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Best Thriller Books of 2024

Thriller Book Awards: The 2025 BestThrillers.com Book Awards Are Accepting Submissions

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The 2025 edition of the BestThrillers.com Book Awards, the world’s only thriller book award series specifically devoted to recognizing amazing mystery and thriller novels across 15 popular sub-genres, is now accepting submissions. This year, seventy-six (76) deserving authors will be recognized for their outstanding achievements in fiction writing. The 2025 Overall Book of the Year Winner will receive $1000 in cash, the iconic BestThrillers.com gold-and-black […]

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The Torus Run, an Essential Hard Sci-Fi Thriller by Harry Buck

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The Bottom Line: A daring and essential thriller that belongs on the shelf of every hard sci-fi fan. The Torus Run begins in near-future San Francisco, where society’s elite walk with AI “Twins” –  digital doppelgängers embedded in smart glasses that serve as coaches, confidants and much more – while millions lose their jobs. Despite an age of gleaming innovation, danger lurks around every corner.  Against the

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Brad Thor

Authors Like Brad Thor: If You Love Thor’s Scot Harvath Series, You Might Enjoy These Books

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Brad Thor is the author of an incredible Scot Harvath books. And since the debut of his first novel in 2002, Brad Thor has become the gold standard for fans of military fiction, terrorism thrillers and political thrillers. But what happens when ravenous fans polish off Thor’s terrific back catalogue? I’m often asked by fans: who are the best writers like Brad Thor? This list

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Extraterrestrial Noir, an Unforgettable Comedic Thriller by Rich Leder

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The Bottom Line: Don’t miss this bawdy sci-fi thriller. Leder spins regular doses of sex, aliens and teen heroism into an unforgettable idiosyncratic comedic gem.  Extraterrestrial Noir opens on the night of a forecasted meteor shower in suburban New Jersey. The Devine family — husband Connie, wife Maggie, brother Danny and uber-intellectual 12-year-old daughter Mike – gather in the front yard in the hours before dawn to catch a glimpse

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Never Flinch, a New Holly Gibney Crime Thriller by Stephen King

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The Bottom Line: A propulsive crime thriller that intertwines obsession, morality and the fragile line between justice and revenge. In Never Flinch, Stephen King returns to the crime thriller format that has produced some of his most brilliant novels – Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, The Institute (see where the novel ranks among King’s best books). As usual, he reveals the identity of his villain early

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Welcome to Cottonmouth, an Explosive Action Thriller by Jay S. Bell

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The Bottom Line: An explosive, over-the-top, series-worthy action thriller set in a world that feels completely fresh. Jay S. Bell’s debut thriller opens in a devastated Arizona biker bar. Devlin Mahoney calmly shuffles playing cards while guns, blood spatter, cooling corpses and busted furnishings lay all around him. His CIA handler offers him two options: risk arrest and Arizona’s death penalty, or take a job

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The Summer of Haight, an Electrifying Debut Thriller by George Petersen

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The Bottom Line: An electrifying debut that is part murder mystery, part psychological thriller, and most of all, a memorable plunge into the dark soul of the Summer of Love.  The Summer of Haight begins as British expatriate and San Francisco attorney Longfellow finds himself in the vibrant tide of the 1967 Summer of Love. While the city explodes in psychedelic colors, free love, and anti-establishment fervor,

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The Best Vatican Thriller Books of All Time

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Looking for a pulse-pounding novel that involves the Vatican, the pope and perhaps a conspiracy theory or two? When it comes to high-stakes suspense, few settings deliver like the Vatican. With its centuries-old secrets, hidden chambers, and power struggles cloaked in ritual, it’s the perfect backdrop for some of the most pulse-pounding thrillers ever written. The fact that the pope is the leader of over

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The Lincoln Lawyer Books in Order (Including Bosch Series)

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Looking for a list of all the Lincoln Lawyer books in order? We’ve done all the hard work for you by detailing not only the Lincoln Lawyer books featuring Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller, but also the numerous Harry Bosch series books in which Haller makes an appearance. Our list is for Lincoln Lawyer completionists – fans who want to not only read all the

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Book Marketing Strategies 2025: What Publishers and Authors Say Works Now

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How are mystery and thriller books being marketed? To discover the latest book marekting strategies, we surveyed over 1,000 authors, publishers and publicists representing mystery and thriller titles. Combined with third-party research, the results are never-before-seen insights into changing book formats, marketing channels, roles within book marketing teams and more. In our fourth such survey over the past five years, we’ve seen some striking shifts

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