Thriller Advisory

Thrillers - The thriller genre includes books with action-filled plots and characters grappling with forces beyond their control.

David Balducci

James Grippando

Stephen Cannell

John Grisham

Kyle Mills

Lawrence Block – Evan Tanner series

Jack Higgins

John Case

Dan Brown

Daniel Silva

Barbara Wood

Katherine Neville

Brad Meltzer

William Bayer

Joseph Finder

Greg Iles

Brian Freemantle

Ross Thomas

Elmore Leonard

George V. Higgins

Robert Ferrigno

Stephen W. Frey

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Jack Du Brul

Jeff Long

Martin Cruz Smith

Joseph Kanon

Stuart Woods

Lawrence Sanders – McNally series

Jeffrey Archer

Stephen J. Cannell

Satiric Thrillers - Satiric thrillers use action and adventure, coupled with a healthy dose of satire, to move the plot at a quick pace.

Carl Hiaasen

Tim Dorsey

Laurence Shame

Randy Wayne White

Edward Abbey

Harry Crews

Legal Thrillers - Legal thrillers typically feature lawyers and law firms who fall both on the right and wrong side of the law.

Linda A. Farstein

Kathy Reichs

Lisa Scottoline

Marcia Muller

John T. Lescroart

Jonnie Jacobs

John Grisham

Scott Turow

Richard North Patterson

Steve Martini

Brad Meltzer

David Baldacci

Stuart Woods

Brian Haig

Kate Wilhelm – Barbara Holloway series

D. W. Buffa

David Rosenfelt

Sheldon Siegel

Josepth T. Klempner

Robert K. Tanenbaum

Rose Connors

Michal A. Kahn

Jonnie Jacobs

Medical Thrillers - The use and misuse of medical science, not to mention unnatural death, feature prominently in medical thrillers.

Josephine Bell

Robin Cook

Tom Corcoran

Patricia Cornwell

Jeffrey Deaver

Eileen Dreyer

Tess Gerritsen

Thomas Harris

P.D. James

Iris Johanson

Jonathan Kellerman

Sharyn McCrumb

Michael Palmer

Kathy Reichs

Military Thriller - Action and adventure within a branch of the military is the setting for novels in this genre.  They often include elements of espionage and political intrigue.

W. E. B. Griffin

Herman Wouk

Leonard B. Scott

Patrick Robinson

Brian Haig

Lucian K. Truscott

Nelson DeMille

Patrick Davis

Richard Marcinko

Bob Mayer

H. Jay Riker

Keith Douglass

Don Pendleton

Psychological Thrillers - Psychological thrillers emphasize character emotions and plot atmosphere as central points of the stories.

Jeffrey Deaver

Thomas Harris

Dennis Lehane

Chris Mooney

Ridley Pearson

Martha Grimes

Barbara Vine

Frances Fyfield

Scientific Thrillers - Authors of scientific thrillers use quick pacing and a bit of science fiction to create dangerous and exciting situations.

Michael Crichton

Philip Kerr

John Darnton

Greg Bear

Matthew Reilly

James Rollins

Steve Alten

Techno-Thriller - The machines, gadgets, and high technology take on the importance of a main character in this genre.

Dale Brown

Tom Clancy

Stephen Coonts

Harold Coyle

Michael DiMercurio

Richard Herman

Dean Ing

Bob Mayer

David Poyer

R. J. Pineiro

Timothy Rizzi

Neal Stephenson

Joe Weber

Robin White