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Here's what was featured in the January Big Thrill:

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Coming next month, a Between The Lines interview with Lisa Gardner, and the latest thrillers from Kelli Stanley, Cate Noble, Michael Palmer, Julie Compton, Eric Van Lustbader, Roger Smith, Carla Buckley, James Grippando, Gar Anthony Haywood, Lori Armstrong, Paula Graves, P.J. Parrish, P.A. Brown, Ken Mercer, Allison Brennan, Karen Harper, Blaize Clement, Sandra Parshall, Peter May, Robert S. Levinson and more. It's gonna be a thriller!

 

WATCHLIST: Two Serial Thrillers in One Killer Book!

watchlist-1.jpg Imagine a literary jam session with 22 of your favorite masters of pulse-pounding fiction and you have WATCHLIST: Two Serial Thrillers in One Killer Book. Jeffery Deaver conceived of the characters and put the plot into motion and Jim Fusilli leant a sharp editorial eye, finely orchestrating this chorus of suspense that includes such top writers as Lee Child, Joseph Finder, Lisa Scottoline, Gayle Lynds, P.J. Parrish and many others. Dramatic tension ties the novellas together as each thriller titan leads the reader down dark alleys and around blind corners, saving the fireworks for the climactic endings, also crafted by Jeffery Deaver.

The Chopin Manuscript, the original unique collaboration by 15 of the world's greatest thriller writers, launched the project. It introduces former war crimes investigator Harold Middleton, who is unaware that a forgotten work by Chopin in his possession contains a dark secret within its handwritten notes. His race to uncover the secret is obstructed by federal agents, assassins and a mysterious figure from the past known only as Faust.

Following closely on the gumshoe heals of The Chopin Manuscript, Harold Middleton returns in the explosive sequel, The Copper Bracelet.  Suspense builds layer by layer as each deft teller of tales shifts the action by adding unexpected twists.  Beginning with a day at the beach where all is not what it seems, an international terror plot sends Middleton careening from Nice to Moscow to Kashmir as he seeks to prevent nuclear war between India and Pakistan and the start of World War III.

This two-fisted tome has the chills, breakneck pacing, and diabolical switchbacks that thriller lovers have come to expect. Reading into the wee, small hours is practically guaranteed.

 

The Copper Bracelet on audio

copperbracelet_vert-small.jpgWritten by Jeffery Deaver, Gayle Lynds, David Hewson, Jim Fusilli, John Gilstrap, Joseph Finder, Lisa Scottoline, David Corbett, Linda Barnes, Jenny Siler, David Liss, P.J. Parrish, Brett Battles, Lee Child, Jon Land, James Phelan under the direction of project editor Jim Fusilli, THE COPPER BRACELET features former war crimes investigator Harold Middleton and his Volunteers once again. This time, they must crack a secretive conspiracy that not only threatens their lives, but the stability of the world. Their race against time will take them from London to the U.S. to Russia and beyond. And at the heart of it all is one question: what is the secret of the Copper Bracelet?

Go to http://www.audible.com/copper and download THE COPPER BRACELET today!

Monthly Book Giveaway

books2.jpgCongratulations to Charlotte Blessing, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Charlotte will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry, Back With Vengeance by C.J. Carver, Secrets to Die For by L.J. Sellers, Metal Gear Solid 2:  Sons of Liberty by Raymond Benson, God Machine by J.G. Sandom, Spy Games by Gina Robinson, Crimson by Jordan Summers, and Shoot to Thrill by Nina Bruhns.

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Here's what was featured in the December Big Thrill:

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Monthly Book Giveaway

books2.jpgCongratulations to Don Hurlbut, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Don will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including Silent Screams by C.E. Lawrence, First Contact by Patrick Woodrow, Stuff to Spy For by Don Bruns, House of War by Hamilton Wende, Hell's Kitchen Homicide by Charles Kipps, Shoot to Thrill by Nina Bruns, and Vampire Apocalypse [Fallout] by Derek Gunn.

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 Here's what was featured in the November edition of The Big Thrill.

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Coming next month, the latest thrillers from Vincent Zandri, Stephen Coonts, Gina Robinson, Bob Doerr, Al Roker & Dick Lochte, Deborah Shlian & Linda Reid, Patrick Woodrow and more.  It's gonna be a thriller!

Monthly Book Giveaway

books2.jpgCongratulations to Donna Basile, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Donna will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including The Stephen King Illustrated Companion by Bev Vincent, Judgement and Wrath by Matt Hilton, Wyatt's Revenge by H. Terrell Griffin, Tragic Magic by Laura Childs, Targets of Deception by Jeffrey Stephens, Killer Bunny Hill by Denise Robbins, Russian Roulette by Austin S. Camacho, Shoot to Thrill by Nina Bruhns, The Ghost Chronicles by Maureen Wood and Ron Kolek, Greensword by Donald J. Bingle, Sins of the Flesh by Caridad Piñeiro, and The Wrong Side of Dead by Jordan Dane.

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Here's what was featured in the October edition of The Big Thrill.

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Monthly Book Giveaway

books2.jpgCongratulations to Teresa McKinley, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Teresa will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including Pitch Black by Leslie Parrish, Black at Heart by Leslie Parrish, A Perfect Darkness by Jaime Rush, Shoot to Thrill by Nina Bruhns, Dark Road Home by Karen Harper, Losers Live Longer by Russell Atwood, The Test by Patricia Gussin, Black Friday by Alex Kava, Collision of Evil by John J. LeBeau, Eye of the Whale by Douglas Carlton Abrams, Dark Time by Dakota Banks, Personal Demons by Gregory Lamberson, Urge to Kill by John Lutz, and Rush Hour Rules by Huw Powell.

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Here's what was featured in the September edition of The Big Thrill. 

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Monthly Book Giveaway

books2.jpgCongratulations to Edward Benton, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Edward will received an assortment of signed thrillers including The Arms Maker of Berlin by Dan Fesperman, Ancient Laws by Jim Michael Hansen, The Rapture by Liz Jensen, Staging Death by Judith Cutler, The Price of Sanctuary by Gaylon Greer, Mexican Hat by Michael McGarrity, Tularosa by Michael McGarrity, A Dark Love by Margaret Carroll, Offworld by Robin Parrish, Working Stiff by Annelise Ryan, Vanilla Ride by Joe R. Lansdale, Southern Peril by T. Lynn Ocean, Face Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan, Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan, City of Fire by Thomas Fitzsimmons, Reclaim My Life by Cheryl Norman, and Dark Time Mortal Path, Book One by Dakota Banks.

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