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GERMLINE, by T. C. McCarthy

October 20, 2011

FAST-PACED MILITARY science fiction with a vividly drawn future setting. Fights, explosions, adrenaline galore!

Grade: SOLID B

GERMLINE
Orbit
2011

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THE NIGHTMARE THIEF, by Meg Gardiner

September 15, 2011

PAMPERED RICH KIDS on an adventure game turned deadly find help from an intrepid shrink, EMT in tense thriller.

Grade: SOLID B

THE NIGHTMARE THIEF
Penguin Group
2011

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THE OMEGA THEORY, by Mark Alpert

August 18, 2011

QUANTUM PHYSICS THRILLER is an over-the-top pageturner; THE DA VINCI CODE meets A BEAUTIFUL MIND, maybe?

Grade: SOLID B

THE OMEGA THEORY
Simon and Schuster
2011

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PROPHECY, by S. J. Parris

August 9, 2011

ELIZABETHAN THRILLER STARS philosopher Giordano Bruno as sleuth; rich in details of court life, low on thrills. B MINUS

Grade: B MINUS

PROPHECY: AN HISTORICAL THRILLER
Doubleday
2011

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THE NOMINATION, by William G. Tapply

June 21, 2011

THE LAST THRILLER from the late, great William G. Tapply may lack polish, but has suspense and sizzle to spare.

Grade: SOLID B

THE NOMINATION
Skyhorse
2011

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THE DEATH INSTINCT, by Jed Rubenfeld

June 19, 2011

AMBITIOUS HISTORICAL THRILLER begins with interesting premise, but tries too hard and ends up over the top.

Grade: B MINUS

THE DEATH INSTINCT
Riverhead
2011

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THE GODS OF GREENWICH, by Norb Vonnegut

May 21, 2011

TENSE, TAUT FINANCIAL THRILLER from Norb Vonnegut is set in the rarefied world of global hedge fund skulduggery.

Grade: B PLUS

THE GODS OF GREENWICH
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2011

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THE TRIAL, by Larry Thompson

May 10, 2011

MEDICAL/LEGAL THRILLER’S timely Big Pharma theme, vivid courtroom detail are sadly undermined by clunky prose.

Grade: B MINUS

THE TRIAL
St. Martin's
2011

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HEARTSTONE, by C. J. Sansom

April 12, 2011

GRAND TUDOR EPIC is also a tightly plotted mystery/thriller, and sheer page-turning delight for history buffs!

Grade: B PLUS

HEARTSTONE
Viking
2011

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FOURTH DAY, by Zoƫ Sharp

March 30, 2011

TENSE, COMPLEX THRILLER, the 8th to feature elite security agent Charlie Fox, finds her taking on a deadly cult.

Grade: B PLUS

FOURTH DAY
Pegasus
2011

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