The Triumph of the Thriller: How Cops, Crooks, and Cannibals Captured Popular Fiction Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Triumph of the Thriller: How Cops, Crooks, and Cannibals Captured Popular Fiction Book

Thereâ??s been a revolution in American popular fiction. The writers who dominated the bestseller lists a generation ago with blockbuster novels about movie stars and exotic foreign lands have been replaced by a new generation writing a new kind of bestseller, one that hooks readers with crime, suspense, and ever-increasing violence. Patrick Anderson, The Washington Postâ??s man on the thriller beat, calls this revolution â??the triumph of the thriller,â? and lists among its stars Thomas Harris, Michael Connelly, George Pelecanos, Dennis Lehane, Sue Grafton, and Elmore Leonard. In his provocative, caustic, and often hilarious survey of todayâ??s popular fiction, Anderson shows us who the best thriller writers areâ??and the worst. He shows how Michael Connelly was inspired by Raymond read more...
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