It's July and the heat is on! But if you think it's hot outside, just wait until you see the sizzling new thrillers featured in this month's Big Thrill. We've got 35 impossible-to-put-down novels from many of your favorite authors including Brad Thor, Karin Slaughter, John Gilstrap, and Heather Graham. And this month, author Jeremy Duns makes his debut with his new novel FREE AGENT.Don't expect your summer reading to cool down with these hot hits. Print the list and head over to your favorite bookstore. And while you're there, pick up a copy of THRILLER 2, the latest anthology from Jeffery Deaver, Lisa Jackson, R.L.Stine and many more, and edited by ThrillerMaster, Clive Cussler.
Happy July reading from your friends at International Thriller Writers
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Hot Off The Press
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- LOST THRONE by Chris Kuzneski
- ABANDON by Blake Crouch
- TRY FEAR by James Scott Bell
- HIGH CHICAGO by Howard Shrier
- KILL ZONE by Vicki Hinze
- NO MERCY by John Gilstrap
- GREEDY BONES by Carolyn Haines
- DARK TIME: MORTAL PATH by Dakota Banks
- HAUNT OF JACKALS by Eric Wilson
- MISSING MARK by Julie Kramer
- KILL HER AGAIN by Robert Gregory Browne
- FADE TO BLACK by Leslie Parrish
- SHANGHAIED by Eric Stone
- GRIPPED BY FEAR by John M. Wills
- HOUSE SECRETS by Mike Lawson
- TIMESCAPE by Robert Liparulo
- RED BLOODED MURDER by Laura Caldwell
- THE APOSTLE by Brad Thor
- BREAKPOINT by JoAnn Ross
- OUTCAST by Joan Johnston
- THE BONE FACTORY by Nate Kenyon
- THE ODDS by Kathleen George
- FUGITIVE by Phillip Margolin
- THE LAST RESORT by April Star
- UNDONE by Karin Slaughter
- THE DEVIL'S COMPANY by David Liss
- FREE AGENT by Jeremy Duns
- LEADEN SKIES by Ann Parker
- CRIMINAL KARMA by Steven M. Thomas
- FAN MAIL by P.D. Martin
- THE MISSING INK by Karen E. Olson
- DUST TO DUST by Heather Graham
- EVERYWHERE SHE TURNS by Debra Webb
- THE ESTUARY by Derek Gunn
- DEAD DOCKET by Mitchell Graham
- A Between The Lines interview with Jonathan Kellerman
- Plus International News from Mike Nicol in South Africa and Declan Burke in Ireland.
Coming next month, the latest thrillers from Erin Quinn, Nina Bruhns, Thomas Greanias, Glenn Cooper, Brandon Massey, Jennie Bentley, Joan Johnston, Gayle Carline, J.J. Cooper, Allyson Roy, Megan Kelley Hall, Teresa Burrell, Liz Jensen, and more. Plus a Between The Lines interview with bestselling thriller authors Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. It's gonna be a thriller!
Monthly Book Giveaway
Congratulations to Marilyn Amann, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Marilyn will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including Cold Black Hearts by Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Outcast by Joan Johnston, Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader, The Memory Collector by Meg Gardiner, The Shroud of Heaven by Sean Ellis, Leaden Skies: A Silver Rush Mystery by Ann Parker, The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu by Michael Stanley, Dead or Alive by Michael McGarrity, and Fugitive by Phillip Margolin.
All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. Click here to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.
Congratulations to Marilyn Amann, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Marilyn will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including Cold Black Hearts by Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Outcast by Joan Johnston, Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader, The Memory Collector by Meg Gardiner, The Shroud of Heaven by Sean Ellis, Leaden Skies: A Silver Rush Mystery by Ann Parker, The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu by Michael Stanley, Dead or Alive by Michael McGarrity, and Fugitive by Phillip Margolin.All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. Click here to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.
When some of the top thriller writers in the world came together in Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night, they became a part of one of the most successful short-story anthologies ever published. The highly anticipated Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down is even bigger. From Jeffery Deaver's tale of international terrorism to Lisa Jackson's dysfunctional family in the California wine country to Ridley Pearson's horrifying serial killer, this collection has something for everyone. Twenty-three bestselling and hot new authors in the genre have submitted original stories to make up this unforgettable blockbuster.Clive Cussler takes the editorial helm from James Patterson in this follow-up to Thriller (2006). This volume again features another impressive line-up of crime writers, some household names (Phillip Margolin, Ridley Pearson) and some lesser-knowns (Javier Sierra, Harry Hunsicker). All are members of the International Thriller Writers, the organization that came up with the concept for the series. What's different in this second compilation is that this time most of the familiar authors leave their established characters at home and strike out in new directions. So while David Hewson delivers a taut, exciting story, it isn't about his Roman detective Nic Costa. Thrillers are not an easy genre to define, as Cussler points out in his introduction, as it has more to do with pace than with plot. But that's good news for readers, who will enjoy such diverse story types as international intrigue (Jeffrey Deaver's "The Weapon"), suspense (Hewson's "The Circle"), and even a blend of political thriller and science fiction (Kathleen Antrim's "Through a Veil Darkly"). An entertaining collection. -- Mary Frances Wilkens, Booklist
Thriller 2, Stories You Just Can't Put Down is available in bookstores and online.
Here's what was featured in the June Edition of the Big Thrill
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- RUSSIAN ROULETTE by Austin S. Camacho
- TRUST NO ONE by Gregg Hurwitz
- THE SHROUD OF HEAVEN by Sean Ellis
- RED HOT LIES by Laura Caldwell
- THE DOOMSDAY KEY by James Rollins
- BENEATH BONE LAKE by Colleen Thompson
- PERSONAL EFFECTS: DARK ART by J.C. Hutchins & Jordan Weisman
- RETURN TO ME by Christy Reece
- THE BOURNE DECEPTION by Eric Van Lustbader
- BREWED, CRUDE AND TATTOOED by Sandra Balzo
- COLD BLACK HEARTS by Jeffrey J. Mariotte
- SECOND DEATH OF GOODLUCK TINUBU by Michael Stanley
- LITTLE LAMB LOST by Margaret Fenton
- PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S SECRET by Steven Wilson
- PULSE by Jeremy Robinson
- DIE FOR YOU by Lisa Unger
- BACK TO LIFE by Linda O. Johnston
- THE HUMAN DISGUISE by James O'Neal
- DEEP DOWN by Karen Harper
- QUIET TEACHER by Arthur Rosenfeld
- THE CHEATER by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
- CHILD FINDER by Mike Angley
- ONE SCREAM AWAY by Kate Brady
- THE THIRD SECRET by Michael Parker
- MURPHY'S LAW by Rebecca Sinclair
- MEMORY COLLECTOR by Meg Gardiner
- KEEPER OF LIGHT AND DUST by Natasha Mostert
- QUARANTINED by Joe McKinney
- KILLING RED by Henry Perez
- CITY OF FIRE by Thomas Fitzsimmons
- THE WELLWISHERS by Richard Fountain
- THE NUDE by Dorothy McFalls
- FROZEN FIRE by Bill Evans & Marianna Jameson
- MEDUSA by Clive Cussler & Paul Kemprecos
- A Between The Lines in-depth interview with bestselling thriller author David Baldacci
- Plus International News from Mike Nicol in South Africa, Russel McLean in the UK, and Declan Burke in Ireland.
Monthly Book Giveaway
Congratulations to Jon Butters, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Jon will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including The Third Secret by Michael Parker, Back to Life by Linda O. Johnston, DNA by W. Craig Reed, The Night Watchman by Mark Mynheir, Stranger in Paradise by Jackie Griffey, Quarantined by Joe McKinney, Strong Enough to Die by Jon Land, Dead Men's Dust by Matt Hilton, Face of Betrayal by Lis Wiehl, Deep Down by Karen Harper, She Loves Me Not by Wendy Corsi Staub, Dead Before Dark by Wendy Corsi Staub, and One Scream Away by Kate Brady.
All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. Click here to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.
Congratulations to Jon Butters, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Jon will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including The Third Secret by Michael Parker, Back to Life by Linda O. Johnston, DNA by W. Craig Reed, The Night Watchman by Mark Mynheir, Stranger in Paradise by Jackie Griffey, Quarantined by Joe McKinney, Strong Enough to Die by Jon Land, Dead Men's Dust by Matt Hilton, Face of Betrayal by Lis Wiehl, Deep Down by Karen Harper, She Loves Me Not by Wendy Corsi Staub, Dead Before Dark by Wendy Corsi Staub, and One Scream Away by Kate Brady.All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. Click here to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.
The International Thriller Writers proudly announces its nominees for the 2009 Thriller Awards.BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR
Hold Tight by Harlan Coben
The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver
The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross
The Last Patriot by Brad Thor
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Calumet City by Charlie Newton
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Criminal Paradise by Steven Thomas
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
The Killer's Wife by Bill Floyd
BEST SHORT STORY
Between the Dark and the Daylight (Ellery Queen Magazine) by Tom Piccirilli
Last Island South (Ellery Queen Magazine) by John C. Boland
The Edge of Seventeen (The Darker Mask) by Alexandra Sokoloff
The Point Guard (Killer Year Anthology) by Jason Pinter
Time of the Green (Killer Year Anthology) by Ken Bruen
THRILLERMASTER AWARD
David Morrell honoring his influential body of work
SILVER BULLET AWARD
Brad Meltzer for his outstanding charitable contributions
Dollar General Literacy Foundation for its longstanding support of literacy and education
The Thriller Awards Banquet & Presentation is an event you don't want to miss. Register now for ThrillerFest 2009!
Recipients will be recognized and winners announced at ThrillerFest 2009, July 8-11, Grand Hyatt, NYC. The Thriller Awards Banquet will be held Saturday July 11. For more information, registration and tickets, visit www.thrillerwriters.org.
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ITW's annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals.
For 2009, we're in the heart of New York in July, with two special add-on events, CraftFest and AgentFest, where authors of all levels can meet the professionals.
ThrillerFest 2009 will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. There are limited rooms available at our 2009 conference rate. As soon as you register, please make your hotel reservation--don't wait! Once our block of rooms is filled, there will be no space available at the conference rate. You must be registered for the conference before making a hotel reservation. Please call the Hyatt at 1-800-233-1234 for reservations.
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