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2011 Best of Fiction: Thrillers (page 2)


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Cover art for THE INFORMANT
FICTION
Released: May 5, 2011

"Beneath the sky-high body count, the twisty plot is powered by Perry's relentless focus on the question of where the next threat is coming from and how to survive it."
Twenty years after a trio of lowlifes forced him out of retirement (Sleeping Dogs, 1992, etc.), the Butcher's Boy is back. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: June 1, 2011

"A terrific, believable novel about the intersection of politics, ethics and finance."
Ignatius (The Increment, 2009, etc.) continues his series of top-notch CIA thrillers with this fast-paced new entry. Read full book review >
Cover art for VERY BAD MEN
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011

"The rare crime novel with something for everyone who reads crime fiction."
A second mind-bending case for Ann Arbor editor David Loogan that begins just as simply and ominously and takes the reader on just as wild a journey. Read full book review >
Cover art for EYES WIDE OPEN
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011

"Readers who wear pacemakers will want to check their batteries before they open the book."
Inspired by the death of the author's nephew, this is a grim psychological thriller sure to shock readers. Read full book review >
Cover art for THICK AS THIEVES
FICTION
Released: July 26, 2011

"It's not every day genre prose gets that kind of polish (Red Cat, 2007, etc.)."
Techno thieves fall out. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE WOODCUTTER
FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2011

"Near the end, a character refers to the fate of "the dreadful, drab English." There's nothing drab about this dark and compelling novel, although some of its characters are dreadful human beings."
A grim-dandy psychological thriller about betrayal and revenge set in England. Read full book review >