Novelist Brad Thor has broken an exclusive news item that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar had been captured in Pakistan. Thor is a columnist on conservative site Big Government. As of now, the U.S. government has neither confirmed nor denied the news. In his post, Thor implied that the capture was the work of the […]
Production on New James Bond Film Suspended
The New York Times this week reported that production on the world’s ultimate perennial spy thriller, the new James Bond film starring Daniel Craig, has been suspended indefinitely. According to numerous sources, the source of the trouble is MGM’s pending sale. It appears that the longtime association between the studio and 22 previous bond films […]
David Baldacci’s New Thriller Enters Bestseller List
By Bella Wright on May 9, 2010 in New Book Releases, Political Thriller Books, Spy Thriller Books, Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Reviews
David Baldacci’s latest thriller, Deliver us from Evil, entered the LA Times bestsesller list at #3 last week despite lukewarm reviews. The prolific author has a had a string of hits since his debut, Absolute Power, and has created a sizable following over the past several years. Publisher Weekly’s take: “David Baldacci’s sequel to The […]
Best Thrillers: The Summer Reading List, Part 1
By Bella Wright on May 9, 2010 in Best Thriller Book Lists, New Book Releases, Political Thriller Books, Spy Thriller Books, Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Reviews
Already thinking about beach books for summer vacation? Consider these new and upcoming thrillers. Line of Succession, by William Tyree After a series of political assassinations throw Washington leadership into disarray, a group of Pentagon insiders begin retaliating against Islamic radicals abroad while several forces seemingly vie for control of the White House behind the […]
Polanski Delivers a Taut, Imperfect Thriller with Ghost Writer
By Bella Wright on May 3, 2010 in New Book Releases, Political Thriller Books, Thriller Movies, Thriller Reviews
Roman Polanski’s latest effort is based on Robert Harris’ controversial political thriller, The Ghost (British slang for “Ghostwriter”). The film opens ominously, with a BMW SUV seemingly abandoned on a wintertime ferry from Wood’s Hole, Massachusetts, to Martha’s Vineyard. Nearly as soon as the driver’s body washes up on the stormy beach, we learn through […]
Angelina Jolie as Rogue CIA Agent in New “Salt” Trailer
By Bella Wright on April 3, 2010 in Action Thriller Books, New Book Releases, Political Thriller Books, Spy Thriller Books, Thriller Movie Trailers, Thriller Movies
Ever get tired of movies about rogue CIA agents? Me neither. This time it’s Angelina Jolie as CIA agent Evelyn Salt. When Salt is accused of spying for the Russians, she goes on an unauthorized covert op to prove her patriotism and protect her husband. This looks to be a far more serious role than […]
Green Zone Book Heads to Movie Theaters
By Bella Wright on March 3, 2010 in Action Thriller Books, Military Thriller Books, New Book Releases, Thriller Movies
The new Matt Damon thriller, Green Zone, takes its inspiration from the nonfiction book Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone. Early reviews are favorable, and compare Damon’s character to his Jason Bourne counterpart. Here’s the official film synopsis: Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United […]
New Alex Berenson Thriller Hits Stores
By Bella Wright on February 24, 2010 in New Book Releases, Political Thriller Books, Spy Thriller Books, Thriller Book Reviews
Preorders for the new thriller from bestselling author Alex Berenson, The Midnight House, is on the bestseller list for the second week in a row. The Midnight House is currently #12 on the newest NY Times hardcover fiction bestseller list. A New York Times reporter inspired by his time as a correspondent in Iraq, Berenson […]
2009’s Most Satisfying Political Thrillers
By Bella Wright on December 4, 2009 in Best Thriller Book Lists, Political Thriller Books, Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Reviews
With the holiday season upon us, the year’s major political thrillers are now in wide release. The genre’s most prolific authors put out another bumper crop of assassins, rogue intelligence agents, dirty politicians and bleeding edge technology. Relative newcomers stormed the scene, finding more readers than ever thanks to Amazon’s Kindle. Here’s how our list […]
Is Glenn Beck Really the Oprah of Thrillers?
By Bella Wright on November 6, 2009 in Action Thriller Books, Military Thriller Books, Political Thriller Books, Spy Thriller Books, Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Reviews
A few weeks ago I posted a blog questioning the business wisdom of Vince Flynn’s association with Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Lielly (whoops – I mean O’Reilly). And while I realize that many of you disagreed with my assertion that Rush Limbaugh is too divisive of a figure for a mass market success like Vince […]