The CLUE Awards for Thriller/Suspense Novels 2016 – Official Finalist Listing
Authors and Titles that have made it to the Short-list of the CLUE 2016 Novel Writing Contest.
AN OUTCAST STATE by Scott D. Smith, a YA dystopian novel
Filled with twists and turns that grab readers and hold them, this is a riveting take on the zombie apocalypse genre. An engaging and action-packed novel told in the first person with complex characters who are determined to survive in a dystopian world.
TREASURE: A Trilogy by Vanessa Hoffman
Interwoven stories of suspense and political intrigue raise important questions about the ways in which we live our lives. An engrossing read!
An Editorial Review of “Cornered” by Alan Brenham
Detective Matt Brady is up to his eyeballs in work and about to lose his last chance at redemption if his case is handed over to the FBI. This fast and furious read covers multiple character perspectives and leaves the reader constantly wondering what could happen next.The reader spends equal times with villains and heroes, making the story focus more on the people than the criminal acts being committed.
POE: Nevermore by Rachel M. Martens – Horror, Paranormal, Thriller, Mystery
Be warned, Poe: Nevermore is not a cozy mystery. Ms. Martens succeeds at painting dark, suspenseful, sometimes horrific pictures. It is the type of psychological horror that locking the doors and windows and reading with the lights on will not keep out. Marten’s Poe: Nevermore deliciously feeds these kind of cravings along with satisfying those with classical literary interests.
Saving Hope by Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Sherwood-Fabre creates a cliffhanging thriller not only with literary skill and authenticity regarding life, crime, and medicine in Russia (Sherwood-Fabre lived there as an adult), but also with great emotion and story telling ability. Deception, underworld crime, the FSB (formerly the KGB), a mother's love, and a ticking clock to save the world from a deadly virus makes for a great page-turner.