Nemesis is the perfect holiday read for the thriller lover – action-filled, fast-paced and written with clear direction and awareness.
Category Archives: Thriller
Wool by Hugh Howey
An underground thriller where society has been formed in a silo but for what purpose? Is it just about survival from the toxic upper world?
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
A great thriller full of human darkness, lightened by chemistry between Robin and Cormoran
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
A reasonable thriller throughout with strong elements of suspense that, for me, just failed to deliver all it promised
Strange Fits of Passion by Anita Shreve
Anita Shreve’s books never fail to be a good, involved read and this story of a woman escaping a life of domestic abuse is real and astute
A Song for Leonard by A. I. Fabler
Charles Bateman returns to New York and his visit brings with it a return to a dark incident from his past and a pursuit for truth.
Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor
A tale of a missing girl is the starting point which evolves into a delving into and a scrutiny of the lives of ordinary villagers
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
An island house, a family occasion, a stormy night – the elements of an Agatha Christie style thriller which keeps you guessing ’til the end
The Ice Barn by Ian Pateman
A tale of a frontier town and the promise offered by gold prospecting – dark, threatening and thrilling, and excellently told
The Glass Tree by Michael J Manz
A well-paced thriller set in Paris in the 50s about a man trying to find the truth of his wife’s death, in a troubled and war-scarred city