When reviewing our candidates for best psychological thrillers, we looked for movies that (a) made a lasting impression on us personally, (b) were critical and/or box offices hits and (c) sustained a sense of gripping unease and dread throughout the entire film without resorting to cheesy conventions. And of course, these films had to have […]
Best Thriller Book Lists
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The 10 Best Crime Thrillers Set in Los Angeles
By Bella Wright on October 3, 2009 in Action Thriller Books, Best Thriller Book Lists, Crime Thriller Books, Police Procedural Books
When it comes to staging crime thrillers, the stories almost always take place in New York, New Jersey, Chicago or Las Vegas. Think about it. A significant portion of heist and gangster films involve the mafia as central or ancillary characters, making those places are practically automatic. Even when there isn’t a gangster component, you’ve […]
Top 10 CIA Movies
By Bella Wright on September 27, 2009 in Best Thriller Book Lists, Political Thriller Books, Spy Thriller Books, Thriller Movies, True Espionage Books
Hardly a year goes by without a juicy international incident involving the CIA. Plotting to overthrow foreign governments. Using illegal interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists. Secret assassination squads. With so many real-life scandals, it’s no wonder that screenwriters love to feature protagonists from “The Company.” With that said, my current Top 10 list features not […]