What kind of suspense novel should you read?
So many flavors of suspense! Which one matches your reading taste buds?
You just won the lottery. What kind of vacation home are you going to buy?
Penthouse in New York City.
Historic cottage on Oregon coast.
Quiet flat in Paris.
One place? No way. I'm traveling everywhere.
Buying the house where I grew up.
You are browsing the movie selection on hoopla and reading reviews. You choose the movie that sounds most like:
The Bourne Identity
Gone Girl
A Few Good Men
Patriots Day
The Departed
Your ideal travel companion likes:
Active adventure.
Getting to know people.
Finding out about the history of a place.
Just going with the flow, whatever may happen.
With which fictional character would you want to spend the day?
James Bond
Jack Reacher
Sherlock Holmes
Dexter Morgan
Lisabeth Salander
Psychological Suspense
The human mind can be a very uneasy place. Psychological fiction grounds itself in the vagaries of the human mind, relationships and the questions of how well we know ourselves and those around us. Gone Girl, Girl on the Train, and the Woman in Cabin 10 have recently topped the charts in this sub-genre.
Political, military, spy thrillers
Spies, corrupt politicians, international conspiracies, lone wolf heroes and heroines following their own moral code to save the world in these action-adventure suspense thrillers.
Medical, legal, financial thriller
Suspense novels can surround the reader with the detailed intricacies of a profession, usually legal, medical or financial. It's good doctors, lawyers, and scientists against the bad guys in these insider thrillers.
Crime Suspense
Similar to mysteries, crime suspense stories differ in that the reader often experiences the crime from two perspectives, the hero's and the villain's. Whereas mysteries focus on detection, crime suspense is all about the tension, menace and frenzied pacing that keep readers on the edge of their seat.