thriller

"The Third Bullet" by Stephen Hunter

Joe Donahue — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:45:00 +0000

Stephen Hunter is a former Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for The Washington Post and best-selling novelist.

His new novel, The Third Bullet, has his recurring hero, Bob Lee Swagger, question details of what happened in shooting death of JFK.

Hunter has written 18 novels — eight of them featuring Swagger, a former Marine sniper.

"The Wrath of Angels: A Charlie Parker Thriller" by John Connolly

Joe Donahue — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:35:00 +0000

John Connolly is best known for his bestselling series starring Maine private detective Charlie Parker. They are literate, hardboiled novels that dabble increasingly in the supernatural.

His latest novel is The Wrath of Angels , the just-published 11th book in the Parker series. It deals with a plane crash in the depths of the Maine woods. What the wreckage conceals is more important than money. It is power.

"Orders from Berlin" and Hobbit talk with Simon Tolkien

Joe Donahue — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:35:00 +0000

"Two Graves" by Preston Douglas and Lincoln Child

Joe Donahue — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are the coauthors of the famed Pendergast series, including the first two books in the Helen Trilogy, Fever Dream and Cold Vengeance. Preston and Child are also the authors of the Gideon Crew series. Their books Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and Relic was made into a number-one box office hit movie.

"Nano" by Robin Cook

Joe Donahue — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:35:00 +0000

New York Times–bestselling author, Robin Cook is considered the master of the medical thriller, and his name is synonymous with the genre.

The Forgotten by David Baldacci

Joe Donahue — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:45:00 +0000

**Audio to come**

The Book Show #1258 - Peter Steiner

Joe Donahue — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:30:00 +0000

Peter Steiner is a writer, artist and former New Yorker cartoonist. While he may be best known for his 1993 New Yorker cartoon, “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog,” Peter Steiner has recently been making a name for himself as a writer of powerful thrillers.

Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

Joe Donahue — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:35:00 +0000

We welcome physician and New York Times-bestselling author, Tess Gerritsen, back to the program to speak with her about her latest Rizzoli and Isles Novel, Last to Die.

Performing Arts of Woodstock presents "Yankee Tavern" by Steven Dietz

Joe Donahue — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:35:54 +0000

For more than 48 years, Performing Arts of Woodstock has been mounting quality productions of both new and classic plays – their latest offering is Yankee Tavern – A Conspiracy Thriller by Steven Dietz. The play opens this Thursday (8/16) and is directed by Nicola Sheara and stars Michael Juzwak.