New Rankings with Teddy!
Top 7 Thriller Books with Fred Klein
This episode of New Rankings finally answers the age-old question: can a Millennial and a nonagenarian become the best of friends? Teddy's guest is literary luminary (and 94-year old!) Fred Klein, former executive editor of Bantam Books and host of the popular Santa Barbara TV show, "Literary Gumbo." In a wide-ranging conversation, Ted and Fred discuss the thriller genre, ranking their top seven favorites from such masters of the craft as Patricia Highsmith, Stephen King, and John le Carré. Then suddenly, in a plot twist worthy of Agatha Christie, there is an unexpected phone call at the end of the episode, and it changes absolutely everything...