Good Suspense/Thriller Books

[C.I.C.C.I]

Hardback
395 pages
Copyright 1999
ISBN 0-671-02319-5

TRANSFER OF POWER - VINCE FLYNN



What if America’s most powerful leader was also its prime target?

Vince Flynn’s shattering thriller, Term Limits, soared onto national bestseller lists and marked the emergence of a new master of political fiction in the same league as Tom Clancy. In USA Today , Larry King called Term Limits “a page-turning read,” while critics and readers nationwide praised its riveting premise of Washinton undersiege --- a scenario made chillingly real by this superb storyteller. Now, Flynn infiltrates America’s power structure at its very core, in a new novel that places the president of the United states in the direct line of terrorist fire.

TRANSFER OF POWER

On a busy Washington morning, amid the shuffle of tourists and the brisk rush of government officials, the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has descended on the Exectuive Mansion, and gained access by means of a violent massacre that has left dozens of innocent bystanders murdered. Through the quick actions of the Secret Service, the president is evacuated to his underground bunker, but not before almost one hundred hostages are taken.

While the politicians and military leaders argue over how to negotiate with the terrorists, one man is sent in to break through the barrage of panicked responses and political agendas surrounding the chaotic crisis. Mitch Rapp, the CIA’S top counterterrorism operatvie, makes his way into the White House and soon discovers that the president is not as safe as Washintgon’s power elite had thought. Moving stealthily among the corridors and secret passageways of the White House, stepping terrifyingly close to the enemy, Rapp scrambles to save the hostages before the terrorists can extract the president from the safety of his bunker. In a race against time, Rapp makes a chiling discovery that could rock Washington to its core: someone within his own government is maneuvering in hopes that his rescue attempt will fail.

With the cracking tension and explosive action that made Term Limits “a roller-coaster, edge-of-your-seat thriller” (Minneapolis Star Tribune), Vince Flynn delivers TRANSFER OF POWER --- a blockbuster novel that carries us just beyond today’s headlines.

[nozmail]

The trilogy of Red Dragon , Silence of the Lambs and of course Hannibal all by Thomas Harris ..... lecter is just pure class..

is hannibal rising good too?

[C.I.C.C.I]

Paperback
402 pages
Copyright 2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-671-04732-0
ISBN-10: 0-671-04732-9


THE THIRD OPTION - VINCE FLYNN

When diplomacy has failed and military intervention is deemed inappropriate, our leaders sometimes take
THE THIRD OPTION

CIA counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp falls prey to government forces with an agenda of their own after Dr. Irene Kennedy is named the successor to dying CIA director Thomas Stansfield --- a choice that enrages many inside the world's most powerful intelligence agency. Her detractors will resort to extreme measures to prevent her from taking the reins --- which makes Rapp an expendable asset. But which Mitch Rapp is no one's pawn, and he will stop at nothing to find out who has set him up.

[sonseeker]

the woods by harlan coben

the girls he adored by jonathan nasaw

[C.I.C.C.I]

Hardback
Large print
520 pages
ISBN 1-518724-196-X
Copyright 2001

SEPARATION OF POWER - VINCE FLYNN

CIA director Thomas Stansfield is dead --- a fact many individuals in and around Washington, D.C. are pleased to hear. But their happiness proves to be short-lived once they learn that Stansfield's successor is the late Director's close friend and protege, Dr. Irene Kennedy. Her plan of action is to pursue the very goals Stansfield established --- something Stansfield's fiercest enemies don't want to hear. And something they refuse to accept.

Meanwhile, Israel has discovered that Saddam Hussein is close to entering the nuclear arms race --- and they've vowed to stop the Iraqi madman before he can get his hands on the ultimate weapon. With the Middle East teetering on the precipice of chaos and devastation, the president of the United States is forced to act. The commander in chiefs secret weapon? None other than the CIA's top counterterrorism operative, Mitch Rapp. Israel has given the United States only two weeks to take the nukes out. After that, they'll do whatever it takes to destroy the weapons themselves. With the haunting specter of World War III looming, Rapp races against time and impossible odds --- navigating the deadly alleys of Baghdad, tearing through the corruption-riddled streets of Washington, D.C., and taking drastic measures against anyone who gets in his way.

[wonder_chaser]

books by Agatha Christie, Patricia Cornwell, Anne Rice, James Patterson, Mary Higgins Clark top my list for good suspense/thriller books.

pero sige bibili na rin ako ng books ni John Sanford, try lang although i remember i already read one of his 'Prey' books.

[ricin]

If you are looking for some good thriller/suspense boks, books by James Patterson , second on the list of best paid authors in the world and callled "the man who can’t miss" by Time Magazine, are good ones as well as John Grisham's.

[C.I.C.C.I]

Hardback
372 pages
ISBN:0-7434-5395-6
Copyright 2003


EXECUTIVE POWER - VINCE FLYNN

CIA superagent Mitch Rapp battles global terrorism in a high-octane follow-up to The New York Times bestselling Separation of Power --- another chilling authentic adventure from the master of the political thriller.

Mitch Rapp's cover has been blown. After leading a team of commandos deep into Iraq to prevent Saddam Hussein from joining the nuclear arms race, he was publicly hailed by the president as the single most important person in the fight against terrorism. But after years of working covertly behind the scenes, Rapp now lives in the glare of the public spotlight, lauded by the nation and an easy target for virtually every terrorist from Jakarta to London.

As special advisor on counterterrorism to CIA director Dr. Irene Kennedy, Rapp is ready to fight the war on terrorism from CIA headquarters rather than the front line. That is, until a platoon of Navy SEALs, sent to the Philippines to save an American family kindnapped by radical Islamic terrorists, is caught in a deadly ambush. The mission had bee too secret --- so who told the enemy? All evidence points to the State Department and the Philippine embassy. But a greater threat still lurks. An unknown asassin working closely with the highest powers in the Middle East is bent on igniting war. Now, with the world watching his every move, will Rapp be able to overcome this anonymous for and once again keep the flames of war from raging?

Transporting us into an intriguing geopolitical puzzle of deadly motives, covert operatives, and all the true-to-life insider detail we've cpme to expect from Vince Flynn, Executive Power is a high-flying story that delivers shattering suspense with the velocity of a 9mm bullet.

[slinky08]

books ni Ridley Pearson especially yun Lou Boldt series. detective-csi type of fiction sya.

[NeoXGarde]

Well, you guys might as well try Anne Rice Son's Novels, Christopher Rice.

Im Reading The Snow Garden. ^_^

[coldhearted]

^^^ up ,up

[lukas_d_gr8]

Some of agatha christie's short stories are disturbing

[nek_02]

Para maiba naman, this one is a non-fiction book I finished just recently.

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

(He's the same author of Into the Wild, the book from which the movie of the same title starring Emile Hirsch and directed by Sean Penn was based.)

It is the author's personal account of what is believed to be the greatest climbing disaster on Mt. Everest in the summer of 1996. Krakauer was a member of a commercial expedition that was scheduled to summit Everest on May 10, 1996 while on assignment for Outside magazine.

It's an easy read, suspenseful, difficult to put down, and very tragic. The fact that it is a true story definitely adds more thrills and scares.

[supertouring]

all this authors that i mentioned are highly recommended1. david baldacci 2. philip margolin 3. nancy taylor rosenburg 4. tom clancy 5. robert ludlum 6. richard clark 7. vince flynn 8. daniel silva 9. micheal connelly 10. frederick forsyth 11. gayle lynds 12. jeffrey deaver 13. stephen white 14. richard north patterson 15. john sanford 16. sandra brown 17. steve martini 18. john grisham 19. irish johansenn 20. margaret truman 21. james patterson 22. john sanford 23. joel rosenburg 24 sydney sheldon you guys might also want to recommend some good ones

[supertouring]

Currently love:

John Sandford: almost have all of his books.
Jonthan Kellerman: I like that his main character is a child psychologist. He develops his characters well.
John Katzenbach: Love how he writes. I've only read one of his books (The Madman's Tale) and its only flaw was Katzenbach didn't give a good enough motive for his bad guy to do the things he did (which to me is a cop-out.)
Dennis LeHane: Love this use of analogies and sense of humor.

Not too fond of:

Michael Connelly: don't really like his writing style, too dry (although I'm currently reading his "City of Bones").
Richard North Patterson: Don't like writing style; plot has too many loopholes. Bored to tears with the fews books of his I've read.
Ken Follett: So-so. I'd probably read his books if I didn't have any other choice.

I still haven't convinced myself to buy a book suspense/thriller book by a female author. Just have a feeling that when it comes to this genre, males write better.

try nancy taylor rosenburg and sandra brown, gayle lynds books

[doggonegirl]

Okay yung kay Kathy Reichs. Forensic thriller. One good thing, hindi bogus yung forensic procedures niya kasi she herself is a forensic anthropoligist. If you watch Bones, based sa novels niya yun. Same main character - Temperance Brennan. The books are way better. Boes is lame, IMO. I can't even stand watching it. LOL

John Grisham is okay. Kaya lang kapag marami ka nang nabasa na works niya, parang monotonous na yung novels niya. Pero it's very thrilling. Like Reichs, di din bogus kasi Grisham is a former lawyer.

I've read one Sheldon novel- Doomsday Conspiracy. Overall, tight book siya but I totally hated the cop-out and preachy ending. Dinaig pa ang Wizard of Oz sa deus ex machina ending. Okay na sana, ang ganda ng flow. Sinira ng ending.

Stephen King - I read his From the Buick 8 and honestly, I didn't like it at all. Nagsayang lang ako ng oras na nagbasa. Aside from the constant use of flowery words and long-winding sentences, walang pinatunguhan yung story. Masmaganda pa yung teen horror na Are you afraid of the dark na kuwentuhan ng teenagers kesa doon. So after than I never bothered reading his books again

[beybes1708]

Trick of Light - David Hunt
The Donor - Frank Robinson
The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
basically anything (esp. Lake House, The Jester) by James Patterson <--this guy is the man! next to Dan Brown of course.

[trizara]

i'm currently re-reading 2005 thriller "Lovely Bones" of Alice Sebold. it's quite depressing yet a good read. actually, it's now the newest movie of Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson to be shown on December. you may watch the trailer here...

[C.I.C.C.I]

Some of agatha christie's short stories are disturbing

In what way? Care to elaborate?

[C.I.C.C.I]

hardback
429 pages
Copyright 2007
ISBN 978-0-525-95029-5

THE SANCTUARY - RAYMOND KHOURY

In the powerful new thriller from the author of the international bestseller THE LAST TEMPLAR, a genetecist and a CIA agent embark one a deadly quest to find the most dangerous book in the world and discover a secret that has destroyed everyone in its path for centuries.


Naples, 1750. In the dead of night, three men with swords burst into the palazzo of a marquis. Their leader, the Prince of San Severo, accuses him of being an imposter, and demands to know a secret only the marquis harbors. In the fight that ensues, the false marquis escapes over the rooftops of Naples, leaving behind a burning palazzo and a raging prince now obsessed with finding his quarry at any cost.


Baghdad,2003. An army unit on a routine mission makes a horrifying discovery: state-of-the-set, concealed lab where dozens--men, women, children --- have died, the subjects of gruesome experiments. The mysteriota scientist they were after, a man believed to be working on a bioweapon and known only as the hakeem --- the doctor --- escapes, taking with him the startling truth about his work. A puzzling clue is left behind: a circular symbol of a snake feeding on its own tail.

As the power of the symbol comes to light, revealing the centuries of destruction left in its wake, one unsuspecting woman stands at the centre of a conspiracy that could change the world forever. In the masterful hands of international bestseller Raymond Khoury, The Sanctuary delivers the same rapid-fire suspense and provocative scholarship that made The Last Templar a coast-to-coast blockbuster.