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Thriller recommendations
I've just recently got into the thriller genre of books, I'm very much a beginner reader of this type of book so would like some recommendations. I've just read Girl on the Train and am currently reading Gone Girl. Nothing grisly please.
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I've just recently got into the thriller genre of books, I'm very much a beginner reader of this type of book so would like some recommendations. I've just read Girl on the Train and am currently reading Gone Girl. Nothing grisly please.
David Baldacci, C.J. Box, Robert Crais, Dennis LeHane, Lee Child (probably the easiest to get into), Harlen Coben (The Myron Bolitar years). That should keep you going for a while.
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I agree with postit's suggestion of Harlan Coben, though some of his books are better than others. I adore his Myron Bolitar series - you need to read them in order though, to get the best out of them.
Also: Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, Lynwood Barclay and Mo Hayder. |
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Thanks, the only one I've heard of there is Lee Child. Are these suggestions thrillers, rather than detective, I'm really not fond of detective books.
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Thanks, the only one I've heard of there is Lee Child. Are these suggestions thrillers, rather than detective, I'm really not fond of detective books.
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Anything by Louise voss and Mark Edwards Jane Corey Paul finch |
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I've just recently got into the thriller genre of books, I'm very much a beginner reader of this type of book so would like some recommendations. I've just read Girl on the Train and am currently reading Gone Girl. Nothing grisly please.
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The earlier Nicci French novels are worth checking out+ Elizabeth Haynes
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Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson, probably more a "boy" book as its involves spys but it has a real thriller grip about which isn't that common.
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After the Crash by Michel Bussi. This was recommended to me by one of the staff in Waterstones and it's a cracker.
A young woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash when she was a baby searches for her true identity with dangerous consequences. It can be a little far-fetched at times but it keeps you turning those pages. Headhunters by Jo Nesbo. A corporate headhunter is also an art thief in his spare time and makes the big mistake of stealing a painting from an ex-special forces operative whose special skill is tracking people. Very big mistake. Not as gruesome as the usual Nesbo tale but still has his usual twists and turns. |
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For an entry level reader J.K.'s Cormoran Strike novels aren't half bad.
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Tom Rob Smith's Child 44. Part of a trilogy although I found the first one the best, and it's well researched. Set in Stalin's USSR. Easy reading.
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For an entry level reader J.K.'s Cormoran Strike novels aren't half bad.
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If you're looking for thrillers that are not too gory and not detective novels, I recommend Mary Higgins Clark. Her books are easy, simple and straightforward, but they are good reads.
I also recommend Rosamund Lupton's Sister which is, in my opinion, heaps better then Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. |
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I read the cuckoo calling and thought it was awful. I love the harry potter books, but thought this was badly written tripe. Wouldnt waste my time on another one. It was the book for my book club and people seemed to love it or hate it, there was no real indifference.
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Try 'Deborah Bell' by Kate Lawrenson. Not too long but so well written, lots of twists like the girl on the train. It's 99p on kindle so worth a try
(I was going to recommend American psycho but it's very grisly!!)
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David Baldacci, C.J. Box, Robert Crais, Dennis LeHane, Lee Child (probably the easiest to get into), Harlen Coben (The Myron Bolitar years). That should keep you going for a while.
