedel. I’ve actually read it twice in the past 6 months.
Gone Girl was my favorite – it was one of those books that I couldn’t put down.
Broken Harbor until now, but after seeing everyone’s comments, my next read is Gone Girl. The 10 books to win look very interesting too.
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl, The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny and The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro. Okay, I’m cheating but I did leave several others off the list.
Unequivocally, “Syndrome E” by Franck Thilliez. An exhilarating mix of murder, treachery, off-beat romance, lost books, and the occasional ‘exotic’ locales (including Lille and Montreal).
So I read Gone Girl and loved it like everyone else, however I have to say Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects is even that much better. It’s dark, disturbing, and amazingly written.
Broken Harbor
Penny’s Beautiful Mystery and Krueger’s Trickster’s Point.
Gone Girl
Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin.
Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson
11/22/63, the best Stephen King novel yet.
Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl is the best thriller book I’ve read this year 2012!
Gone Girl was pretty good, but I also liked Defending Jacob.
Gone Girl
i finally read the girl who kicked the hornets nest in 2012 and loved having all the loose ends tied up
My best thriller in 2012 was ROPEWALK by John Knauf.
Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Elizabeth
How do we know who wins?
Broken Harbor by Tana French and Dark Places by Gillian Flynn both made me lose some sleep…
Oh man…tough question! I’d go with “Gone Girl” but I’ve read some great books this year! I love all the comments from everyone…I think I picked up a few books to add to my “to be read” pile!
Gone Girl is the best thriller of the year!
Any of Lisa Unger’s novels- some of the best Psychological Thrillers out there!
Definitely Gone Girl. That was an edge of your seat read
My favorite was No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie
Many excellent thrillers this year. However, I Michael Bennett by James Patterson was outstanding. Manuel Perrine was one nasty Bad Guy!
“The Trial of Fallen Angels” by James Kimmel, WOW! Thank you BookPage, without your blurb/recommendation about it…I never would have heard of it.
THE EXPATS was the best thriller i read
Don’t know if it was published in 2012, but listened to the audiobook “Iron House” during a long trip. Definitely held my interest and helped those miles go by
Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George was my favorite of 2012.
Dragon tatoo series!
The Murder on the Orient Express; I always love a good Agatha Christie novel.
They weren’t published in 2012, but that is when I read John Grisham’s “The Confession” and Andrew Taylor’s “The Unpardonable Crime”. I go to alot of used bookstores to find my mysteries so some are quite old by the time I read them, but still so very good:)
The Thirteen Hallows by Michael Scott
GONE GIRL BY GILLIAN FLYNN
Gone Girl
The Twelve by Justin Cronin was incredible!
Gone Girl – not an original choice but a great book
Both Leopard and Snowman by Jo Nesbo were winners.
Gone Girl
“Brain on Fire” which may not actually be in the thriller genre but it was TERRIFYING to me!
Also, “Ricochet” by Sandra Brown.
To me a thriller is one that I shouldn’t read before bedtime, because then I stay up too late, and then one I shouldn’t read first thing in the morning because I won’t get anything else done. Nevertheless, they get read quickly!!
Thanks for the contests!!
Revenge of the Taken by Shane Scollins
I must say, Gone Girl was AMAZING!!
Still missing by Chevy Stevens! This is a stomach wrenching thriller.
Really enjoyed, The Black Box by Michael Connelly. Thank you for the contest.
I think one of the best thrillers that I have read this year is Say You’re Sorry by Michael Robotham.
I loved both Gone Girl and the Beautiful Mystery! Thanks for this possible Christmas present… I would really like to be a winner!
Gone Girl and Leopard
Some people don’t call this Thriller but I like Bone Bed by Patricial Cornwell. Kay Scarpetta always thrills me.
I haven’t read many new books this year – too overwhelmed by life changes, so I’ve been re-reading my “comfort books” . New books for the new year is my current motto!
Stephen King rocks!
The Lock Artist- Steve Hamilton
The Leopard by Jo Nesbo
The Keeper of Lost Causes
Broken Harbor by Tana French. I really REALLY did not like Gone Girl.
Gone Girl!
Try The Professionals by debut Canadian writer Owen Laukkenan! (Gone Girl was good, too.)
I didn’t read a lot of thrillers in 2012, but the best was definitely Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson.
Sue Jackson
Book By Book
I can’t think of a good thriller I read this year! But I would like to read Gone Girl one of these days!!
I really liked Ransom River by Meg Gardiner. I think it was her best
book so far.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and Phantom by Jo Nesbo.
Box 21, 3 Seconds, and Cell 8 by Andres Roslund and Borge Hellstrom.
Very dark, but very good!
Here is the best thriller I read in 2012:
The Devotion of Suspect X, by Keigo Higashino
and here is my review of it:
http://wordsandpeace.com/2012/06/28/2012-32-review-the-devotion-of-suspect-x/
Check out Jo Nesbo’s books if you haven’t already – my favorite? The Snowman. (Although I loved Gone Girl as well…)
The Black Box ; A Beautiful Life; Gone Girl; Phantom; Broken Harbor; Talking to the Dead
The Beautiful Mystery has been the best so far.
So far, GONE GIRL.
Really enjoyed The Expats Broken Harbor was also a great read
The Chalk Girl by Carol O’Connell
The Marseilles Caper is on my wish list.
The Panther by Nelson Demille.
I’m a little behind, but Girl with a Dragon Tattoo.
My favorite is whatever I am reading at the time. Right now I am reading a review edition of Forever Man by Brian W Matthews which will be published in February.
I read a lot of thrillers this year but the ones that stand out are A Wanted Man by Lee Child, The Risk Agent by Ridley Pearson and The Intercept by Dick Wolf.
The best thriller I read in 2012 was “A Trick of the Light” by Louise Penny! I definitely suggest her as an author!
One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf..loved!!
I would love to read Gone Girl
Gone Girl!
Gone Girl – all the right elements!
The Fifth Woman by Henning Mankell
Gone Girl- a real winner
Gone Girl!
I’ve been enjoying stories by Tanya French.
Thought Gone Girl was pretty suspenseful.
The Dark Rose
Loved Gone Girl – but close would have to be Defending Jacob!!
I loved Girl Gone,and would love to read all the ones above,my Christmas gift to me..is read,read and more reading
Black List by Brad Thor.
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes was fantastic!!!
“Jaws” by Peter Benchley–always wanted to read it, and glad I did!
Dated, of course, but worth the time!
Also “The Weaver and the Factory Maid” by Deborah Grabien.
Suspense and paranormal rolled into one.
Read many of the ones mentioned, but not mentioned is The Lifeboat which I still wonder about what really happened!
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay **** 4 stars!
Strange Flesh by Michael Olson
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, best thriller of 2012!
I’ll join the votes for Gone Girl.
Phantom by Joe Nesbo
The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva
I always expect Daniel Silva’s stories to grab me and hold on! His latest, The Fallen Angel” did just that.
Gone Girl – a great read!
I have to agree with Lisa. Gone Girl is awesome!
Two Graves (I love Pendergast) by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Before I Go To Sleep was amazing.
Talking to the Dead – Harry Bingham
Killed at the Whim of a Hat – Colin Cotterill
Talking to the Dead Harry Bingham
KIlled at the Whim of a Hat – Colin Cotterill
Catch Me by Lisa Gardner
Gone Girl. I could not stop reading this book.
The Glass Rainbow. Beautiful writing trumps familiar characters and plot set pieces. James Lee Burke always impresses
The 11th Hour by James Patterson