Are you a thriller fan? Of course you are! Then you won’t want to miss this!

Join Lee Child, Charlaine Harris, Tess Gerritsen, Karin Slaughter, and David Hosp on Wednesday, April 25th for “The Big Thrill” * Save the Libraries fundraising event for the Boston Public Library. There will be beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres, as well as a silent auction full of exciting prizes. Come meet these award-winning writers and hear the story behind the stories!

The idea for Save The Libraries came during a meeting of the American Library Association, when Karin Slaughter, long a library advocate, spoke to librarians from around the country and realized very quickly that public libraries were in desperate need of help.

“The funding of American libraries should be a matter of national security,” says Slaughter. “Keeping libraries open, giving access to all children to all books is vital to our nation’s sovereignty. For nearly 85 percent of kids living in rural areas, the only place where they have access to technology or books outside the schoolroom is in a public library. For many urban kids, the only safe haven they have to study or do homework is the public library.”

Tickets for the April 25 benefit for the Boston Public Library can be purchased HERE.

Bid on auction items online through the SavetheLibraries.com eBay portal starting at noon on Friday April 20th at noon, EST. The online auction ends at noon EST on Wednesday, April 25th.

LOVE IS MURDER, the third Thriller anthology of short stories published by the International Thriller Writers edited by Sandra Brown received a starred Publishers Weekly review!

“If a person is known by the company she keeps, then the company of the 30 romance and suspense writers in this stellar all-original anthology speaks volumes about bestseller Brown . . . Chockablock with nifty plot twists, these stories aren’t to be missed.”

Read the full review here.

LOVE IS MURDER is available for pre-order at:

Congratulations to Lisa Urzen, the winner of this month’s BIG THRILL giveaway. Lisa will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including The Probability of Murder by Ada Madison, Death, Taxes and a Skinny No-Whip Latte by Diane Kelly, Before She Dies by Mary Burton, The Confidential by John A. Bray, Interlock by Gary Alexander, False Frontby Diane Fanning, The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau, Sherlock Holmes and the Dead Boer at Scotney Castle by Tim Symonds, The Mistake by Wendy James, Treacherous by Gary Phillips, Deadly Farce by Jennifer McAndrews, Second Skin: Skinned Book 2by Judith Graves, Ripper by Stefan Petrucha, So Damn Lucky by Deborah Coonts, Deception by Adrian Magson and The Calypso Directive by Brian Andrews.

All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.

This year, spotlight guests will include 2012 ThrillerMaster Jack Higgins, 2011 ThrillerMaster R.L. Stine, Lee Child, John Sandford, and Catherine Coulter, along with 2012 True Thriller Award Recipient Ann Rule,  2012 Silver Bullet Award recipient Richard North Patterson, and 2011 Silver Bullet Award recipient, Karin Slaughter.

ThrillerFest VII offers something for everyone:

CraftFest — New York Times bestselling authors will share their secrets on the craft of writing.

AgentFest — The top agents and editors in the business will be on hand to hear your pitches.

ThrillerFest — Network with other writers and meet industry professionals at the fabulous panels.

REGISTER NOW! You won’t want to miss the most spectacular conference for thriller writers and thriller fans on the planet!

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If you’ve ever wished someone would collect together all of your favorite ITW thriller authors’ book videos in one place, your wish has been granted!  Check out The Big Thrill book video collection RIGHT HERE on this website!