I dare say this is an exclusive list, but it is the best based on the books I've read to date. There is much yet to read. I will update this list to the best of my ability and rank in order as I discover more. If I have missed your book, forgive me, and please make suggestions as I will read it.
These rankings are obviously based upon my judgment, however, for whatever it is worth. I write and read thrillers, religiously.
Here's a line within the opening chapter of The Listener by Shira Nayman. It moves me for reasons I will not explain because I want you to discover it for yourself, otherwise, it's like attempting to explain the meaning of a particular painting, subject to interpretation.
The doctor is visiting an asylum where she treats patients. Patients are on the grounds working with hoes and rakes. I think it's clever that the author, Mrs. Nayman did not mention the doctor's name, but kept us in the story. Here it is:
...perhaps the smell of fresh dirt really is a primal palliative that makes a mockery of our talking cure.
The author followed up with tremendously suspenseful dialog. Check it out at amazon.com
Creative Writing: How to unlock your imagination, develop your writing skills - and get published
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