Charlie Cochrane, Author at THE BIG THRILL

The Deception by Kim Taylor Blakemore

By Charlie Cochrane Award-winning author Kim Taylor Blakemore likes to write about fierce, dangerous women. The protagonist in her latest

September 30, 2022

Death In The Aegean by M.A. Monnin

By Charlie Cochrane When former archaeology student Stefanie Adams travels to Greece, the last thing she expects is to be

May 31, 2022

Bad Blood Sisters by Saralyn Richard

By Charlie Cochrane Quinn McFarland has always joked about death, but this summer, death stops being funny. For one thing,

February 28, 2022

The Secret in the Wall by Ann Parker

By Charlie Cochrane Sometimes the past won’t stay buried—particularly when renovations are in order. That’s sure the case for Moira

January 31, 2022

The Brief Luminous Flight of the Firefly by Ellen Byerrum

By Charlie Cochrane It’s June 1943, halfway through a world war that has ramped up patriotism, but has also resulted

November 30, 2021

Death and Sensibility by Elizabeth Blake

By Charlie Cochrane Elizabeth Blake’s latest cozy mystery, DEATH AND SENSIBILITY, is set in the beautiful, historic English city of

August 31, 2021

Framed to Die by Ann Simas

By Charlie Cochrane Prolific author Ann Simas has been writing since her teens, though her first book wasn’t published until

July 30, 2021

The Constant Man by Peter Steiner

By Charlie Cochrane There’s no such thing as a standard author, nor is there only one way to write a

June 30, 2021

Punning with Scissors by Becky Clark

By Charlie Cochrane When the latest commission for an author interview for The Big Thrill dropped into my inbox, my

April 30, 2021

Fresh Brewed Murder by Emmeline Duncan

By Charlie Cochrane Not all authors write for both adults and teens—but Emmeline Duncan does. Her latest for adult cozy

March 31, 2021

Killer Content by Olivia Blacke

By Charlie Cochrane Sometimes you read an author’s website and you go, “Well, what on earth’s that about?” That was

January 31, 2021

Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron

By Charlie Cochrane USA Today bestselling author Ellen Byron brings us the sixth instalment of her Cajun Country mystery series

October 31, 2020

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

July 31, 2020

The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife by Liese Sherwood-Fabre

By Charlie Cochrane In THE ADVENTURE OF THE MURDERED MIDWIFE, only weeks into his first year at Eton, Sherlock’s father

June 30, 2020

Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico

By Charlie Cochrane Award-winning author Maria de Rico gravitated from writing sitcoms to writing cozy mysteries. Both genres are populated

February 29, 2020

The Glass Thief by Gigi Pandian

By Charlie Cochrane Gigi Pandian is well known for her locked room short stories, including her 2017 Agatha Award winner

October 31, 2019

Pride, Prejudice and Poison by Elizabeth Blake

By Charlie Cochrane I live not far from Winchester, so I know how passionate the fans of Jane Austen can

July 31, 2019

The Thousand Dollar Killers by J. T. Brannan

By Charlie Cochrane When the commission for this article dropped in my inbox, I wondered why the Big Thrill gurus

May 31, 2019

Dragonfly by Tom Lowe

By Charlie Cochrane Writing historical stories without falling into cliché takes a bucketload of skill. Tom Lowe demonstrates that dexterity

February 28, 2019

A Scandal in Scarlet by Vicki Delany

By Charlie Cochrane With A SCANDAL IN SCARLET, author Vicki Delany delivers the fourth instalment of her Sherlock Holmes Bookshop

October 31, 2018

Killer Green Tomatoes by Lynn Cahoon

By Charlie Cochrane It’s often said that the Brits and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language,

July 31, 2018

Murder at the Grand Raj Palace by Vaseem Khan

By Charlie Cochrane The only thing better (with my crime reader’s hat on) than finding a new-to-me author whose works

May 31, 2018

Death By Opera by Erica Miner

By Charlie Cochrane During the last few years of her 21-year tenure as a violinist at the Metropolitan Opera in

April 30, 2018

The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder

By Charlie Cochrane This spring, Debra Sennefelder joins the ranks of authors who have entered the strange parallel universe that

March 31, 2018