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The English Teacher Reflects: Thrillers

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast looks at the loosely defined category known as the thriller. Originally called the sensation novel, and often grouped with the mystery or the action/adventure categories, the thriller is more a set of tropes and motifs than it is a specific genre; nobody can really define it, but everyone knows one when they see it. Anyway, here are some pretty good ones.
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The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost)
The 6 Messiahs
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Mark Frost
61 Hours (Lee Child)
61 Hours
2
Lee Child
Airport (Arthur Hailey)
Airport
3
Arthur Hailey
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
4
Dan Brown
Archangel (Robert Harris)
Archangel
5
Robert Harris
Assignment in Brittany (Helen Macinnes)
Assignment in Brittany
6
Helen Macinnes
At Risk (Stella Rimington)
At Risk
7
Stella Rimington
Background to Danger (Eric Ambler)
Background to Danger
8
Eric Ambler
Bad Luck and Trouble (Lee Child)
Bad Luck and Trouble
9
Lee Child
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
10
Robert Ludlum
Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
Brothers in Arms
11
Kirst
Cause for Alarm (Eric Ambler)
Cause for Alarm
12
Eric Ambler
The Chancellor Manuscript (Robert Ludlum)
The Chancellor Manuscript
13
Robert Ludlum
Clear and Present Danger (Tom Clancy)
Clear and Present Danger
14
Tom Clancy
A Coffin for Dimitrios
A Coffin for Dimitrios
15
Coma (Novel)
Coma (Novel)
16
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
17
Alexandre Dumas
The Crook Factory (Simmons)
The Crook Factory
18
Simmons
Dark Star (Alan Furst)
Dark Star
19
Alan Furst
Darwin's Blade (Simmons)
Darwin's Blade
20
Simmons
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
21
Frederick Forsyth
Dead Line (Stella Rimington)
Dead Line
22
Stella Rimington
The Devil's Alternative
The Devil's Alternative
23
The Dogs of War (Frederick Forsyth)
The Dogs of War
24
Frederick Forsyth
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
25
Dan Brown
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
26
The Eiger Sanction
The Eiger Sanction
27
Erskine Childers: The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)
Erskine Childers: The Riddle of the Sands
28
Erskine Childers
The Expendable Spy (Hunter)
The Expendable Spy
29
Hunter
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
30
Ken Follett
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
31
Robert Harris
First Blood (David Morrell)
First Blood
32
David Morrell
Force 10 From Navarone (MacLean)
Force 10 From Navarone
33
MacLean
The Fourth Protocol (Frederick Forsyth)
The Fourth Protocol
34
Frederick Forsyth
Funeral in Berlin (Deighton)
Funeral in Berlin
35
Deighton
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
36
Paula Hawkins
The Golden Rendezvous (MacLean)
The Golden Rendezvous
37
MacLean
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
38
Gillian Flynn
The Good German (Kanon)
The Good German
39
Kanon
The Guns of Navarone (MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
40
MacLean
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