The Big Thrill Online Magazine

Between the Lines: Don Winslow

Blazing An Exit By Dawn Ius Don Winslow’s highly-anticipated CITY ON FIRE hadn’t even hit…

On the Cover: Tade Thompson

What Would You Do If You Met Your Doppelganger? By Allison McKnight It happens to…

Up Close: Stephen Lloyd

High School Can Be Hell By Allison McKnight Sam Gregory is not the kind of…

Up Close: May Cobb

Primed for Disaster By Mindy Carlson May Cobb is exactly the sort of person you’d…

Up Close: Beth and Boyd Morrison

Siblings Kick off New Series By José H. Bográn An errant knight rides into adventures,…

Up Close: Victoria Helen Stone

A Mother’s and Son’s Secrets, Five Missing Girls, an Embezzler, and a Killer By Millie…

Up Close: Jane Shemilt

Patient Trust, or Lust? By K.L. Romo In her newest thriller, THE PATIENT, bestselling author…

Up Close: Chris Bohjalian

New Novel “Born in a Movie Theater” By E.M. Powell As any writer will tell…

Up Close: Seraphina Nova Glass

How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors? By K.L. Romo Author, playwright, filmmaker, and professor…

Up Close: Charles Salzberg

You’ve Never Met a PI Like This By Austin S. Camacho In the crime fiction…

Up Close: Allison Brennan

Learning to Trust on a Deadline By José H. Bográn The idyllic perfection of Friday…

Up Close: Robin Peguero

Reinventing the Legal Thriller By Guy Bergstrom Mysteries and legal thrillers have been around for…

Up Close: Cassidy Lucas

The Masks We Choose to Wear By Jaden Terrell It’s June 2022, and in an…

Up Close: Elle Marr

Moon Myths and Murder By Dawn Ius Civilizations around the world have been bewitched by…

Up Close: Karen Winn

Examining the Complexities of Relationships By Dawn Ius Karen Winn’s interest in examining the complexities…

Up Close: Jason Rekulak

A Ghost Story with a Body Count By April Snellings After more than 20 years…

Up Close: Alma Katsu

A Demon for Every Temple By April Snellings It only took two novels—2018’s Donner Party-inspired…

On the Cover: Zarqa Nawaz

Satire Explores Faith, Terrorism, and the Price of Success By Esme Addison Jameela Green would…

Up Close: Wendy Heard

Finding Your Authentic Self By Dawn Ius If you’ve ever considered faking your own death…

Up Close: Jeneva Rose

Friendships Can Be Deadly By Rebecca Fields Meet the women of Buckhead―a place of expensive…

Up Close: Mary Keliikoa

Mom Instincts on Overdrive By Dawn Ius Sitting idle isn’t in Mary Keliikoa’s DNA. In…

Up Close: Jennifer McMahon

Where Monsters Dwell By April Snellings Jennifer McMahon’s suspense novels often sidle up to the…

Up Close: Linwood Barclay

A Visit from the Past Wreaks Havoc in the Present By K.L. Romo What happens…

Up Close: Anne Heltzel

Motherhood Is a Cult By April Snellings In Anne Heltzel’s adult horror debut, a young…

Up Close: Heather Chavez

Sisterhood: The Pulse that Drives Thriller By Dawn Ius Heather Chavez’s new book is about…

Up Close: Chris Holm

Is This Where We’re Headed? By Millie Naylor Hast Anthony Award winner Chris Holm delivers…

Up Close: Don Bentley

Celebrating the Long Road to Publishing By Adam Meyer Even as he celebrates the release…

Africa Scene: Vivian de Klerk

Portrait of a Sociopath By Michael Sears Vivian de Klerk had an impressive academic career…

International Thrills: Vanessa Savage

The Fascination of Dark Tourism By Dawn Ius Vanessa Savage used to write books with…

BookTrib Spotlight: Isabel Cañas

A Priest, A Bride, A Haunted Hacienda By Neil Nyren It was my new…

AudioFile Spotlight: Bites of Fright: Mystery Short Story

Bites of Fright: Mystery Short Story Collections By Ellen Quint We have great respect and…

The Big Thrill’s Behavioral Analysis Unit: Jack Carr

Interview by Eric P. Bishop Jack Carr burst onto the writing scene in 2018 when…

Anthology: CRIME HITS HOME edited by S.J. Rozan

Home Is Where the Homicide Is By R.G. Belsky Home is where the homicide is.…

Up Close: Sara Paretsky

Warshawski Battles Crime and COVID By R.G. Belsky Bestselling author Sara Paretsky says writing during…

The May Edition of The Big Thrill

Whether you’re gearing up for ThrillerFest or simply adding to your TBR, it’s time to roll up your sleeves—you’re going to want to dive into our latest issue. In his first interview with The Big Thrill, bestselling author Don Winslow talks to Dawn Ius about his latest crime thriller—and his big announcement, Zarqa Nawaz and Robin Perguero share insight into their brilliant debuts, and we get the scoop on the latest releases from Heather Chavez, Linwood Barclay, Sara Paretsky, Don Bentley, May Cobb, Jennifer McMahon, Mary Keliikoa, and dozens more. Plus, the BAU checks in with Jack Carr, Michael Sears talks with Vivian de Klerk in Africa Scene, and we head across the pond for a chat with International Thrills author Vanessa Savage. The May issue of The Big Thrill is (finally) live—read it here!

The Sleeper List by Patrick Oster

By George Mehok On November 9, 1989, the world rejoiced as picks, axes, and shovels brought down the Berlin Wall, reuniting a nation. In his latest novel, THE SLEEPER LIST, Patrick Oster,…

Not Your Child by Lis Angus

By Susanna Kuehne NOT YOUR CHILD, named a 25 Most Anticipated Debut Novel of 2022, started as a mental image that came to author Lis Angus years ago: What if someone showed…

Anthology: CRIME HITS HOME edited by S.J. Rozan

Home Is Where the Homicide Is By R.G. Belsky Home is where the homicide is. That’s the theme of CRIME HITS HOME—a fascinating new collection of short stories from some of mystery…

The Last of Her by Brent Spencer

By David Healey Set in Afghanistan, THE LAST OF HER is a military thriller from Brent Spencer, who is known for his short mysteries and thriller stories. From the author, “An Army…

Future Tense: Tales of Apocalyptic Vision by Michaelbrent Collings

Worldwide bestseller and master of terror Michaelbrent Collings invites you to peer into the future, to uncover things long hidden, and to experience worlds of a Future Tense… A world where suicide…

Crawl on Your Belly All the Days of Your Life by William J. Donahue

Sid Carver’s reckless decisions have left him without a family, without a career, without an identity. His trajectory changes when he meets a curious stranger named Holly Tithe. Just as Sid begins…

Phoenix’s Ascent by Winter Austin

By Dani Brown PHOENIX’S ASCENT, the second book in Winter Austin’s Hera Force series, will keep you on the edge of your seat with its complex plot and original characters. The protagonist,…

The 13th Hour: Chaos by Richard Doetsch

By Terry DiDomenico It’s a warm Fourth of July in the quiet New York town of Byram Hillsand. Nick Quinn watches as his wife and daughter die—along with his closest friends and…

The Shadow Of The Mole by Bob Van Laerhoven

By George Ebey Author Bob Van Laerhoven brings us a historical mystery in his latest work, THE SHADOW OF THE MOLE. It’s 1916, Bois de Bolante, in the barren French region of…

Cover Art by Vanessa Westermann

By Kia Dennis COVER ART by Vanessa Westermann, the first book in the Charley Scott mystery series, takes readers to Ontario cottage summers and the art world. The series has received praise…

Never Broken by Lori Duffy Foster

By Tim O’Mara When journalist Lisa Jamison finds a near-dead man in the back seat of her car mumbling about a teenage girl who’s been missing for years, she makes a split-second…

The Adventure of the Purloined Portrait by Liese Sherwood-Fabre

A long-buried secret. A stolen portrait. The artist’s murder. Can Sherlock discover the connection between the three before he’s stopped permanently? Sherlock can’t shake his apprehension about a family trip to Paris.…

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Between the Lines: Don Winslow by Dawn Ius
On the Cover: Zarqa Nawaz by Esme Addison
Up Close: Robin Peguero by Guy Bergstrom
Up Close: Mary Keliikoa by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Jason Rekulak by April Snellings
Up Close: Sara Paretsky by R.G. Belsky
BookTrib Spotlight: Isabel Cañas by Neil Nyren
Up Close: Linwood Barclay by K.L. Romo
Up Close: Jennifer McMahon by April Snellings
Up Close: Don Bentley by Adam Meyer
Up Close: Heather Chavez by Dawn Ius
On the Cover: Tade Thompson by Allison McKnight
Up Close: Alma Katsu by April Snellings
Up Close: Chris Bohjalian by E.M. Powell
The Big Thrill’s Behavioral Analysis Unit: Jack Carr by Eric P. Bishop
Up Close: May Cobb by Mindy Carlson
Up Close: Chris Holm by Millie Naylor Hast
International Thrills: Vanessa Savage by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Stephen Lloyd by Allison McKnight
Up Close: Anne Heltzel by April Snellings
Up Close: Boyd Morrison and Beth Morrison by José H. Bográn
Up Close: Wendy Heard by Dawn Ius
Africa Scene: Vivian de Klerk by Michael Sears
Up Close: Charles Salzberg by Austin S. Camacho
Up Close: Jane Shemilt by K.L. Romo
Up Close: Jeneva Rose by Rebecca Fields
Up Close: Elle Marr by Dawn Ius
Anthology: Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction’s Authors edited by S.J. Rozan by R.G. Belsky
Up Close: Cassidy Lucas by Jaden Terrell
Up Close: Victoria Helen Stone by Millie Naylor Hast
Up Close: Karen Winn by Dawn Ius
AudioFile Spotlight: Bites of Fright: Mystery Short Story by Ellen Quint
Up Close: Seraphina Nova Glass by K.L. Romo
Up Close: Allison Brennan by José H. Bográn

Coming Next Month!

The latest thrillers from Chris Pavone, Nina Sadowsky, Tori Eldridge, Hannah Mary McKinnon, Fiona Barton, M.P. Woodward, Katie Gutierrez, Matthew Quirk, J. M. Miro, Caroline Woods, Samantha Allen, David Yoon, David Koepp, Barbara Graham, Katie Tallo, Riley Sager, Joey Hartstone, Bryan Robinson, James Swallow, Cate Ray, Debbie Babitt, Linda L. Richards, Kat Martin, Joel W. Barrows, Mary Alford, Daco S. Auffenorde, M. A. Monnin, Neil S. Plakcy, Cat Connor, Elizabeth Heiter and many more!