<span dir="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #615656; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: inherit;">I recently came across the </span><span dir="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: inherit;">Jack Copeland series by Ethan Ross</span><span dir="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #615656; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: inherit;"> , and it really stands out in the mystery and thriller genre. The storytelling, character development, and suspenseful plot twists make it hard to put down.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #615656; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #615656; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span dir="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #615656; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: inherit;">Has anyone else read it? What do you think makes a thriller series truly engaging&mdash;plot, characters, or pacing?</span>