Sentences with phrase «for a suspense novel»

If thousands of you vote for a suspense novel, we might cover more suspense.

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This was good training for a kid who would one day become a writer of adventure and suspense novels, but it also taught me that words and thoughts should have integrity.

Given a good basis for a thriller in the Patricia Highsmith novel and a first - rate script, Hitchcock embroiders the plot into a gripping, palm - sweating piece of suspense.

Well, I can answer that rhetorical question: For an interplanetary nail - biter, it's largely devoid of actual suspense, and its much - vaunted sense of humor consists primarily of cutesy faux - irreverence and dad jokes (apparently imported intact from the beloved novel, courtesy of screenwriter Drew Goddard, who's usually wittier).

The first installment a surprise hit that coasted on a novel combination of savvy music design and an affable cast led by Anna Kendrick; there were enough B - sides left over to for a watchable second movie; now, the premise is stretched so thin that someone thought it would be a good idea to pad it with an action - suspense subplot involving Fat Amy's (Rebel Wilson) long - lost father / international crimelord (John Lithgow with a sketchy Australian accent).

Woolley, for his part, has promised the new version will be «a dark and Gothic version» with «elements of suspense and terror» — all of which fits with the original novel, as far as I'm concerned — while I presume the period setting will be maintained.

Based on the graphic novel series by Anthony Johnston and Steven Perkins, This movie is everything that was promised by the trailer: action, suspense, and the falling of old governments with distrust for everyone.

Features commentary by film scholar Dana Polan, a new interview with Gloria Grahame biographer Vincent Curcio, a 20 - minute piece with filmmaker Curtis Hanson produced for the 2002 DVD release, a condensed version of the 1975 documentary I'm a Stranger Here Myself (this runs about 40 minutes), and the radio adaptation of the original novel produced for «Suspense» in 1948, plus a fold - out booklet with an essay by Imogen Sara Smith.

A pair of gray suede gloves abandoned on a department store counter; a small 35 mm still camera obscuring a woman's face except for her eyes; an electric train set; a finger on the disconnect button of a telephone; an ungloved, well - manicured hand resting briefly on another woman's shoulder: Todd Haynes's Carol is not a Hitchcockian thriller, although it is adapted from the second novel by Patricia Highsmith, whose first, Strangers on a Train, was the basis for one of the master of suspense's great movies.

Actress Hilary Swank presented the Hollywood Screenwriter award to Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, who adapted her best - selling suspense novel for David Fincher's blockbuster thriller.

The details: The ever - eclectic Irish director Lenny Abrahamson follows up his quirky, heartbreaking alt - rock musical Frank with an adaptation of Emma Donoghue's Booker Prize - shortlisted novel Room, a sensitive suspense story about a child who's been held captive with his mother for his entire life.

Annihilation unfolds via potentially unreliable flashbacks told exclusively from Lena's point - of - view, a nod to VanderMeer's novel (journal entries), but an ill - conceived narrative choice, since it robs Annihilation of the present - tense suspense necessary to adequately sustain Lena's exterior and interior journeys for the better part of two hours.

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, is a nail - biting masterpiece of suspense, operating on a philosophical level that is as sophisticated as it is compelling.

The # 1 choice by librarians for the January 2017 LibraryReads list is The Girl Before by JP Delaney (PRH / Ballantine; RH Audio), a domestic psychological suspense novel.

For straight suspense with a high - tech or a darker edge, you'll enjoy the Daredevils Club novel Artifact written by me, F. Paul Wilson, Matthew J. Costello, and Janet Berliner, and The Demon in Business Class by Anthony Dobranski, Whack Job by Mike Baron, and The Devil's Churn by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

She is seeking: In fiction, she's currently looking for character - driven novels that fall under the following genres: historical fiction, mainstream fiction, literary fiction, mystery, suspense, science fiction, fantasy, middle grade, and young adult.

I've been so focused on my new Kindle Scout campaign for Love & Liability that I forgot to tell you that Kindle Press put my supernatural suspense novel on sale for the month of February.

She is taking pitches for the following fiction genres: romance, fantasy, science fiction, mystery / thriller / suspense, horror, young adult, middle grade, literary fiction, new adult, graphic novels, women's fiction, upmarket fiction, and novels / books by and about people from marginalized perspectives (such as LGBT people and / or racial minorities).

This wrenching story of grief, love and ghosts captivated our reviewer, who said the book «reads like a suspense novel and will keep you turning pages longer than is good for you.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson Knopf, $ 27.95 The final novel in the Millennium Trilogy brings back Lisbeth Salander for more adventure, danger and suspense.

THERE»S NO PLACE LIKE HOME A bigger switch comes from New York Times best - selling author Connie Brockway, who offers her first contemporary with Hot Dish, a novel that turns out to be that rarest of breeds, a contemporary romance that isn't chick lit or divorce lit or even (much) of a romantic suspense, but a hot main dish for the savvy reader who knows pure romance can be a hearty meal in itself.

Good news for fans of intelligent suspense: Tom Rob Smith's final novel in the Leo Demidov trilogy, which began with the remarkable Child 44, has a release date.

Liar Temptress Soldier Spy By Karen Abbott Harper Perennial • $ 16.99 • ISBN 9780062092908 In a history book that reads like a suspense novel, Abbott portrays four women who operated as spies during the Civil War — two for the Union and two for the Confederacy.

Jessica James» «Meant To Be — SEALs Military Espionage Contemporary Suspense Thriller: A Novel of Honor and Duty (For Love of Country Book 1)», $ 1 Good Kindle Christian Mystery Book, Deals

For example, if you write a romantic suspense novel with a medical theme, this is what your category options may look like:

A multi-genre writer, I write for anyone willing to read my publications: a dark, psychological suspense thriller, NET SWITCH; and a women's fiction / romantic comedy adventure novel, FOGGED UP FAIRY TALE.

Jami Alden's new romantic suspense novel, Guilty as Sin, is our Top Pick in Romance for August 2013!

An inventive suspense novel, a moving debut about growing up in the modern South and an award - winning memoir make for great group discussion this month.

Was writing a suspense novel a longtime dream for you?

I will continue to highly recommend these novels for a quick satisfying suspense / thriller.

See What I Have Done is a stay - up - late novel for crime and psychological suspense fans.

Her first two inspirational novels, a romantic suspense, Summer of Deception, and an historical romance, In a Pirate's Debt, released by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, have both spent time on Amazon's 100 Best Sellers List for Women's Religious Fiction.

She writes under the name R.L. Nolen for her adult novels (the upcoming psychological suspense novel Deadly Thyme, set in England) and Rebecca Nolen for her children's books (The Dry, a suspenseful middle grade historical fantasy).

I am a USA Today bestselling author, have been traditionally published by Berkley - Penguin, won a Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery / Suspense, and have self - published romantic comedy and mystery novels.

Hallie Ephron — psychological suspense author whose novels have been adapted for Lifetime Movie Network

Laura's debut novel The Little Seer was a Top 5 Kindle Bestseller for free titles in Christian Suspense and Occult / Supernatural, and it was hailed by reviewers and readers as «riveting» as well as «moving and lyrical.»

The votes are in for the books library staff most enjoyed sharing with readers in 2016 and for the second year in a row, the LibraryReads Favorite of Favorites top vote earner is a psychological suspense novel, Ruth Ware's sophomore hit, The Woman in Cabin 10 (S&S; S&S Audio; OverDrive Sample).

Five Tips for Plotting a Romantic Suspense Novel (American Christian Fiction Writers) Valuable advice for plotting and writing romantic suspense, broken down into 5 - easily readable tips by the very popular inspirational romantic suspense author Susan Suspense Novel (American Christian Fiction Writers) Valuable advice for plotting and writing romantic suspense, broken down into 5 - easily readable tips by the very popular inspirational romantic suspense author Susan suspense, broken down into 5 - easily readable tips by the very popular inspirational romantic suspense author Susan suspense author Susan Sleeman.

- Nicholas Meyer, New York Times Best Seller and Screenplay Academy Award nominee for The Seven Percent Solution; screenwriter, The Human Stain; director of Star Trek II — The Wrath of Khan «Juliana Maio's City of the Sun belongs in the «one percent» of new novels to read, not only because of the way she weaves suspense to keep you turning pages, but because she has married it all to a fascinating point in World War Two history with Middle East setting descriptions that will have you swearing you've been there.

In fact, all of his Whit Mosley suspense novels have been nominated for major writing awards.

The New York Times bestselling author of romance and suspense novels, known for thrillers such as The Girl Who Disappeared Twice and The Line Between Here and Gone, has crafted a feel - good short ebook set in Victorian England.

- Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Buried Secrets and Paranoia «Every year I read a new psychological suspense novel by a new author that I rave about for months... This year it's Close My Eyes.

The Bridesmaid, Ruth Rendell (1989) Though well known for her Inspector Wexford series, Rendell's standalone psychological suspense novels are darker, bleaker and clearly influenced by Patricia Highsmith, often adopting the criminal's point of view.

What Dennis Lehane does for Boston, Alan Drew does for Southern California in this novel of psychological suspense about an idyllic community rocked by a serial killer - and a dark secret.

The historical narrative includes supernatural scenes and creatures whose presence adds suspense — even terror — and vividly deepens and enriches the novel's themes about the vital need for storytelling, the strength of memories, the strong pull of family connections, and the catastrophic personal and social costs of war.

All of his Whit Mosley suspense novels have been honored with nominations for major writing awards.

Things started off benignly enough, save for one sinister detail worthy of the finest foreshadowing in a suspense novel.

Amanda Quick does what she does best in her latest historical romantic suspense, The Other Lady Vanishes, while Ruth Ware (The Woman in Cabin 10, In a Dark, Dark Wood) continues making a name for herself in the suspense genre with her Agatha Christie-esque novel, The Death of Mrs. Westaway.

For a Gothic suspense novel, you can't go wrong with The Ghost Writer by John Harwood.

Now Crais delivers a stunning, edge - of - your - seat suspense novel that leads Elvis to the very thing he's always searched for — the dark secrets of his own life — as well as a brutal killer determined to stop him.