1. THE SECRET AGENT – Joseph Conrad Mr. Verloc is an anarchist, British police snitch, and spy whose Russian masters order him to bomb London. Is he the novel’s protagonist, antagonist, or something in between? Though the book was published in 1907 and set in 1886, it mines a key issue that plagues us […]
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Top 10 Political Crime Fiction Thrillers
Top 10 Political Crime Fiction Thrillers I required three things of a novel for inclusion as a “Top 10 Political Crime Fiction Thriller.” First, there must be a crime that the reader can attempt to solve. A known suspect and a thrilling chase, à la many espionage thrillers, don’t cut it. Second, the setting or […]
Top Ten Family Thrillers
(Editor’s Note: Author Jenny Milchman, shares her top ten thrillers which revolve around families, from Harlan Coben to Greg Iles. Note only is Milchman an accomplished author, but her blog pieces about everything from thrillers to the craft of writing have entertained and informed legions of readers) You know how somebody will say something and […]