First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765326485 ISBN 13: 9780765326485

Publisher: Forge Books, 2010

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Lee Child and the 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.

*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 deep sea 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 read, you'll find something here that will entertain you . . . and perhaps a new writer you'll cherish for years to come.

About this title

About the Author:

Lee Child, editor of First Thrills, is the bestselling author of the Jack Reacher books, including 61 Hours and Worth Dying For.

From AudioFile:

These stand-alone stories are written by both established and newer authors. Good stories demand solid narration, and all the narrators are at the top of their game, bringing not only accents appropriate to the stories but also the tense, nervous, and suspenseful tones needed. More than two dozen narrators capture the assortment of stories, which take place in varying time periods from the Civil War to present day. Listeners are engaged by the voices of gritty, streetwise toughs, slimy villains, an innocent child, and many more. None of the writers or narrators miss their mark. M.B. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Forge Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0765326485
• ISBN 13: 9780765326485
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Lee Child