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Thriller

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Broader terms: Realistic fiction

Narrower terms: Conspiracy thriller, Military thriller, Legal thriller, Medical thriller, Spy thriller, Supernatural thriller, Historical thriller, Political thriller, Psychological thriller, Disaster thriller, Eco thriller, Bounty hunter thriller

Banana Fish, Vol. 1

by Akimi Yoshida, Matt Thorn (Translator)

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Conspiracy thriller

Tropes:

Betrayal, Conspiracy, Fish out of water, Hostage situation, Organized crime

Characters:

Adult characters, American main character, East Asian main character(s), Gangster, Photographer, Teen main character(s)

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Infomocracy

by Malka Ann Older

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Genres:

Near future science fiction, Political thriller, Science fiction

Tropes:

Corporate overreach, Dystopia

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Short-Term Future

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The Scholars of Night

by John M. Ford

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Places:

London, New York City

Feed

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Genres:

Dystopian fiction, Political thriller, Zombie horror

Tropes:

Character blog, Dystopia, Pandemic, Politics, Road trip, Unreliable narrator

Characters:

Blogger, Characters in their 20s, Journalist

Time Periods:

Short-Term Future

Places:

America, California

Final Girls

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Genres:

Serial killer mystery, Thriller

Tropes:

Betrayal, Camping murder spree, Final girl, Killer in plain sight, Killing the Survivors, Manipulative bastard, Murdered in the forest, Spree Killer, Tragic backstory

Characters:

Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters in their 20s, Cisgender woman main character(s), Detective, Final girl

Time Periods:

Information Age

Places:

City, Forest, Northeastern United States

Darling Rose Gold

by Stephanie Wrobel

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Genres:

Contemporary fiction, Psychological thriller

Tropes:

A taste of their own medicine, Betrayal, Evil matriarch, I'm the real victim here, Loosely based on a true story, Manipulative bastard, Unreliable narrator

Characters:

Character(s) with depression, Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters aged over 50, Characters in their 20s

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Information Age

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