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message 1: by MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian (new)

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-Suspense and nothing but suspense: white-knuckle entertainment
-Legal thrillers: letter of the law
-Espionage: on beyond Bond
-Bio/medical thrillers: a healthy way to die
-Action and adventure: tales of testosterone
-Techno-thrillers: technology run amok


message 2: by MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian (last edited Jul 04, 2009 12:24PM) (new)

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SUSPENSE AND NOTHING BUT SUSPENSE:WHITE KNUCKLE ENTERTAINMENT

CLASSICS:
Along Came a Spider Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
Where Are the Children by Mary Higgins Clark

MORE GREAT READS:
Absolute Power by David Baladacci
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Eight by Katerine Neville
Fast Forward by Judy Mercer
Fatal Gift by H. Michael Frase
The Girl Next Door by Patricia MacDonald
The Kill Clause by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
The Killing Floor by Lee Child
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Night of Reunion by Michael Allegretto
Paranoia by Joseph Finder
The Patroits Club by Christopher Reich
See Jane Run by Joy Fielding
The Survior's Club by Lisa Gardner
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
The Temple Legacy by Steve Berry
Term Limits by Vince Flynn


message 3: by MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian (last edited Jul 04, 2009 12:52PM) (new)

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LEGAL THRILLERS: LETTER OF THE LAW

After Dark by Philip Margolin
The Case of the Velvet Claws by Earle Stanely Gardner
Compeling Evidence by Steve Martini
The Defense by D.W. Buffa
Degree of Guilt by Richard North Patterson
Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline
The Firm by John Grisham
Hard Eveidence by John T. Lescroat
Hostile Witness by William Lashner
Motion of Suppress by Perri O'Shaughbessy
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turrow


message 4: by MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian (last edited Jul 04, 2009 01:02PM) (new)

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ESPIONAGE: ON BEYOND BOND

A Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
Above Suspicion by Helen MacInnes
AKA Jane by Maureen Tan
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
The Brothehood of the Rose by David Morell
Casino Royale By Ian Fleming
Charlie M by Brian Freemantle
The Company:A Novel of the CIA by Robert Littell
The The Cutout by Francine Mathews
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Gentleman's Game by Greg Rucka
The Ipcress File by Len Deighton
The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
Masquerade by Gayle Lynds
Night Soliders by Alan Furst
The Quiller Memorandum by Adam Hall
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman



message 5: by MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian (last edited Jul 04, 2009 01:08PM) (new)

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BIO/MEDICAL THRILLERS: A HEALTHY WAY TO DIE

Bad Medicine by Eileen Dreyer
The Blood Artist by Chuck Hogan
Coma by Robin Cook
Critical Judgement by Michael Palmer
The First Horseman by John Case
The Fourth Procedure by Stanley Pottinger
Harvest by Tess Gerritsen
Isolation Ward by Joshua Spanogle


message 6: by MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian (last edited Jul 04, 2009 01:21PM) (new)

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ACTION AND ADVENTURE: TALES OF TESTOSTERONE


Blue Ice by Hammond Innes
The Guns Of Navarone by Alistair MacLean
Hawke by Ted Bell
Ice Station by Matthew J. Reilly
The Lieutenants by W.E.B. Griffin
The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor
Map of Bones by James Rollins
Night of the Fox by Jack Higgins
The Ninth Buddha by Daniel Easterman
Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler
Riptide by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs
Rogue Warriors II: The Red Cell by Richard Marcinko
The Rose of Tibet by Lionel Davidson
Vulcan's Forge by Jack B. Du Brul





message 7: by MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian (last edited Jul 04, 2009 01:28PM) (new)

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TECHNO-THRILLERS: TECHNOLOGY RUN AMOK

Choosers of the Slain by James H. Cobb
Deep Sound Channell by Joe Buff
Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts
Flight of the Old Dog by Dale Brown
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Nimitz Class by Patrick Robinson
Pandora's Clock by John J. Nance
Red Phoenix by Larry K. Bond



message 8: by Roxanne (new)

Roxanne (roxannebcb) | 1 comments I add "The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo" to the techno thriller list. But it is more than just your average techno thriller.

MJ wrote: "TECHNO-THRILLERS: TECHNOLOGY RUN AMOK

Choosers of the Slain by James H. Cobb
Deep Sound Charmed by Joe Buff
Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts
Flight of the Old Dog by Dale Brown
T..."





message 9: by KrisT (new)

KrisT I have read a few:
CLASSICS:
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
Where Are the Children by Mary Higgins Clark

MORE GREAT READS:

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Eight by Katerine Neville
The Girl Next Door by Patricia MacDonald
See Jane Run by Joy Fielding

The Firm by John Grisham

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum which I loved. I have a bunch more on my tbr pile! I am way behind on this subject.


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