Perhaps it says something about modern sensibilities or modern culture that the reading public likes its thriller fiction ultra hard boiled. This is proven by the phenomenal success of Martina Cole (she has sold more than 8 million copies)(http://www.martinacole.co.uk/) who delivers gut churning tales from the London underworld. 19 of these gritty novels from the pen of all people – […]
Jeffery Deaver (http://www.jefferydeaver.com/) practiced law before embarking on a successful career as a best-selling novelist. He has been awarded the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger from the British Crime Writers’ Association and the Nero Wolfe Award, and he is a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader’s Award for Best Short Story of the Year
Robert Harris’s million-selling alternative history first novel Fatherland (1992) has as its setting a world where Germany has won World War II. Publication enabled Harris to become a full-time novelist. HBO made a film based on the novel in 1994. Harris stated that the proceeds from the book enabled him to buy a house in the
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Roberta Kray was born in Southport in 1959. She worked in publishing and media research in London for fifteen years. In early 1996 she met Reggie Kray and they married the following year. Her first book, A MAN APART, was a biography of her husband. Through her marriage to Reggie Roberta has a unique insight
Mandasue Heller was born in Warrington, and became heavily involved in am-dram as a child, and appeared in many plays and pantomimes. She carried her love of the stage through to adulthood, when she toured the working men’s clubs with her country & western band, Missouri Sunshine. She joined Equity during that time, and regularly appeared in
Doyenne of the gritty and gripping thriller, Jacqui Rose (http://www.jacquirose.com/) entertains us again with Dishonour in 2013. The summary is as follows. When Laila takes the chance of holding hands with her teenage crush Ray Ray on the walk home from school, she has no idea of the trouble she’s about to cause. Perfect for fans
Born in Guildford, Surrey, on November 25, 1941, the son of two literary figures, Gerald Seymour now lives in the West Country. He joined ITN in 1963, covering The Great Train Robbery, Vietnam, Ireland, the Munich Olympics massacre, Germany’s Red Army, Italy’s Red Brigade, and Palestinian groups. Harry’s Game, was his first book, published in
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Mystery and thriller writer Harlan Coben (http://www.harlancoben.com/) entertains us once more with a tale in which facts re-surface from the past. In Six Years the narrative is immersive, and the well-drawn characters and twisting plotting are stellar. With such a cool hook and a surprising and satisfying payoff, get straight out and read what might be
Lesley Pearse (http://www.lesleypearse.com/about-lesley) tells us that her life has had more ups and downs than a bucket in a well. This has equipped her to write gripping fiction with characters that it is impossible not to care about or forget. The author loves her laburnum and is well read in history. The Daily Mail endorses this novel
