A Deadly Day in the Life of Lemony Snicket By Dawn Ius “Scrambled eggs are garbage.” It’s almost impossible to discern whether that potentially controversial opinion is that of New York Times…

Series Follow-Up on Point By Dawn Ius Despite a fairly recent introduction to the literary world, author Ian K. Smith’s Ashe Cayne knows the world of private investigating quite well. Readers first…

When Life Is ‘a Romcom of Horror’ By April Snellings Rachel Harrison announced herself as a formidable new voice in horror with her 2020 debut The Return, a frightening and sometimes funny…

A Howling Solo Debut By Michael Sears Full disclosure: Stanley Trollip and I write the Detective Kubu mysteries together. So I know  he’s an excellent writer with clever plot ideas—but even I…

Earning the Dark By April Snellings Wayland Maynard, the main character of Eric Rickstad’s I AM NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM, is only eight years old when he witnesses the unthinkable.…

A Different Kind of Police Procedural By April Snellings Since completing his MFA in Fiction Writing at Columbia College Chicago, Alverne Ball has published acclaimed graphic novels, written for television shows in…

A Stalker Gets a Dose of Her Own Medicine By Millie Naylor Hast The title of Lee Matthew Goldberg’s new thriller gives you a hint of the wild experience you’re in for…

Writing Strong Intelligent Women By Karen Hugg Since her career kicked off with The Cater Street Hangman some 40 years ago, British author Anne Perry has mastered the historical fiction crime genre…

An Affinity for Scares By José H. Bográn Nicholas Kaufmann has a reputation as a horror author, but while his new novel, THE HUNGRY EARTH, is more of a mystery thriller, his…

Even Dead, She’s Dangerous By K.L. Romo “My name is Lizzie Ouellette, and if you’re reading this, I’m already dead. Yes, dead.” This is the first line in bestselling author Kat Rosenfield’s…

Dark, Comedic, and Thrilling By Austin S. Camacho DP Lyle has charted a unique path through the world of thrillers. His latest, THE OC, is at once dark and comedic and thrilling.…

Murder at a Literary Festival By Mindy Carlson Literary festivals are one of the joys of being an author and a reader. People gather in cities of every shape and size where…

Exploring the Toxicity of Female Friendship By Dawn Ius The power of friendship. Cliques. Obsession. Murder. These are the themes that lurk within the pages of Hayley Krischer’s intoxicating new young adult…

Character Born Out of a Single Line By Dawn Ius Authors Steven Savile and J.H. Bográn have impressive solo careers. Both are agented with several published books under their individual belts, and…

Speaking the Family Language By Dawn Ius To say the Kellermans are one of the thriller community’s most well-known and prolific authors might be an understatement. Not only are Jonathan and Faye…

Stopping a Holy War By Charles Salzberg Besides being the author of THE SWORD OF DAVID, Charles Lichtman has a day job. A couple of them, actually. Trained as an attorney, he’s…

The Fragility of Democracy By Guy Bergstrom Fictional CIA operative Mitch Rapp and author Kyle Mills have a lot in common, aside from their new novel, ENEMY AT THE GATES. Both the…

How Far Would You Go to Fit In? By K.L. Romo In award-winning author Tara Laskowski’s newest thriller, THE MOTHER NEXT DOOR, a new resident on posh Ivy Woods Drive is dying…

By Josephine Reed We spoke with renowned actor Alfred Molina about his work on audiobooks, including the new full-cast audio adaptation of Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER ON THE LINKS, and more. This…

A Journey Through the Minefield By Neil Nyren       He was midway through a cup of booza, an elastic Levantine ice cream, and nursing a bottle of water when the mind games…

Anything but Straightforward By E.M. Powell “I hate to tell a storyline straight from A to B,” says thriller author Romy Hausmann. “That bores me.” And indeed, her latest release, SLEEPLESS, is…