Wednesday, September 19, 2007

New Thrillers with a Strong Sense of Place




The Unknown Terrorist
(Sydney Australia)
by Richard Flanagan
Examines the power of the media to destroy a life.

Restitution
(New York's financial scene)
by Lee Vance
Financier goes on the run after his wife is murdered.

Requiem for an Assassin
(Paris, London, Amsterdam)
by Barry Eisler
Slick and fast action about a contract killer with a conscience.

Secret Servant
(London, Amsterdam)
By Daniel Silva
Chilling fast-paced terrorism thriller.

Stalin's Ghost
(Moscow)
by Martin Cruz Smith
Renko investigates, with loyalty and courage, a murder-for-hire scheme that leads him to Chechnya and World War II.

For more titles, please see APL's list of recommended Spy Thrillers.

1 comment:

Linda said...

Hi La Princesse,

I'd like to add this thriller to your list that I just finished reading. It is fast-paced and I couldn't put it down! And talk about a sense of place . . . . the author's web site proves the accuracy of the locations he wrote about -- by having Google Earth photographs that correspond to nearly all chapters in his book, Prophecy. Check it out -- I think you'll enjoy it.

Cheers,
Linda