If this wasn't enough, the plot of I Am Pilgrim also offers a plethora of equally compelling crimes and distractions along the way that may or may not be related to the Saracen terrorist plot. It has an original story (an intricate plot to unleash a virus on the United States) fascinating characters (the Saracen who is a thoroughly organized terrorist pitted against Pilgrim, a highly intelligent former member of a super secret US intelligence organization) and plenty of color the way (a variety of supporting characters, both good and evil, who assist or thwart both men in their struggles exotic locales and dirty mountain villages super secret technologies and worlds of tremendous wealth and abject poverty. His debut novel I Am Pilgrim: A Thriller, fulfills my wildest expectations for a spy/crime novel. As for me, I've grown to love these authors with their deliciously complicated plots, and eagerly await any new releases.Ī newcomer to this group of thriller-writers is Terry Hayes, a former US foreign correspondent and successful screenwriter of 25 years (two Mad Max movies among others). This is what these thrillers are about and, if that is not your cup of tea, you should avoid them. Each page makes you fearfully anticipate an upcoming shock, like stepping into a creepy deserted house.

They keep you reading page after page, nervously biting your nails and trying not to peek ahead down the page for answers as you follow the hero or villain on their separate quests of good and evil. These authors consistently deliver tremendously well-written books, with solid character development and unpredictable roller coaster stories that are always complex and absorbing. Of course, these good guys must do a lot of observation, reasoning, and survival during some very tense, unnerving scenes along the way before somehow completing their mission. The work of such an investigation is carried on by one or many champions of justice, whether police, secret forces, or just an independent person who simply doesn't like evil to go unpunished. The plots are driven by the efforts to identify and stop the perpetrator before further crimes are unleashed on society. They usually center on a shocking act sometimes involving intense violence, committed by an unknown person who is extreme in his/her response to specific people and the world. My serendipitous search for new titles has uncovered gems in the realm of high-action crime thrillers from writers like Thomas Harris (the Hannibal Lector series), Lee Child (featuring Jack Reacher), Jussi Adler-Olsen (following the Copenhagen police cold case Department Q), and Patricia Highsmith (with the ongoing adventures of The Talented Mr.

It's amazing the books you stumble upon and fall in love with while pursuing quality writing, characters, and plot.

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