Where Monsters Dwell By April Snellings Jennifer McMahon’s suspense novels often sidle up to the borders of the horror genre—her 2007 debut, Promise Not to Tell, was a ghost story dressed up…
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A Visit from the Past Wreaks Havoc in the Present By K.L. Romo What happens to your new life when your wife who disappeared six years ago suddenly reemerges? In bestselling author…
Motherhood Is a Cult By April Snellings In Anne Heltzel’s adult horror debut, a young woman who managed to escape the clutches of a cult when she was a child falls prey…
Bites of Fright: Mystery Short Story Collections By Ellen Quint We have great respect and admiration for writers who can capture the essence of characters and generate engaging plots in the limited…
Portrait of a Sociopath By Michael Sears Vivian de Klerk had an impressive academic career at Rhodes University in the Eastern Cape for more than 30 years. When she retired, she turned…
The Fascination of Dark Tourism By Dawn Ius Vanessa Savage used to write books with an expected Happily-Ever-After—but her fascination with the darker side of humanity led her to write crime fiction.…
A Priest, A Bride, A Haunted Hacienda By Neil Nyren It was my new conquest. My salvation. Mine…So why didn’t I feel safe when the enormous door of Hacienda San Isidro…
Interview by Eric P. Bishop Jack Carr burst onto the writing scene in 2018 when his debut novel, The Terminal List, showed up on the “Best Of” lists for countless thriller critics…
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…
Warshawski Battles Crime and COVID By R.G. Belsky Bestselling author Sara Paretsky says writing during the pandemic has been difficult for her—but the result is an exciting new V.I. Warshawski thriller called…
By Eric P. Bishop Bestselling author Lisa Scottoline epitomizes the words “successful writer.” With 30 million copies of her novels published in more than 35 countries, Scottoline is a force to be…
By Dawn Ius It all started with a challenge from New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben: pick a bird of prey, then use it as the inspiration for a brand-new story.…
Friend or Foe? No One Knows By K.L. Romo In her newest thriller, THE LONG WEEKEND, bestselling author Gilly Macmillan takes readers deep into the forest of Northumbria, near the border between…
David Baldacci Took Control of his Career—By Not Taking Royalties By Rick Pullen Like them or not, royalties rule the day in publishing—regardless of whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned bestseller.…
Apocalyptic Execution in the Everglades By K. L. Romo The Book of Revelation’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse take center stage in bestselling author Heather Graham’s second novel in the Four Horsemen…
An Adventure Thriller with Revolution and Natural Dangers By Karen Hugg When Kevin McNeill visited the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina in 2012, he had no idea he’d soon be writing a…
Same Era, New Sleuth By E.M. Powell Fans of historical mysteries will need no introduction to Carole Lawrence. Her Detective Inspector Ian Hamilton novels set in 1880s Edinburgh have gained her a…
A Family Reunion to Avoid By Rebecca Fields Tessa Wegert is back with DEAD WIND, a tense thriller featuring returning heroine Shana Merchant. DEAD WIND is the latest in the series that…
Vindication Never Felt So Good By K.L. Romo It seems the women of the prestigious Falcon Academy in affluent Falcon Valley, Colorado, have three options: 1) tell the truth, 2) run away,…
The Madness of No Sleep By Dawn Ius An estimated 70 million Americans are affected by sleep disorders every year, with chronic insomnia impacting a whopping 10 to 15 percent of them.…
Humankind Goes Head-to-Head with Mother Nature By José H. Bográn James Rollins returns with another Sigma Force adventure in THE KINGDOM OF BONES—a sprawling jungle epic, where humankind goes head-to-head against Mother…
Unable to Bury the Past By Dawn Ius After writing more than a half dozen standalone thrillers, Carter Wilson had no intention of writing a series, or even connecting any of the…
Powerful Character Returns in Second Shepherds Book By Dawn Ius You don’t have to love military thrillers to know the names Jeffrey Wilson and Brian Andrews—though you’ve likely read a few books…