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First Thrills

High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors

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An edition of First Thrills (2010)

First Thrills

High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors

1st ed.
  • 0 Ratings
  • 19 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

An anthology of previously unpublished work includes contributions by favorite genre authors and a selection of up-and-coming writers.

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Publisher
Forge
Language
English
Pages
400

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2011, Atlantic Books, Limited
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2010, Forge
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Table of Contents

An anthology of 25 original stories by members of ITW (International Thriller Writers) of previously unpublished work-includes contributions by favorite genre authors and a selection of up-and-coming writers. The stories fit under the most inclusive of thriller umbrellas, but many contain elements of mysteries, science fiction, and horror as well. They feature an equally diverse cast of characters, too, ranging from con men and killers to aliens, ghosts, and zombies.
Contents:
The Thief / Gregg Hurwitz;
Scutwork / CJ Lyons;
The Bodyguard / Lee Child;
Last Supper / Rip Gerber;
After Dark / Alex Kava, Deb Carlin;
Wednesday's Child / Ken Bruen;
Eddy May / Theo Gangi;
The Plot / Jeffrey Deaver;
Eye of the Storm / John Lutz, Lise S. Baker;
The Dead Club / Michael Palmer, Daniel James Palmer;
Underbelly / Grant McKenzie;
The Gato Conundrum / John Lescroart;
The Princess of Felony Flats / Bill Cameron;
Savage Planet / Stephen Coonts;
Suspended / Ryan Brown;
Invisible / Sean Michael Bailey;
When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Heather Graham;
On the Train / Rebecca Cantrell;
Children's Day / Kelli Stanley;
My Father's Eyes / Wendy Corsi Staub;
Program with a Happy Ending / Cynthia Robinson;
Killing Carol Ann / J. T. Ellison;
Chloe / Marc Paoletti;
Cold, Cold Heart / Karin Slaughter;
Calling the Shots / Karen Dionne.
Afterword by Steve Berry, ITW's current president.

Edition Notes

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
2010

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.087208
Library of Congress
PS648.D4 F576 2010, PS648.S88

Contributors

Author
Lee Child

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
400
Dimensions
9.5 x 6.6 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.3 grams

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25059427M
ISBN 10
0765326485
ISBN 13
9780765326485
LCCN
2010019371
OCLC/WorldCat
475447607

Work Description

New York Times bestselling author Lee Child and International Thriller Writers, Inc., present a collection of remarkable stories in First Thrills. Showcasing many of the organization's bestselling authors as well as rising stars in the genre, here are twenty-five brand-new, never-before-published stories packed with murder, mystery, and mayhem.
Including...
-- A cunning criminal thinks he can use a child to take the rap for his crimes.
-- A hospital intern turned body snatcher.
-- A priest who comes face-to-face with his wife's murderer on death row.
-- A Confederate soldier comes home to his love, but changed by more than just the war . . . he comes back wrong.
-- The discovery of a flying saucer in the ocean depths brings one man to the brink of a massive revelation.
-- A dying man's last request proves to his ex-wife that he's still rotten to the core.
-- A clandestine operative finds himself caught in a wicked game of confusion . . . but who is calling the shots?

No matter what type of thriller you listen to, you'll find something here that will entertain you . . . and perhaps a new writer you'll cherish for years to come.

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