Tag Archives: Thrillers/General

Cobra

by Deon Meyer

“Meyer . . . vividly depicts the story of South Africa in his novels . . . The ones featuring Captain Griessel in particular…

The Cellar

by Minette Walters

“Reads like a recipe for evil and may well induce a nightmare or two . . . Sly pacing and a detached narrative voice…

Captain in Calico

by George Macdonald Fraser

From the author of the famous Flashman series, a standalone adventure novel about a fearless pirate in the eighteenth-century British West Indies.

The Bullet Trick

by Louise Welsh

“Delivers both the erotic tingle and the frisson of revulsion some of us feel when exploring a decadent subculture. . . . One of…

Bred in the Bone

by Christopher Brookmyre

“Explodes off the page . . . should cement Brookmyre’s reputation as one of today’s top Scottish crime writers.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

The Borrowed

by Chan Ho-Kei

An epic and award-winning crime novel, The Borrowed follows a preternaturally gifted Hong Kong police detective’s eventful career, delving deep into the city’s momentous…

The Boyfriend

by Thomas Perry

“There are probably only half a dozen suspense writers now alive who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks, vivid, sympathetic characters, and…

Blood Safari

by Deon Meyer

“Set mainly in the game preserves of South Africa, Meyer’s stellar stand-alone thriller delivers muscular prose with a hero to match. . . ….

The Bones Beneath

by Mark Billingham

The follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Dying Hours, The Bones Beneath is the twelfth Tom Thorne novel.

Black Widow

by Christopher Brookmyre

A brilliant surgeon stands trial for the murder of her newlywed husband in Scottish crime master Christopher Brookmyre’s latest thriller, a heart-pounding novel that dissects the darkest impulses of life online….