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Riley Sager

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Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, most recently THE ONLY ONE LEFT and THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE. His first thriller, FINAL GIRLS, won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel and has been published in more than thirty-five countries. His latest novel, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, will be published in June.

A native of Pennsylvania, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, cooking and going to the movies as much as possible. His favorite film is "Rear Window." Or maybe "Jaws." But probably, if he's being honest, "Mary Poppins."
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Riley Sager Both books have been optioned by studios. A film version of FINAL GIRLS is being developed with Universal Pictures. Amazon Studios is developing THE L…moreBoth books have been optioned by studios. A film version of FINAL GIRLS is being developed with Universal Pictures. Amazon Studios is developing THE LAST TIME I LIED as a limited TV series. Now, there's no guarantee these projects will actually see the light of day. The path from book to screen is filled with obstacles. Getting the right script. Casting the right people. Financing and locations and a hundred other things that sometimes makes me wonder how any movie gets made. But I'm hopeful that one day we'll see one of my books on the big or small screen.(less)
Riley Sager The simple answer is that we wanted to differentiate it from books I had published under my real name.

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The simple answer is that we wanted to differentiate it from books I had published under my real name.

The complex answer involves the publishing industry, past book sales and publisher expectations. Readers love discovering new authors, which means publishers love introducing new authors, which means it's very hard for previously published authors with low sales numbers to break out of the pack. Unless they write under a new name. Lots of writers have done it. More than most people suspect. My agent and I agreed that it was the best option for me. And that's how Riley Sager was born.(less)
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The Only One Left

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The House Across the Lake

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Lock Every Door

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Home Before Dark

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Final Girls

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The Last Time I Lied

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Survive the Night

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Middle of the Night

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My Favorite Thrillers

It's Mystery and Thriller Week on Goodreads, which makes it the perfect time for a big, fat, juicy list.

After much soul-searching and shelf browsing and re-reading, I've compiled a list of a dozen of my favorite mysteries and thrillers. Each one of these books was a white-knuckle read for me. I couldn't put them down.

So, without further ado, here they are, in order of when they were published:

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Published on April 02, 2018 08:15 Tags: books, favorites, mysteries-and-thrillers

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“Sometimes the only way out is through.”
Riley Sager, The Last Time I Lied

“Never take anything you haven’t earned, my father used to say. You always end up paying for it one way or another.”
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“Every so often, life offers you a reset button. When it does, you need to press it as hard as you can.”
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Which author's books are more scary, I want to read my mystery/thrillers/horror books in the months of Sept and Oct. I own all of Riley Sager and a few of Ruth Ware, and I want to read the more scary books in the month of Oct so I want to know which to read??

 
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“The first great thriller of 2017 is almost here: Final Girls, by Riley Sager. If you liked Gone Girl, you’ll like this.”
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