The Big Thrill Online Magazine

Between the Lines: S.A. Cosby

Making the Story Earn It By Dawn Ius Though he’s been picking away at short…

On the Cover: Tracy Clark

Digging for Character Gold By April Snellings Cassandra Raines, the cop-turned-private investigator who leads author…

On the Cover: Esme Addison

Using Magic to Build a Realistic World By Jaden Terrell Growing up in Raleigh, North…

On the Cover: Tom Lin

A Western—Except the Protagonist is Chinese American By Charles Salzberg If you’re looking for Tom…

Up Close: A. R. Torre

Some Lies Are Worth Telling By Millie Naylor Hast Is there ever a good lie?…

AudioFile Spotlight: Audio Gifts from the Golden Voices to Mystery and Suspense Fans

Audio Gifts from the Golden Voices to Mystery and Suspense Fans By Ellen Quint During…

Up Close: David Bell

Connecting Through Emotion By P.J. Bodnar In every professor’s career, there’s one or maybe two…

Up Close: Spencer Quinn

Taking on a Charming Dog’s Life By Karen Hugg Peter Abrahams’s first dog was a…

Up Close: Grady Hendrix

Final Girls and Kung Fu Movies By April Snellings In Grady Hendrix’s new novel, six…

Up Close: Carol Goodman

Truth, Trauma, and the Legacy of Abuse By K.L. Romo “We can’t build a safe—or…

Up Close: Hilary Davidson

Over to the Dark Side By Rick Pullen It was a dark time. Everything had…

Up Close: Jeff Abbott

Nothing in Common—Except Tragedy By José H. Bográn Jeff Abbott’s new novel, the devilishly titled…

Up Close: Riley Sager

Boiling It Down to Basics By Dawn Ius Riley Sager needed a break. Burnt out…

Up Close: Louise Candlish

Staking Her Claim in Psychological Suspense By E.M. Powell Londoners tend to have a somewhat…

Up Close: Kathy Reichs

Infectious Diseases, Genome Mapping, and Death By Dawn Ius New York Times bestselling author Kathy…

Up Close: Karin Slaughter

Capturing Tragedy in a Way Nonfiction Can’t By Dawn Ius Karin Slaughter recalls reading about…

Up Close: Liv Constantine

Memories Make the World Go Round…Or Crash and Burn By K.L. Romo “I don’t remember.”…

Up Close: Laura McHugh

So Many Ways to Disappear By April Snellings In Laura McHugh’s stunning fourth novel, WHAT’S…

BookTrib Spotlight: Willa C. Richards

A Family, and a City, Confront Their Monsters By Neil Nyren “Memory, of course, is…

International Thrills: Greg Buchanan

Video Game Style of Storytelling Propels Plot By Angela Channel Greg Buchanan’s debut opens with…

The July Edition of The Big Thrill

As virtual ThrillerFest kicks off, so too does Hot Book Summer—and in this issue of The Big Thrill we cover some of this season’s most anticipated sizzlers. Dawn Ius goes Between the Lines with S.A. Cosby to talk about his astonishing follow-up to last year’s breakout thriller, Blacktop Wasteland, April Snellings chats with Tracy Clark about mining character gold, Esme Addison shares insight into her world building, and Karin Slaughter talks about how the pandemic shaped what could be her most compelling thriller yet. Plus, we get up close with Kathy Reichs, Liv Constantine, Riley Sager, Spencer Quinn and many more authors of bestselling mystery and suspense. The July issue of The Big Thrill is live now—and it’s hot!

Synchronicity by Michaelbrent Collings

Some call it the Machine. Some call it the SINC. It’s the most dangerous thing ever created. And it’s fallen into the wrong hands. — Tyler “Book” Malcolm has lived a life…

Killing Icarus by Paul Kemprecos

Art historian Abi Vickers has lost her marriage, her galleries, and her apartment. When an old mentor offers her a job and use of a cottage overlooking Cape Cod Bay, she jumps…

Moonlight & Misadventure: 20 Stories of Mystery & Suspense edited by Judy Penz Sheluk

Whether it’s vintage Hollywood, the Florida Everglades, the Atlantic City boardwalk, or a farmhouse in Western Canada, the twenty authors represented in this collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme…

Man on Fire by Humphrey Hawksley

By Austin S. Camacho If you’ve been looking for a gripping espionage thriller with Cold War flavor plus 21st century global awareness, grab a copy of MAN ON FIRE, the latest from…

Sons of Valor by Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson

Sons of valor … Navy SEAL Keith ”Chunk” Redman has been one of the military’s top doorkickers since the day he pinned on his trident: loyal, single-minded, lethal. Tasked to lead a…

Lure the Lie by Cat Connor

By Azam Gill The opening shot of Cat Connor’s website describes her as “a crime thriller author, New Zealander, and instigator of trouble.” The first two attributes are descriptive, and the ominous…

The Wrong Words by Yvonne Rediger

Adam Norcross recently buried his mother. His boss, Shapiro, interrupts Norcross’s bereavement to give him an assignment: find out how the country’s most eminent climate scientist ended up dead in a mountain…

With Neighbors Like These by Linda Lovely

A crafty killer uses homeowner association (HOA) feuds to make murder appear to be the latest craze sweeping HOAs—a recreational activity growing faster than pickleball. Too bad some neighbors wind up dead.…

The Witching of the King by Greg Hoover

England 1604. At a remote palace in the dead of winter, William Shakespeare and his acting company are invited to perform for King James. When a killer tries to assassinate the king,…

White Rabbit Hop by Bob Bickford

Summertime 1948, and Santa Teresa, California, overflows with cold bourbon and hot neon. Billie Holiday floats from open windows, the Mills Brothers are headlining at the Montelindo Hotel, and the beach roller…

The Chase by Lisa Harris

US Marshal Madison James still can’t remember the face of the person who shot her, but she’s ready to get back to work. When she and Jonas Quinn go on the hunt…

One Kingdom Under Heaven by Alastair Luft

In the year 2029, China attacks the United States. Retired Navy SEAL Malcolm Kwong survives the attack. His family does not. Vowing revenge, Kwong puts together a team to help him kill…

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Between the Lines: S.A. Cosby by Dawn Ius
On the Cover: Tracy Clark by April Snellings
Up Close: Liv Constantine by K.L. Romo
Up Close: Spencer Quinn by Karen Hugg
Up Close: Riley Sager by Dawn Ius
On the Cover: Esme Addison by Jaden Terrell
Up Close: Louise Candlish by E.M. Powell
Up Close: Grady Hendrix by April Snellings
Up Close: Kathy Reichs by Dawn Ius
International Thrills: Greg Buchanan by Angela Channell
Up Close: Karin Slaughter by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Hilary Davidson by Rick Pullen
Up Close: Jeff Abbott by José H. Bográn
On the Cover: Tom Lin by Charles Salzberg
Up Close: Laura McHugh by April Snellings
Up Close: Carol Goodman by K.L. Romo
BookTrib Spotlight: Willa C. Richards by Neil Nyren
Up Close: A. R. Torre by Millie Naylor Hast
Up Close: David Bell by P.J. Bodnar
AudioFile Spotlight: Audio Gifts from the Golden Voices to Mystery and Suspense Fans by Ellen Quint