Monday, November 24, 2025

Ten of the best brutal survival thrillers

At Fully Booked Laura Tarallo tagged ten books like The Running Man, including:
Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan

Welcome to corporate dystopia, where job promotions are earned via death matches in armored cars. No, really. This is Wall Street meets Mad Max, and it’s gloriously awful in all the best ways.

Morgan mixes capitalist critique with ultraviolence and makes you question why you ever tolerated team-building exercises. It’s mean, smart, and leaves a bruise.

Why we recommend it: If corporate backstabbing were an Olympic sport, this book would be the gold medalist. For readers fascinated by capitalism’s dark underbelly, where boardrooms become battlefields and profits are soaked in blood, this one hits hard and fast.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue