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The English Teacher Reflects: Thrillers - Page 2

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 a High and the Mighty (Ernest K. Gann)
The a High and the Mighty
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Ernest K. Gann
The Holcroft Covenant (Robert Ludlum)
The Holcroft Covenant
42
Robert Ludlum
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
43
Tom Clancy
Inferno (Dan Brown)
Inferno
44
Dan Brown
The IPCRESS File
The IPCRESS File
45
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
46
Peter Benchley
Journey Into Fear
Journey Into Fear
47
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca
48
King Solomon's Mines (Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines
49
Haggard
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
50
Mary Elisabeth Braddon
The Last Ship (William Brinkley)
The Last Ship
51
William Brinkley
Last Stop Camp 7 (Hans Hellmut Kirst)
Last Stop Camp 7
52
Hans Hellmut Kirst
The List of 7 (Mark Frost)
The List of 7
53
Mark Frost
The Lock Artist (Steve Hamilton)
The Lock Artist
54
Steve Hamilton
The Looking Glass War (John Le Carré)
The Looking Glass War
55
John Le Carré
Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
Los Alamos
56
Joseph Kanon
The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
The Lost Symbol
57
Dan Brown
The Man From St Petersburg (Ken Follett)
The Man From St Petersburg
58
Ken Follett
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate
59
Richard Condon
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
60
Robert Ludlum
The Ministry of Fear
The Ministry of Fear
61
Night of Camp David (Knebel)
Night of Camp David
62
Knebel
The Night of the Generals (Kirst)
The Night of the Generals
63
Kirst
Night Soldiers (Alan Furst)
Night Soldiers
64
Alan Furst
The Odessa File (Frederick Forsyth)
The Odessa File
65
Frederick Forsyth
The Officer Factory (Kirst)
The Officer Factory
66
Kirst
One of Us Works for Them (Jack D. Hunter)
One of Us Works for Them
67
Jack D. Hunter
Orient Express (Graham Greene)
Orient Express
68
Graham Greene
Patriot Games (Tom Clancy)
Patriot Games
69
Tom Clancy
The Prodigal Spy (Kanon)
The Prodigal Spy
70
Kanon
QBVII (Leon Uris)
QBVII
71
Leon Uris
Raise the Titanic! (Clive Cussler)
Raise the Titanic!
72
Clive Cussler
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
73
Thomas Harris
Red Storm Rising
Red Storm Rising
74
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
75
The Satan Bug (MacLean)
The Satan Bug
76
MacLean
The Sea-Wolf (Jack London)
The Sea-Wolf
77
Jack London
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May
78
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
She (Haggard - Penguin Classics)
She
79
Haggard - Penguin Classics
Shutter Island (2003)
Shutter Island (2003)
80
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