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Tag Archives: thriller
The downside of a perfect memory
I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy Laura Lippman’s smart thrillers, so any book that she recommends with a blurb is naturally going to catch my eye. Even better when that book is delivered to BookPage inside an over-sized milk … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Professionals’
The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen Putnam • $25.95 • ISBN 9780399157899 March 29, 2012 Owen Laukkanen’s debut novel has a timely hook. Four friends—recent college grads—are frustrated with the job market when they earn their diplomas. So what do they … Continue reading
7 questions with . . . William Landay
Our February Mystery of the Month, Defending Jacob by William Landay, taps into a parent’s worst nightmare. No — worse. Assistant D.A. Andy Barber’s son seems the most likely suspect for a neighbor’s brutal murder. Andy finds himself desperately defending … Continue reading
7 questions with . . . Taylor Stevens
Don’t you love when an author’s backstory is just as interesting as his or her fantastic new book? Take Taylor Stevens, for example, whose second Vanessa Michael Munroe novel, The Innocent, is featured in our January Whodunit column. Self-employed spy … Continue reading
Best Books of 2011, #1: ‘State of Wonder’
As part of our Best Books of 2011 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder whisks readers off to the Amazon, where her main characters are pummeled with bugs as … Continue reading
7 questions with . . . Dana Haynes
Breaking Point, the sequel to Dana Haynes’ Crashers, doesn’t lose any of its prequel’s original momentum. Writes our reviewer, “This is a book for adrenaline junkies; it grabs you by the frontal lobes right at the outset, and doesn’t let … Continue reading
7 questions with . . . Zoran Drvenkar
Our Mystery of the Month is original, twisted and gruesomely fascinating. Sorry by Zoran Drvenkar is a thriller unlike any other, in which a murderer manipulates an agency called “Sorry” that specializes in cleaning up other people’s mistakes. BookPage Whodunit … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Before I Go to Sleep” by S.J. Watson
It’s sinister, it’s dark — it’s everything we’d hope from a debut thriller. S.J. Watson has crafted “unquestionably a suspenseful and gripping psychological thriller” of Before I Go to Sleep (Harper). Its premise is familiar yet decidedly unique — an … Continue reading
7 questions with . . . Peter Spiegelman
Peter Spiegelman’s fourth and newest thriller, Thick as Thieves, is one of our Whodunit picks for August, and reviewer Bruce Tierney called it “genre-defining” and “twisty as a corkscrew.” No surprise there, as Spiegelman’s book is not only the story … Continue reading
Chevy Stevens’ second novel sounds nice & creepy
Chevy Stevens‘ Still Missing was one of my favorite suspense novels of 2010. It’s a disturbing, sexy page-turner with a fantastic hook: What if a Realtor got abducted during an open house? (Remind me to never go to an open … Continue reading
A shout-out to ‘The Poison Tree’
I linked to the book trailer for The Poison Tree a couple weeks ago, and I thought you’d be interested in this follow-up. I got my hands on the novel (Erin Kelly‘s debut) last week and finished the novel yesterday. … Continue reading
Stiff competition at the Edgar Awards
Today is the 202nd anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe—the perfect day to announce the nominees for the 2011 Edgar Allan Poe Awards (honoring the best in the mystery genre). You can see the full list on the … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
It’s been another great week of reading blogs—especially because of all the spooky and kooky holiday posts. (I’ve already mentioned a couple this morning.) A few of my favorite posts from the week: The Definition of Horror Fiction and Guest … Continue reading
From ‘Blue Blood’ to ‘Red on Red’
Edward Conlon, author of best-selling memoir Blue Blood, will make his fiction debut this spring with Red on Red. Blue Blood was an account of everyday copdom—“a fascinating and frightening world that is never far from our own doorstep.” Red … Continue reading
The literary gift of this millennium
Here’s one item we can guarantee will be found under many readers’ trees this holiday season: a boxed set of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy. Packaged in a slipcase, the three books include maps and beautifully designed endpapers. The set also … Continue reading
