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Ordinary People (Thrillers)
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Search results: The best new books - Thrillers about ordinary men/women placed in extraordinary circumstances
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The Last Juror
by John Grisham
Hardcover: Feb 2004
Paperback: 1 Dec 2004
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| A murderer threatens revenge against his jurors if they convict him. Nevertheless, they find him guilty and he's sentenced to life imprisonment; but nine years later he's on parole and out for vengeance. |
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Pompeii
by Robert Harris
Hardcover: Nov 2003
Paperback: 26 Oct 2004
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| With his trademark elegance and intelligence Robert Harris recreates a world on the brink of disaster. |
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Smoke Screen
by Kyle Mills
Hardcover: Sep 2003
Paperback: 7 Sep 2004
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| Mills explores the controversial subject of Big Tobacco in a chilling and timely business thriller. |
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The 6th Lamentation
by William Brodrick
Hardcover: Jul 2003
Paperback: 1 Jun 2004
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| For readers of John Le Carré and Alan Furst, a remarkable debut thriller about love, betrayal and the shadows that war leaves behind. |
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Derailed
by James Siegel
Hardcover: Feb 2003
Paperback: 1 Jun 2004
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| Derailed will leave readers breathless with every twist of its heart-pounding, suspenseful plot. Brace yourself for a roller-coaster thriller more shocking and riveting than anything you've ever read. |
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No Second Chance
by Harlan Coben
Hardcover: Apr 2003
Paperback: 1 May 2004
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| Mired in a deepening quicksand of deception and deadly secrets Marc clings to one unwavering vow - to bring home his six-month-old kidnapped daughter, at any cost. |
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Hardcover: Jun 2003
Paperback: 27 Apr 2004
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| An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. |
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I'm Not Scared
by Niccolò Ammaniti
Hardcover: Feb 2003
Paperback: 28 Feb 2004
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| In this immensely powerful, lyrical and skillfully narrated novel, set in southern Italy, nine year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he daren’t tell anyone about it. Read an exclusive excerpt at BookBrowse today. |
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