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Between the Lines: Chuck Palahniuk

On Fight Club, Soylent Porn, and Screams as a Deadly Commodity By Dawn Ius Rumor has it…

On the Cover: Nancy Jooyoun Kim

Dialoguing with the Past and Present By Dawn Ius When Nancy Jooyoun Kim sat down…

On the Cover: Alyssa Cole by K.L. Romo

On the Importance of Community By K. L. Romo Bestselling author Alyssa Cole tells a…

On the Cover: Ruth Ware by April Snellings

A Locked Room Thriller for the 21st Century By April Snellings In the five years…

Up Close: Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson

Light at the End of the Tunnel By Dawn Ius These days, even a question…

Up Close: L. C. Shaw

Second Book Takes on Religious Angle By Dawn Ius Writing The Network didn’t exactly come…

Up Close: Robert Dugoni

Returning to a Larger-Than-Life Hero By Josie Brown One good turn deserves another. For retired…

Up Close: Iris Johansen

So Many Books, So Little Time By Dawn Ius In the past 50-or-so years, Iris…

Up Close: August Norman

Taking a Character to the Next Level By P. J. Bodnar For most of her…

Up Close: Cat Connor

Alternate Endings for Series Ender By J. H. Bográn The 12th book in Cat Connor’s…

Up Close: Joel Shulkin, MD

Navigating Adverse Effects By Austin S. Camacho In most thrillers, our heroes face bullets, bombs,…

Up Close: Lisa Black

Writing What You Know By E. M. Powell The old advice of “write what you…

Up Close: Raymond Benson

Thriller Conjures Up a New Sub Genre By Tim O’Mara It’s 1985 and Cole Sackler…

Up Close: Elizabeth Goddard

Answering the Call By Jaden Terrell Elizabeth Goddard credits her mother’s overflowing bookshelves with kindling…

Up Close: Patrick Kendrick

A Case Too Close for Comfort By Dawn Ius When Patrick Kendrick was 17, he…

Up Close: Wendy Walker

Tapping into Emotions By Dawn Ius The first chapter of Wendy Walker’s new—and arguably most…

Up Close: Sandra Brown

Setting—and Exceeding—the Bar By Dawn Ius After almost 80 books, New York Times bestselling author…

Africa Scene: Andrew Harding

True Crime Grips Like a Thriller By Michael Sears Andrew Harding is a British journalist…

AudioFile Spotlight: Five Questions with Narrator Phoebe Strole

By Candace Levy I’ve been a fan of Phoebe Strole’s work for a few years…

BookTrib Spotlight: David Heska Wanbli Weiden

On an Indian Reservation, a Vigilante Seeks Justice By Neil Nyren On South Dakota’s Rosebud…

Up Close: Brad Parks

Freewheeling on to the Next Thing By Adam Meyer A woman with hearing loss tries…

The September Edition of The Big Thrill

This month Dawn Ius goes Between the Lines for an exclusive interview with Chuck Palahniuk about consumption, commodification, and the INVENTION OF SOUND. Plus, Tier 1 authors Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson drop big news, April Snellings gets the scoop on a new locked-room mystery from Ruth Ware, and we get up close and personal with authors Robert Dugoni, Sandra Brown, Alyssa Cole, Nancy Jooyoun Kim, Wendy Walker and dozens more. The September issue of The Big Thrill is packed with thrilling recommendations to transition you into fall—and it’s live now!

The Annihilation Protocol by Michael Laurence

By Millie Naylor Hast If you enjoy thrillers so plausible you can’t go to sleep at night, then Michael Laurence’s new novel, THE ANNIHILATION AGENDA, is for you. A mysterious syndicate known…

The Obituary Writer: a Murder Novel by Patrick Oster

By Dawn Ius Writing obituaries might not be the most natural progression to fiction, but for Patrick Oster—who once wrote an obituary for the infamous killer, Charles Manson—his long-standing side job provided…

Fire and Vengeance by Robert McCaw

By April Snellings In the third and latest installment in Robert McCaw’s acclaimed crime series, Hilo, Hawaii, Chief Detective Koa Kane is called to a disaster scene that would horrify even the most…

Her Shallow Grave by D. K. Hood

By Basil Sands “It seems the boogeyman comes in many flavors.” Bestselling writer D. K. Hood knows how to write boogeymen—and her latest thriller, HER SHALLOW GRAVE, is set to chill. It’s…

Little Deadly Secrets by Pamela Crane

By K. L. Romo Three best friends since college experience a series of entwined crises in LITTLE DEADLY SECRETS by bestselling author Pamela Crane. Can their friendship survive the lies and betrayal…

The Ninja’s Blade by Tori Eldridge

By J. H. Bográn Author Tori Eldridge follows up her successful series-starter The Ninja Daughter with this year’s THE NINJA’S BLADE. A month has passed for Lily Wong before life deals her…

The Girl Who Adored Rembrandt by Belle Ami

By Charlie Cochrane From the bestselling author of the Girl Who Knew da Vinci comes the third book in Belle Ami’s Out of Time series, THE GIRL WHO ADORED REMBRANDT. When art…

Disorderly Conduct by Rebecca Zanetti

By Dani Brown Rebecca Zanetti’s DISORDERLY CONDUCT is the first in the Anna Albertini Files. This romantic suspense novel skillfully intertwines a unique contemporary plot with humor, intrigue, and of course a…

Airborne by DiAnn Mills

By Azam Gill AIRBORNE, DiAnn Mills’ latest thriller, opens with Houston FBI agent Heather Lawrence flying to Salzburg. But we soon learn that her long-awaited vacation wasn’t supposed to go like this.…

The Dead of Jerusalem Ridge by Jean Rabe

Sheriff Piper Blackwell’s three-day vacation with old Army buddies takes a deadly turn. At the same time, a blatant hate crime along a county road vexes the rest of her department. Their…

The Corpse with the Crystal Skull by Cathy Ace

By Charlie Cochrane Author Cathy Ace says she loves crime and that certainly comes out in her prolific writing. For this interview with The Big Thrill, I started by asking her about…

The Ultimate Betrayal by Kat Martin

By K. L. Romo Chemical Weapons, Cover-Ups, and Carnal Desire Bestselling author Kat Martin turns up the heat in THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL, Book 3 in her Maximum Security romantic thriller series. Bran…