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Thriller
Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains. Literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively.
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories, but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. In a thriller, the hero must thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. Thrillers also occur on a much grander scale: the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the ov ...more
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories, but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. In a thriller, the hero must thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. Thrillers also occur on a much grander scale: the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the ov ...more
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Nightingale, Sing
by Karsten Knight (Goodreads Author)
by Karsten Knight (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Mar 01, 2016
Enter to win one of five finished copies of NIGHTINGALE, SING, a powerful YA thriller perfect for fans of THE RAVEN BOYS, SIX OF CROWS, and NATIONAL T
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Availability: 5 copies available, 580 people requesting
Giveaway dates: May 04 - Jun 01, 2016
Countries available: US
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The Ambassador's Wife (Inspector Samuel Tay #1)
by Jake Needham (Goodreads Author)
by Jake Needham (Goodreads Author)
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date: Dec 22, 2015
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Availability: 5 copies available, 1248 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Mar 26 - May 15, 2016
Countries available: US and CA
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The Perfect Girl: A Novel
by Gilly Macmillan
by Gilly Macmillan
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date: Sep 06, 2016
From Gilly Macmillan, the international bestselling and Edgar Award nominated author of What She Knew, comes this whip-smart, addictive, and harrowing
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Availability: 20 copies available, 894 people requesting
Giveaway dates: May 06 - May 16, 2016
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