The best thrillers and mysteries of 2019

Kate Atkinson, John Grisham and Andrea Camilleri, among others, deliver nail-biting must-reads. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-21 14:23:00 UTC ]
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Lume Books snaps up debut psychological thriller from Milburn mentee Spiers

Lume Books has snapped up the debut psychological thriller by Madeleine Milburn mentee Sophia Spiers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-05 19:20:57 UTC ]
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Lloyd's latest thriller snapped up for film and TV

Film and TV rights have been sold for Sam Lloyd’s The Rising Tide (Bantam Press).   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-01 00:06:55 UTC ]
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Headline scoops Elston's debut adult thriller in 24-hour pre-empt

Headline has scooped First Lie Wins, the debut adult thriller from Ashley Elston, in a 24-hour pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-20 07:17:26 UTC ]
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‘My Sweet Girl’ pushes the boundaries of what a thriller can do

Novelist Amanda Jayatissa ratchets up the tension — and the conversation about social injustices. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Female Spanish thriller writer Carmen Mola revealed to be three men

Trio step out from behind pseudonym marketed as ‘Spain’s Elena Ferrante’ to accept €1m prizeA million euro literary prize has lured three Spanish men out of anonymity, to reveal that they are behind ultra-violent Spanish crime thrillers marketed as the work of “Spain’s Elena Ferrante”The men had... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-10-16 22:37:44 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph snaps up Ward's superyacht thriller

Penguin Michael Joseph has snapped up an “unputdownable superyacht" thriller, A Stranger on Board, by Cameron Ward.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 04:58:36 UTC ]
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Mystery and Imagination: Close-up on Melinda Leigh

Bestselling author Leigh chatted with PW about her latest novel in the Bree Taggert series, Right Behind Her, and writing believable narratives with enticing, gut-punching mysteries that keep readers up at night. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Owner of The Mysterious Bookshop Built His Dream House

And of course it includes a two-story library — modeled on the Bodleian at Oxford University — for his massive collection of books. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-09-28 09:00:26 UTC ]
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Faber nets Swanson's 'ingenious' murder mystery

Peter Swanson's latest "ingenious" murder mystery Nine Lives has been scooped by Faber and will publish next spring. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-16 00:06:48 UTC ]
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Michel Bussi’s thriller ‘The Double Mother’ twists, then twists again

The French author (and geopolitics professor) delivers another captivating mystery novel Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-10 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Misha and the Wolves review – Holocaust hoax doc plays like thriller

This film about Misha Defonseca, author of a ‘memoir’ about escaping the Nazis and sheltering with wolves as a child, is propulsively watchable“Sometimes a story is so astonishing it’s unbelievable.” So said a Massachusetts radio presenter in the 90s, introducing Misha Defonseca, a local Jewish... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-09-02 06:00:18 UTC ]
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Louise Penny’s latest mystery imagines a post-covid world. Things are still pretty complicated.

In ‘The Madness of Crowds,’ the sweet town of Three Pines struggles with the pandemic and its fallout. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-24 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Viper scoops two more crime thrillers from Ward

Viper has bagged two more "twisting and chilling" novels from crime and thriller writer Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 22:31:31 UTC ]
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s ‘Velvet Was the Night’ is a noir-thriller as captivating as its title

The latest novel from the author of ‘Mexican Gothic’ is a fast-paced, darkly romantic journey set during Mexico’s Dirty War Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-17 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Allison & Busby acquires 10th Hawkswood historical mystery

Allison & Busby has signed the 10th instalment in the Bradecote and Catchpoll historical mystery series by Sarah Hawkswood. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 21:03:13 UTC ]
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Canelo clinches Sowden's 'bewitching' debut thriller

Canelo will publish Curtis Brown graduate Stephanie Sowden’s debut, billed as “Girl A (HarperCollins) meets The Girls (Vintage)”.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 07:45:56 UTC ]
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Paull's 'immersive' dolphin thriller goes to Corsair

The Bees author Laline Paull’s next book, about a community of dolphins, will be published by Corsair.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-30 05:43:13 UTC ]
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Why an acclaimed L.A. mystery writer turned to vampire bikers in the desert

How Richard Lange went from literary short stories to crime fiction and his new gothic horror tale, 'Rovers,' about a '70s vampire biker gang. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-07-26 13:00:38 UTC ]
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Jo Fletcher snaps up Oyebanji’s 'Interstellar-style' SFF thriller

Quercus has bought British barrister and counter-terrorist expert Adam Oyebanji’s UK debut, billed as an “exhilarating blending of hard science fiction and thriller”.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-19 20:50:22 UTC ]
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Orenda lands Tuomainen’s thriller trilogy ahead of Carell's Amazon series

Orenda Books has landed Antti Tuomainen’s thriller trilogy The Rabbit, which is currently being adapted for the screen by Amazon Studios, starring Steve Carell.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-26 18:56:19 UTC ]
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