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If you like your mysteries more suspenseful than cozy, thrillers are probably your favorite crime genre.

With thrillers, the threat of future danger is what keeps readers turning pages.

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Good thrillers are more than just suspenseful, though.

But if thrillers are complex and tense, why do we love them so much?

Caution: this thriller isnotfor the faint of heart.

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She’s not the only reviewer who felt this way, either.

During the wedding, Melissa’s daughter goes missing, turning the reception into a search party.

“Cherish Ferrah,” they warn, “is not for the faint of heart.”

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