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20 July Update

September BOTM Suggestions
The opportunity to contribute suggestions for a BOTM for September is here. Add your suggestions here by July 28th. (No self-promotions, please.)

Breaking News:
Kerry J. Donovan has agreed to spend September 30th with us for a Q&A session. We have added the first book in his Ryan Kaine military action thriller series as a BOTM for September: On the Run.

The July Monthly Challenge "Notable Days" is live. Join here.

The August Monthly "Read a Shape" Challenge is open for you to join and start thinking about the books you want to read for it. Join here.

July BOTMs:
Forever After by Derek Robinson. Join the discussion here.

Winner's Curse by L.A. Starks. Join the discussion here.

Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson. Join the discussion here.
Q&A with Carter on 30th July with signed books for the three best questions (USA only). Post questions here.

Upcoming BOTMs for August:
The Last Good Place by Robin Burcell. Join the discussion here.
Additionally, Robin will be joining us are a special Q&A on August 31st.
Place your questions for her here.

Escape from Batechu Island by T.A. Shelano. Join the discussion and Q&A here.

Book Chatter
We're having some great discussions in our Book Chatter threads. Join us here.

Mid-Year Reading / Book Reflections
Share your thoughts on your reading experience for the first half of 2026 here.

Group Bookshelves: Help to grow our Group bookshelves by posting your thriller reviews Here or Here. 4 & 5★ reviews will be added to the shelves (books must have at least 100 ratings before adding).

Group Bookshelf: adding Your Recommendations

Now when sharing your Review and you wish to highly recommend your 4⭐ or 5⭐ novel with others, please let us know in your comment and it will be added to the Group's Bookshelf to share with others.

Add any information to help Tag the novel properly like:

I would like to have added to the bookshelf or recommend:
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
Psychological Thriller
LA Times Book Prize
Set in England

Check out the new look for the Group's Bookshelf.
As Members build it with recommendations it will be a go to for the Group's Challenges. With a section on settings of Countries and States.

Like to look at what others have read in your favorite Genre? or
Check out the Bookshelf and see what are Sean's Picks.

Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Have you checked out our Group Bookshelf?

It contains your book recommendations of your 4 and 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reviews!!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
z-rec-4-star (3) and z-rec-5-star (3) SIX books recommended already!

Sean is building his own shelf with Sean's Picks! 📚
Shhh.....It is probably full of Action Adventure Thrillers lol !

Need a book for a challenge that includes New York? 🗽
Look at the shelf USA Northeast and find a book setting in NY!
usa-northeast (15) This shelf has 15 books on it currently for you to look at!

Go check it out!!
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Many of the Bell Notifications stem from your Profile Settings.
To get a notification regarding upcoming Group Reads / BOTM:

1. Click on your Profile
2. In the Drop down
3. Choose Account Settings
4. Choose Account & Notifications
4. Click on the link under Notifications
5. Right spot if you see: "Friends & following"
6. Under Groups make sure all are checked that you want notices from
7. Last item under Groups reads:
Notify me on Goodreads about these activities from my groups:
✔️ One of my groups is about to start reading a book

Members

Mark Edwards, Joseph Finder and Carter Wilson

Are all giving a signed copy of their book for the best question.

Authors:

Please be aware that authors are getting emails supposedly from someone in a variety of groups stating that their book has been nominated for "X" or to be added as a Group Read. Of course, the emails are stating there is an administrative fee and wanting detailed information from the authors.

This a scam. Please don't click on any links or provide the information requested in the email. It's a scam.

See Message 1 for the latest Updates and News. Here is the link.

Welcome to our June update for A Good Thriller. We hope to see you in the comments and activities.

You wanted more Challenges:
**NEW Monthly and Quarterly Challenges starting 1st JUNE are now open. Come and Join in!**

The June-August Seasonal / Quarterly Challenge (1 June - 31 August): The Q3 Espionage Genre Quest can be found Here.

The Monthly Quest Challenge (1 June - 30 June) :
The June BOTM Quest can be found Here. .

Games: The Games section is going to be reimagined with new games coming soon.

You wanted more Group Reads / BOTM options.
We continue to add more BOTMs as the year progresses. We have Q&As with three more top Authors lined up for the year: Joseph Finder, Carter Wilson, and Robin Burcell. At least one of their books has been added as a BOTM.

We also have something in the works for BOTMs that you can nominate. There will be more on that in the July broadcast.

Thanks to Mehmet Demirci and Richard T. Ryan for two great BOTM reads in May.

June BOTMs
A:) Vanished by Joseph Finder. Comments are taking place here.

Q&A with the author will occur on June 30th. Place your questions for the author here.

B.) Concern: A black-ops investigator uncovers an espionage conspiracy rooted in quantum code by Christopher Bentley. Comments and questions are taking place here.

Thanks for being a member.

Sean, Carolyn, Pam, Neha, Lucy, and Mark

We need your suggestions for a September BOTM. You can add them in this thread.

The latest AGT news and updates can be found in message 1 here.