Try not to be spooked by these scary lines

Read these creepy sayings curated by the Hubbfi review team, but only if you dare!

Rick Riordan

The real world is where the monsters are.

The Stranger, '30 Days of Night'

That cold ain't the weather. That's death approaching.

Tim Burton

Every day is Halloween, isn't it? For some of us.

William Shakespeare

By the picking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.

C.K. Webb

Sometimes the things in our heads are far worse than anything they could put in books or on film.

Bret Easton Ellis, 'American Psycho'

Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?

Richard Pryor

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

Richard Pryor

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

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Inspiring lines from crime fiction writers

Want to read some really inspirational words from your favourite crime fiction writers? If yes, then take a read through this list curated by the Hubbfi review team.

Crime fiction, especially noir and hardboiled, is the literature of the proletariat. ~Adrian McKinty

There are a number of writers who believe it is their duty to throw as many curve balls at the reader as possible. To twist and twist again. These are the Chubby Checkers of crime fiction and, while I admire the craft, I think that it can actually work against genuine suspense. ~Mark Billingham

I had done 12 little romance books, and I decided I wanted to move into crime fiction. ~Janet Evanovich

I respond very well to rules. If there are certain parameters it’s much easier to do something really good. Especially when readers know what those are. They know what to expect and then you have to wrong-foot them. That is the trick of crime fiction. And readers come to crime and graphic novels wanting to be entertained, or disgusted. ~Denise Mina

Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention.~Sophie Hannah

I’ve always been drawn to the extremes of human behavior, and crime fiction is a great way to explore the lives and stories of fascinating people. ~Nick Petrie

The best crime stories are not about how cops work on cases. It’s about how cases work on cops. ~Joseph Wambaugh

If you don’t have the time to read, you simply don’t have the tools to write.~Stephen King

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Best Thriller Books of 2021

There is nothing like a thriller to get your pulse racing and keep you turning the pages. There have been a number of exceptional thriller novels over the years, but there are also exciting new ones on sites like Hubbfi. Here are some of the best thriller books of 2021.

Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan

This is the debut novel from Greg Buchanan and it is a thriller that will keep you guessing until the end. When sixteen horse heads are discovered in a field, the detectives have to figure out who was responsible, and why. It is a great story of a small village and a mysterious murderer.

The Imposter by Anna Wharton

Another debut novel, but a different scenario. When Chloe discovers a cold case of a missing girl Angie Kyle, she finds out that she is actually the lodger at her parents house. Chloe learns more about the case, and becomes determined to find out what happened.

A Gambling Man by David Baldacci

Classic thriller writer David Baldacci is back with another tale of crime and murder. This time it is 1940s America, with casinos, gangsters and gamblers. It is his second book featuring former prisoner Aloysius Archer. You can read Baldacci’s other books on sites like Hubbfi.

To read more thrillers why not check out the library at Hubbfi. You might find your next page turner.

Top Thriller Audiobooks

One of the benefits of listening to audiobooks is that you can often find the narration adds another dimension to the story. Many audiobooks such as those on Hubbfi also have multiple narrators that voice different characters. This makes the story come alive as you can hear the difference and imagine the scenarios. Here are some of the top audiobook thrillers you can listen to today.

Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

You get not one, but three narrators with this audiobook which will make the story even better. When a ten year old girl is the victim to something terrible, she relies on a man to help her, but he doesn’t. It leads her to hide in the shadows and try to find out more about him.

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

A group of friends from a peaceful retirement village start to investigate unsolved murders. However, when a local property developer dies, they find themselves dealing with a live case for the first time. Lesley Manville narrates, and has a wonderful way of bringing the characters to life.

The Other People by C J Tudor

This atmospheric story involves Gabe who sees his daughter in the back of a strangers car. Three years later, he is still searching for his daughter, but another woman knows what happened, and is being chased before she can reveal the secret. You can the book version on sites like Hubbfi.

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Great quotes from great thriller writers

Find inspiration in these quotes from crime thriller writers curated by the Hubbfi review team.

Readers have to feel you know what you’re talking about. ~Margaret Murphy

Keep asking ‘Who wants something?’ ‘Why do they need it?’ and ‘What’ll happen if they don’t get it? ~Unknown

A man’s grammar, like Caesar’s wife, should not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity. ~Edgar Allan Poe

Chapters are shorter than they used to be, and I have to be creative about ways to keep the pace moving: varying my sentence length, making sure each chapter ends on a note of suspense, keeping excess narration to a minimum. ~Joseph Finder

My ideas? Headlines. The human heart. My deepest fears. The inner voice that says: if it scares you, it’ll scare readers too. ~Meg Gardiner

Surprise is when a leader is unexpectedly shot whilst giving a speech. Suspense is when the leader is delivering a speech while an assassin waits in the audience. ~Unknown

I’d have to say that most of my ideas originate with everyday anxieties. What if I forgot to lock the door? What if a horrific crime happened next door? What if my daughter didn’t show up at work? What if I woke up one day and the house was empty? ~Linwood Barclay

Ideas are not the hard part of writing. I have ideas all the time. The challenge is understanding which ideas are the most interesting and powerful and dramatic, and then finding the best way to bring them to life. It’s all in the execution, because the idea is where the work begins, not where it ends. ~Jeff Abbott

If you don’t understand that story is character and not just idea, you will not be able to breathe life into even the most intriguing flash of inspiration. ~Elizabeth George

The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities.~Raymond Chandler

You’re looking for your character who’s got the absolute most at stake, and that’s the person who you want your story to be about. ~Daniel Palmer

Keep a plate spinning until the final paragraph. Then let it fall. ~Unknown

Books aren’t written, they’re rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite done it… ~Michael Crichton

You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page. ~Jodi Picoult

When you’re editing write the following words onto a Post-it note in big red letters and stick it on your monitor: ‘Who Cares?’. If something has no bearing on the story, leave it out. ~Stuart MacBride

If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word. ~Margaret Atwood

The best advice is the simplest. Write what you love. And do it everyday. There’s only one way to learn how to write, and that’s to write. ~Steve Berry

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Great horror quotes from thrilling horrors

Make sure your doors are locked when you read through these chilling horror quotes selected by the Hubbfi review team.

“Never talk to strangers. If someone ever tries to take you, fight with everything you have. Scream as loud as you can. (He’d never told her what to do if the man was too strong and there was no one to hear her screaming.)”

—Ink and Bone, Lisa Unger

“Have you ever heard a newborn cry as it awakes from a nightmare?” the Long Walker asked. Petty was too stunned by its question to reply. “A newborn, only a few days old,” it went on. “They have nightmares, but not as you would understand. Their minds are unformed, as was your own at that age. A newborn baby can still see the world behind the world, you see? The world where my daddy lives, and me and a few others like us. They can still see us. That’s why they scream as they do.”

—Little Heaven, Nick Cutter

“How do I know you’ll keep your word?” asked Coraline.

“I swear it,” said the other mother. “I swear it on my own mother's grave.”

“Does she have a grave?” asked Coraline.

“Oh yes,” said the other mother. “I put her in there myself. And when I found her trying to crawl out, I put her back.”

—Coraline, Neil Gaiman

“But I’ll tell you something, Father; you give me Regan’s identical twin: same face, same voice, same smell, same everything down to the way she dots her i’s, and still I’d know in a second that it wasn’t really her! I’d know it! I’d know it in my gut and I’m telling you I know that thing upstairs is not my daughter! I know it! I know!”

—The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty

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All-Time Best Thriller Novels

You can find many books in the thriller genre, many of them are well written and contain a good storyline. However, there are a few that have become widely known as the best in their genre. Many of them are in the catalogue on Hubbfi, which you should check out. Here are some of the all-time best thriller novels.

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Many people will know this title from the movie that it was adapted from, but reading the novel adds more to the character and gives you a different perspective. Patricia Highsmith has written five novels featuring Tom Ripley, who is intelligent, yet ruthless and amoral. They are also available on Hubbfi.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Another book that was successfully adapted into a movie, Gone Girl is a twisting tale that will keep you guessing until the final page. Gillian Flynn has written other novels with this dark aspect to them, and she captures the imagination with each one.

Enduring Love by Ian McEwan

McEwan takes a love story and turns it on its head in this novel. With a heart-stopping opening to a daring rescue which leads to an obsession, this book has all the ingredients of a page-turner.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

Arguably one of the best movies in modern history, this book was, and still is, the guide by which other thrillers are gauged. It is inspired by the experiences writer Kesey had in the 1950s as an orderly in a mental health facility. It tells the sometimes uncomfortable story of the life of those inside the facility, and their need to express themselves.

For these and more exciting thriller novels, go check out Hubbfi.