There are people who lack the thrill in life, and they are trying to bring them into their world through books. Such readers will suit thrillers. On the shelves of bookstores their great variety. You can choose something from the classics or explore the work of a modern author.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Stig Larsson
This book belongs to the thriller and horror. The second title of the work is “Men Who Hate Women”. It is included in the Millennium trilogy, which sold millions of copies. The rights to the film bought himself Quentin Tarantino. According to the plot, an investigation into the murder chain creates hell around journalist Mikael.
Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk
This modern author has already presented many outstanding books to the world. Among them, "Fight Club". The book has specific features: short, harsh phrases, black humor, caustic satire. The work has been awarded numerous awards, which makes it doubly attractive for reading.
"Miseri" Stephen King
Almost all the books of the author can easily become a vivid representative of the genre of thrillers. Misery is no exception. This psychological thriller was published in 1987 since then has not lost its popularity. The story was based on the strange relationships of the successful writer Paul Sheldon and his crazy fan of talent. Paul writes a series about a woman named Misery and collects an army of fans with his works. Annie Wilkes, with psychopathic inclinations, is overly fond of novels. As a result, when the hero gets into a car accident and is helpless because of injuries, the woman brings him to her home and provides help. Together with treatment and anesthesia, the author receives a kind of prison from which he cannot escape.
“Katrina: the Number of the Beginning” by Alexey Kondratenko
The book can be attributed to the vampire thrillers, which received a new breath in the hands of the author. A photographer from the editorial office by accident turned out to be involved in competition for the possession of the scientific discovery of the deceased physicist. In order to save his life, the hero will have to try. He needs to help the Serbian mercenary to stop the representatives of the international security network. The hero will have to trust the mysterious Katrina, whose terrible secrets have long been hidden under the mask of a mercenary.
"Cold-blooded murder" Truman Capote
This detective thriller penetrates the soul. It is created in the style of new journalism. Istria revolves around the mysterious murder, which The New York Times wrote on November 16, 1959. Then the whole family by the name of Clutter perished. The murder was so inhuman and unprecedented for the village, that residents in one burst joined the search for a criminal. After 6 weeks, the police detained two young men who confessed to the crime. They referred to a temporary clouding of reason. But not everything is so simple in this story ...
"Crime and Punishment" Fyodor Dostoevsky
One of the brightest representatives of the thriller genre from the Russian classics was Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment. This fundamental work tells about the inner spiritual drama of man. He decided to kill and committed it, after which the internal process of destruction of the personality begins. Rodion Raskolnikov - a poor student. He is unable to pay for his studies, housing, and even his own food. This leads him to think about the existence of a moral right to murder in such conditions and about the existence of “Elected” in society.
"Krasnosheika" Yu Nesbe
In Norway, there is someone Prince who tightly controls neo-Nazi groups. This case is handled by police inspector Harry Hole. He believes that the Prince is associated with security forces. This guess is worth the life of his partner. The case takes a completely different turn. In the course of the investigation, it becomes clear that the skinheads have a difficult relationship with Hitler’s nationalists. Cozy Oslo is shaken by bloodthirsty murders ...
The Shining by Stephen King
This brilliant novel by Stephen King is already 30 years old. And even after this time the book is read in one breath. Publishers continue to produce works in many languages of the world. Istria turns around writer Jack Torrance and his son Danny. The boy is endowed with an unusual gift. In the course of the plot, the reader can watch the fight with the dark forces that settled in the Overlook Hotel.
"The Thirteenth Tale" by Diana Setterfield
Among the masterpieces of modern English prose, Diana Setterfield's Thirteenth Fairy Tale occupies a special place. She opened for the wide range of the genre of "neogothic". This book made critics talk about the revival of the golden time of the English novel. Thus, Diane Setfield was put on a par with the legends of the British literary classics. But the novel "The Thirtieth Fairy Tale" became the debut for the author. Publication rights were purchased for money unprecedented for such an event - 800,000 pounds or 1,000,000 US dollars.
“Long Walk” by Stephen King
In our ranking, another book appeared in the crawl of horrors and thrillers by Stephen King.“The Long Road” tells about the road to happiness, which goes to those who won the fight against death. An ordinary person lives in an ordinary city. In his soul, increasing hatred for themselves and others. The last drop remains, so that the river of death gush forth in a bloody stream. Behind this fatal trait, the killer cannot be stopped.
Each of the books takes the reader to its stunning world. It makes you empathize with the heroes, desperately want to lose in the fight against evil, or find your way to the lost souls. Hours spent reading these works, fly by unnoticed and they are not at all sorry. This reading material is suitable for travel, rest from work or will be a good bedtime story for an adult with a normal psyche. Each novel deserves not only to read it once, but to add it to your home library and reread it periodically. The pleasure of this is guaranteed.
