Thriller genre books (30)
1.
Blackout : A Novel by Marc Elsberg EN
AustriaDescription:
"Fast, tense, thrilling -- and timely: this will happen one day. Highly recommended." --Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series This is no accident. This is no act of God. This is Blackout. A terrifyingly plausible million-copy selling debut disaster thriller. When the lights go out one night, no one panics. Not yet. The lights always come back on soon, don't they? Surely it's a glitch, a storm, a malfunction. But something seems strange about this night. Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electrical grids collapse. There is no power, anywhere. ... continue
Recommended: 31 Mar 2023
2.
Blood on Snow : A Novel by Jo Nesbø, Erik Axl Sund EN
Rating: 3.5 32 Votes
NorwayDescription:
"Two women--a police detective and a psychotherapist--are faced with the question: how much suffering can one human being inflict upon another before he ceases to be human and becomes a monster?" --
3.
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell EN
Rating: 3.5 105 Votes
SwedenDescription:
A #1 international bestseller: This “exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth” launched the acclaimed Wallander Mysteries and BBC series starring Kenneth Branagh (Los Angeles Times). Early one morning, a small-town farmer discovers that his neighbors have been victims of a brutal attack during the night: An old man has been bludgeoned to death, and his tortured wife lies dying before the farmer’s eyes. The only clue is the single word she utters before she dies: “foreign.” In charge of the investigation is Inspector Kurt Wallander, a local detective whose personal life is in a shambles. His family... continue
4.
Gallows Rock by Yrsa Sigurdardottir EN
IcelandDescription:
On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it... The nail embedded in his chest proves it wasn't suicide. But when the police go to his flat, a further puzzle awaits: a four-year-old boy has been left there. He doesn't seem to have any link with the victim, his parents cannot be found, and his drawings show he witnessed something terrible. As detective Huldar hunts the killer, and child psychologist Freyja looks for the boy's parents, the mystery u... continue
5.
HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt EN
Rating: 3.5 25 Votes
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
"Originally published as Hex in 2013 by Luitingh-Sijthoff in Amsterdam"--Colophon.
Recommended: 09 Apr 2022
6.
Himself by Jess Kidd EN
Rating: 3.9 18 Votes
IrelandDescription:
A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2016Shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2017Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 20171950. A teenage girl is brutally murdered in a forest. But, somehow, her baby survives.1976. A mysterious and charming young man returns to the remote coastal village of Mulderrig, seeking answers about the mother who, it was said, had abandoned him on the steps of a Dublin orphanage.With the help of its oldest and most eccentric inhabitant, he will force the village to give up its ghosts. Nothing, not even ... continue
7.
In the Heat of the Moment by Viveca Sten EN
0 Ratings
Description:
What's a lie among friends? It's murder--in this riveting thriller by Viveca Sten, bestselling author of Tonight You're Dead... It's Midsummer's Eve, the celebration of the longest day of the year, and on Sandhamn it's the longest party of the year. But the fun comes to a dead halt when a young reveler is murdered, a teenage girl is found drugged and dazed on the beach, and other young women vanish. So far, what links the victims is a mystery. For Nora Linde and her new boyfriend, Jonas Sköld, the crimes are personal: one of the missing girls is Wilma, Jonas's daughter. And her disappearance c... continue
8.
Le livre de Baltimore : Roman by Joël Dicker FR
0 Ratings
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Jusqu'au jour du Drame, il y avait deux familles Goldman. Les Goldman-de-Baltimore et les Goldman-de-Montclair. Les Goldman-de-Montclair, dont est issu Marcus Goldman, l'auteur de La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert, sont une famille de la classe moyenne, habitant une petite maison à Montclair, dans le New Jersey. Les Goldman-de-Baltimore sont une famille prospère à qui tout sourit, vivant dans une luxueuse maison d'une banlieue riche de Baltimore, à qui Marcus vouait une admiration sans borne. Huit ans après le Drame, c'est l'histoire de sa famille que Marcus Goldman décide cette fois de ra... continue
Recommended: 24 Feb 2023
9.
Mrs Mohr Goes Missing by Maryla Szymiczkowa EN
Rating: 3 3 Votes
Poland
Tags:
Set in POLAND
Female author
Recommended: 26 Dec 2022
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