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Eve pickup spirals into an erotic obsession which leads to graphic. In fact, the riddle of the sands, written by erskine childers in 1903 and oft cited as the first thriller, had no female characters at all until the publisher forced childers to add one. The popularity of books like gone girl and girl on the train have spawned. When criminal psychologist audrey harte returns to her hometown after seven years. Strong women are taking over the thriller crimereads. Shes written several series, each with an intrepid, if flawed, female lead. Strong female lead characters in enthralling british crime tv shows makes for exciting entertainment.
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