Conventions of a Thriller (Research)

I conducted some research to explore the conventions of a thriller. A better understanding of their style will be reflected in my group's project being an accurate sequence.

Conventions/ Typical Traits:

1. Thrillers often take place whollyor partly in exotic locations such as foreign cities, deserts, polar regions or high seas (this will not be achieved in our thrillers because it is not possible however it could be hinted at)
2. Heroes in thrillers are most frequently 'hard men' accustomed to danger, such as law enforcement officers, spies, detectives, soldiers etc. However they also can be ordinary citizens drawn into danger by accident.
3. In a thriller, the hero must thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened; while a murder mystery would be spoiled by a premature disclosure of thr murderer's identity, in a thriller the identity of the murderer or villain is usually known all along and focuses on stopping them rather than working out who they are.
4. Thrillers occur on a grand scale, the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the overthrow of a government.
5. Jeopardy, violent confrontations, and big set pieces are common plot elements
6. A mystery climaxes when a mystery is solved but a thriller ends when the hero finally defeats the villain, saving their own life and often the lives of others. In thrillers influenced by film noir or tragedy the hero is often killed in the process of stopping the villain

The third point is the main convention the group I will be in will focus on to include in our thriller as it deals with plot elements and is actually achieveable to include.