Reviews and Blog Posts: Thrillers

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by Neal Stephenson

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Reviewed on:
January 17, 2013

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Relocating to a mountainous and isolated corner of British Columbia, Richard Forthrast managed to both dodge the Vietnam draft and amass a small fortune by smuggling high-grade grass into the middle-of-nowhere Idaho. By using the proceeds to develop T’Rain, a wildly popular MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game), the stage...

Still Waiting for Gone Girl?

Submitted by Becker on September 13, 2012 - 1:42pm

One of the summer's hottest books was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. That title still has a hefty holds list, but if you're looking for other suspenseful reads/studies in character for now, check out one of these:

Before I Go to Sleep, S.J. Watson

Still Missing, Chevy Stevens

Drowned, Therese Bohman

Playing Dead, Julia Heaberlin

The Lifeboat, Charlotte Rogan

Are you dreaming of white?

Submitted by Emily on June 26, 2012 - 5:37pm

Are you dreaming of snow? Wishing that winter was a bit closer? Here are a couple thrillers sure to chill you to the bone!

The Shining by Stephen King

A family of off-season caretakers get snowed-in, but does the danger come from without or within? Chill out with this classic King novel.

Blood and Ice by Robert Masello

A group of Antarctic explorers discover something unexpected in the ice but will any of them survive to tell the tale?

Strong, Smart Women

Submitted by Becker on January 20, 2012 - 10:35am

I’ll admit, I read a lot more nonfiction than fiction, a lot more young adult books than adult ones. But lately I’ve been drawn to intense thrillers with strong, complex, and flawed female protagonists. These women are not perfect, but they’re interesting, and have unique voices which made all of these books good reads for me.

Once I finished Gillian Flynn’s debut novel Sharp Objects, I immediately got her second book, Dark Places—even though these books are not in a series. In both, there were interesting characters, twists and turns, and good writing.

2012: Are You Ready?

Submitted by Becker on December 27, 2011 - 3:19pm

The year 2012 is fast approaching. To many writers, 2012 seemed like a good year far in the future in which to set their stories. Other books are centered around a prophecy that the world will end in 2012. Get ready for the new year with some fiction set in 2012!

Angel Fire East, Terry Brooks

2012 Airborne Prophecy, Nina Anderson

Apocalypse 2012 & The 2012 Codex, Gary Jennings

Domain, Steve Alten