In order to start my coursework, i researched the genre of thriller. Thrillers are abroad genre of literature, a thriller can be a movie, television series, and could also be written within a book. Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action and resourceful hero's who must thwart the plan of more powerful and better equipped villains. Devices such as suspense, red-herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively, a thriller is a villain driven plot, whereby he presents obstacles the hero must overcome. Thrillers often take place in exotic settings such as foreign cities, Heroes in most thrillers are frequently 'hard men' accustomed to danger for example a policemen could be a hero in a thriller. heroes traditionally been men, however women lead characters have become increasingly common. Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories, they also occur on a much grander scale; crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism assassination, of the overthrow of governments. The hero will always defeat the thriller. Thrillers may be defined by the primary mood that they elicit; fearful excitement, for example ' if it thrills' its a thriller. There are all different types of thrillers, the common ground is the intensity of emotions they create, particularly those of apprehension, and exhilaration of excitement and breathless.