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2011 Best of Fiction: Thrillers (page 3)


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Cover art for THE GENTLEMEN'S HOUR
FICTION
Released: Aug. 2, 2011

The Southern California kingpin of the surf-and-drugs thriller should extend his popular domain with this novel. Read full book review >
Cover art for TRACKERS
FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2011

"A first-rate thriller; a touch slow to get going, but hard to apply the brakes to once it gets rolling."
Oh, what a tangled web those rhinos weave: South African mystery maven Meyers returns with a complex tale of intrigue and mayhem most satisfying. Read full book review >
Cover art for REAMDE
FICTION
Released: Sept. 20, 2011

"Who'll prevail? We don't know till the very end, thanks to Stephenson's knife-sharp skills as a storyteller. An intriguing yarn--most geeky, and full of satisfying mayhem."
Who lives by the joystick dies by the joystick: Noir futurist Stephenson (Anathem, 2008, etc.) returns to cyberia with this fast-moving though sprawling techno-thriller. Read full book review >