Refuelling the Creative Well By Dawn Ius Patricia Cornwell has spent almost a quarter century in a l…
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The Impressive Influence of a King By April Snellings Welcome to The Big Thrill’s newest column, Ico…
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Summoning Ghosts By April Snellings When Clay McLeod Chapman and Quirk Books Editorial Director Jhan…
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If a Robot Had a Soul, What Would it Believe? By Rick Pullen “I try to write good stories that ask b…
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Many Books, One Cat By Dawn Ius TROUBLE MOST FAIRE is the 11th novel in the Cat Detective Familiar L…
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Keeping His Skin in the Game By J. H. Bográn D. P. Lyle is the author of a successful series—yet wit…
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A New Mother Plagued by Little Voices By K. L. Romo “There is fight and there is flight, and I’ve do…
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Duck’s Back in Barrett’s New Thriller By J. H. Bográn When teenager Layla Soto watches a video of he…
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The Grim Specter of Guilt By April Snellings Since her first hardcover novel—1996’s Harvest—put her …
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Creating an Unforgettable and Unreliable Main Character By Wendy Tyson In J. J. Hensley’s latest thr…
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Mastering Dual Plotlines By J. H. Bográn One of the questions authors fear the most is “Where do you…
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Lagos Featured in New City Noir Collection By Michael Sears On a recent trip to Botswana I picked up…
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The Ubiquity of Fantômas By Joshua Corin Last month, in listing the influences which preceded the lo…
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A “What If” Premise Familiar to Many By Dawn Ius Two decades have passed since Stephen Chbosky’s deb…
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New Author, New Imprint— Two Debuts Make a Double Impact By Neil Nyren Last December, Polis Books an…
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Evolution of a Character By P. J. Bodnar Even after 40 years together, New York Times bestselling au…
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Exploring Alternative Histories By Austin S. Camacho Alternative history novels seem to be a fad rig…
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Survival Key for Returning Heroes By Dawn Ius Tosca Lee admits that her life isn’t nearly as adventu…
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Exploring a “House of Ghosts” By Neil Nyren “There’s a reason we never took you there. Can’t you see…
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Gained in Translation: Six Translated Mysteries from Around the World By Ellen Quint, AudioFile From…
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Crafting a Reluctant Killer By K. L. Romo Author Bill Brewer weaves a lethal tale of a hired-killer …
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The October Edition of The Big Thrill
We’re leaping into the season with spooky tales of writers taking tremendous leaps of faith. Our cover author Patricia Cornwell shares why, after 24 books, she’s kicking off a new series with a new character. Stephen Chbosky abandons his young adult roots and launches a literary horror, 20 years after The Perks of Being a Wallflower became an international success. Four panelists explain why Stephen is King in a new column by April Snellings, Neil Nyren gives us two spotlight features, and we interview more than 30 authors of new thrillers including J. A. Jance, Jaden Terrell, Tess Gerritsen, and Steven James. The October issue of The Big Thrill is live—and it’s scary good!
The Scandal by Nicola Marsh
By Millie Naylor Hast With more than eight million copies of 68 books in print, acclaimed USA Today bestselling women’s fiction and romance author Nic…
Pride & Extreme Prejudice by Eric J. Gates
By David Healey When you’re interviewing a thriller writer who is an expert on cybersecurity and computers in general, it’s a bit embarrassing if the …
One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski
By Terry DiDomenico A family Thanksgiving at the beach led to the setting for Tara Laskowski’s debut thriller, ONE NIGHT GONE. “There was something ab…
The Presence of Evil by J. T. Patten
By Dan Levy Write what you know. The adage is likely as old as writing itself. But when you read a J. T. Patten spy thriller, you can rest assured he’…
Handmade Ho-Ho Homicide: An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery by Lois Winston
Two and a half weeks ago magazine crafts editor Anastasia Pollack arrived home to find Ira Pollack, her half-brother-in-law, had blinged out her home …
The Gryphon Heist by James R. Hannibal
Talia Inger is a rookie CIA case officer assigned not to the Moscow desk as she had hoped but to the forgotten backwaters of Eastern Europe—a departme…
Lethal Agent by Kyle Mills and Vince Flynn
By Steve Vincent It hasn’t been long since Red War took the world by storm—debuting in the #1 bestseller slot—but Kyle Mills is already back with a ne…
Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard
By Karen Harper Capturing nature was meant to be soothing for former crime scene photographer Harper Reynolds, yet her camera caught more than she int…
The Headstone Detective Agency by Robert J. Randisi
By George Ebey Robert J. Randisi takes us into the world of a private detective in his latest outing, THE HEADSTONE DETECTIVE AGENCY. John Headston is…
One Final Breath by Lynn H. Blackburn
When investigator Gabriel Chavez had his cover blown by an aggressive reporter, the silver lining was being able to rejoin the dive team. The downside…
Crossing the Chicken by J. L. Abramo
San Francisco. Late September, 2004. The Giants are hanging on to the slim hope of a spot in the Major League baseball playoffs. The Forty-Niners are …
Bones of the Innocent by John A. Connell
Former U.S. Army investigator Mason Collins grapples with a web of lies, secrets, and murder as he races against time to save the lives of abducted te…
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SPECIAL FEATURES
- Between the Lines: Patricia Cornwell by Dawn Ius
- ICONS: Weighing in on the King’s Influence by April Snellings
- On The Cover: Steven James by Rick Pullen
- Up Close: Vanessa Lillie by K. L. Romo
- Up Close: Stephen Chbosky by Dawn Ius
- Up Close: Casey Barrett by J. H. Bográn
- BookTrib Spotlight: John Vercher by Neil Nyren
- On the Cover: Clay McLeod Chapman by April Snellings
- Up Close: D. P. Lyle MD by J. H. Bográn
- Up Close: J. A. Jance by P. J. Bodnar
- Up Close: Raymond Khoury by Austin Camacho
- On the Cover: Jaden Terrell by Dawn Ius
- Africa Scene: Chris Abani by Michael Sears
- Up Close: Tess Gerritsen by April Snellings
- Up Close: J. J. Hensley by Wendy Tyson
- Up Close: Tosca Lee by Dawn Ius
- BookTrib Spotlight: Jane Cockram by Neil Nyren
- Up Close: Bill Brewer by K. L. Romo
- Up Close: Raymond Benson by J. H. Bográn
- AudioFile Spotlight: Gained in Translation by Ellen Quint
- Getting Graphic: Fantômas by Joshua Corin
Discover Tomorrow’s Hottest Thriller Authors Today on Inside Thrill Radio!
Inside Thrill Radio airs monthly, as host Jenny Milchman takes listeners deep behind the scenes to hear about brand new thrillers and how they came to be.
“Win, Lose, or Draw” is available starting April 19th: Three authors, who between them have racked up Edgar, Anthony, Agatha, Shamus, and Lefty award nominations, talk about their new thrillers! Will they win, lose, or draw at this year’s award ceremonies? Hear about their books and judge for yourself. Featuring guests Matt Coyle, Nadine Nettmann, and Lili Wright.
After the Storm by Marietta Miles
The Girl Buried in the Woods: Detective Matt Jones Book 3 by Robert Ellis
Church of the Graveyard Saints by C. Joseph Greaves
You can never go home again. Whether as caution or lament, the adage meant nothing to Addie Decker because when Addie left the rural Southwest for col…
