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A Man and a Nation on the Brink By Neil Nyren “My father used to tell me, The rich world has rules and regulations. The poor world has rituals and traditions. These…
One Book, Triple the Problems By J.H. Bográn One book, one problem? Not in a Tom Clancy novel. SHADOW OF THE DRAGON, co-authored by Marc Cameron, dumps three situations on President Ryan’s…
Out of the Past By Adam Meyer When he sat down to start THE DIRTY SOUTH, John Connolly decided to build himself a time machine. Not literally, of course. But after more…
Purpose, Persistence, and “Pro Se” By K. L. Romo They say the truth will set you free—but it could also keep you in prison. Bestselling writing-duo author Nicci French—husband and wife team…
An Affinity for “Bad Guys” By Jaden Terrell With 19 awards and more than 50 novels under her belt, Allison Brennan knows a thing or two about writing thrillers. Reviewers have called…
Minnesota in Her Bones By Karen Hugg Wendy Webb has Minnesota in her bones—she was born and raised near Minneapolis in a family whose ancestors had traveled from Finland with a Bible…
On the Job Training By Dawn Ius Ten years ago, you’d have been hard-pressed to find Joe Clifford reading a novel written by a woman. Nothing against female writers, of course. He…
Danger Lurking in Medieval Canterbury By Angela Channell It seems an age since any of us felt comfortable on a busy, bustling street. But for the inhabitants of medieval Canterbury in E.…
A Thriller Spanning Just Eight Hours By Michael Sears Max Annas used to live in South Africa, where he taught at the University of Fort Hare before he returned to his homeland,…
Winter (Thrills) Are Coming—Are You Registered? By Dawn Ius Let’s face it—2020 hasn’t been the greatest. But the International Thriller Writers organization is poised to kick off 2021 with a thrilling new…
Taking on the Mexican Drug Wars By Dawn Ius To call MAKE THEM CRY, the action-packed crime thriller from new collaborators Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith, a debut is probably stretching…
A Stylish Noir, and a Woman You Do Not Want to Cross By Neil Nyren “Maybe she wasn’t even a she at all. Except too many of the marks, the names funneled…
The Pros and Cons of Writing From Abroad By Dawn Ius There’s a bit of a longstanding stigma among readers—and some authors—that to find commercial success in the thriller genre, you—or your…
Sinister Suspense at the Witching Hour By K. L. Romo Everyone knows the most sinister things happen after midnight. Jeffery Deaver has curated a volume of “suspense stories describing incidents of the…
Love, Hate, and the Devastating Power of Nature By Robert Rotstein As part of the International Thriller Writers’ debut class of 2013, I met many wonderful writers, including award-winning author Daco S.…
By Candace Levy As they say on TV, the next guest needs no introduction. Give a great big welcome to audiobook narrator extraordinaire Johnny Heller. He was honored as an AudioFile Golden…
Handing Over the Torch By Rick Pullen Before the end of chapter two of THE SENTINEL—the latest Jack Reacher novel—our hero has been outnumbered in two fights, and the body count is…
Morrison Carries the Cussler Torch One Final Time By J. H. Bográn In the latest Clive Cussler Oregon Files® novel, MAURAUDER, Juan Cabrillo and the Corporation must stop a terrorist plot to…
By J. H. Bográn What if you suspected a man has been convicted of a crime he didn’t commit? And what if a popular novelist confirmed your suspicions in a novel based…
Between the Lines: Lee Child Interviews Heather Martin About Her Biography on…Him Intro by Dawn Ius With his groundbreaking thriller debut, Killing Floor, back in 1997, New York Times bestselling author Lee…
True Crime and the Power of Empathy By April Snellings After publishing a string of well-received young adult and middle grade contemporaries, Canadian author Tom Ryan made a splash last year with…
Digging up the Past By Dawn Ius The White House is haunted. At least, that’s the rumor. And if you’ve never heard that one before, you’re not alone. Just as you may…
Shared Secrets and Sinister Acts By K. L. Romo Could one confession to a stranger change your life forever? What if it was orchestrated? That’s the premise in bestselling author Lisa Unger’s…