Thrillers Hot In May

Fred Vargas held the #1 slot on France’s fiction bestseller list in late May with 'When the Recluse Comes Out,' the latest in his series of mysteries starring Parisian police commissioner Adamsberg. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Tim Mason's Evolution of a Thriller

For decades, playwright and YA author Tim Mason has been intrigued by a minor character in Charles Dickens’s 'Bleak House.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas Harris fan wins one-off gold edition of thriller

A Thomas Harris fan has won a one-off gold edition of the author's latest thriller in a nationwide social media treasure hunt.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-28 00:02:18 UTC ]
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Sunday Times thriller list criticised for 'bias against women'

The Sunday Times Top 100 Crime List has come under fire, after women made up just a third of the listed novels.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Escape reality with these delightful old-time thrillers. You’ll forget 2020 is almost here.

Set in the 1920s and ’30s, the works of Dornford Yates feature witty crime-fighters zipping around Europe. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-15 16:32:00 UTC ]
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Indies report dip in Easter trade as hot weather hits footfall

The sunny weather hit Easter weekend trading for bookshops with some struggling to shift copies, bucking the general trend after research showed High Street footfall actually increased.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zaffre clinches 'terrifying' debut thriller from physician Montgomery

Bonnier imprint Zaffre has clinched a “terrifying and compelling” thriller from debut author, physician and endurance expert Hugh Montgomery. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion lands virtual reality thriller from Briggs

Orion has landed an adult thriller by children’s writer Andy Briggs, set in the near future where virtual reality has taken a dark turn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion scoops debut thriller from Locke

Orion has scooped a debut thriller by G S Locke, about a Birmingham detective and hitwoman tracking down a serial killer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zaffre snaps up 'riveting' Bradley suspense thriller debut

Zaffre has snapped up debut author Kate Bradley’s “riveting” suspense thriller, To Keep You Safe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2019: Audiobooks Stay Hot

A standing room only audience suggests that interest in digital audio, like the format itself, is still surging Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winter Dark named Audible Thriller of the Year

Audible has revealed the audio-exclusive debut Winter Dark by Alex Callister is this year’s Thriller of the Year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury bags ‘feminist Lord of the Flies’ thriller

Ebury imprint Del Rey has scooped the "compulsive and brutal, feminist speculative thriller" The Grace Year by Kim Liggett, with translation rights sold in 13 countries and Universal Pictures optioning the film rights.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker bags Nicholas Shakespeare’s 'sophisticated literary thriller'

Harvill Secker will publish Nicholas Shakespeare’s new literary thriller, featuring a former foreign correspondent battling sinister forces in Oxford, billed as a "new direction" in the author's career. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Q&A: Karen Bender on her short stories that confront hot-button issues

Some writers turn to fiction as a way to escape the nonstop onslaught of (mostly bad) news that Americans are subjected to constantly these days. Karen E. Bender, the novelist and short story writer, is not that kind of writer. Bender’s new short story collection, “The New Order,” takes on a host... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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V V James' thriller scoops TV deal with Game of Thrones studio

V V James’ fantasy novel Sanctuary (Gollancz) will be adapted by Entertainment 360, the television studio responsible for “Game of Thrones". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Children’s acquires hotly anticipated David Yoon YA

Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Frankly in Love, the debut YA by David Yoon that was at the centre of a 10-strong publisher auction in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker acquires political thriller Independence Square

Harvill Secker has acquired a new novel by A.D Miller, author of the Man Booker-shortlisted debut Snowdrops (Atlantic, 2011), called Independence Square. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thriller writer Ross launches prize celebrating North East

Bestselling thriller author LJ Ross has established a crime writing award worth £2,500 to celebrate the North East. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic takes on Lethem's Trump-inspired thriller

Atlantic will publish Jonathan Lethem’s first crime novel for 20 years next April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas & Mercer swoops in on 'unputdownable' Curtis thriller

Amazon Publishing’s crime and thriller imprint Thomas & Mercer has inked a two-book deal with thriller writer Gayle Curtis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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