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War, Criminality, and “The Right Sort of Man”

“Did your hunch prove correct?” asked Gwen. “It did,” replied Iris, as she began typing her notes of the interview. “What was it about?” “Her stockings.” “Were her seams not straight?” “The seams were straight,” said Iris. “The girl is crooked.” It is June 1946 in London. The war is…
Neil Nyren
May 31, 2019
Thrillers

ITW Spotlight: Harper’s Dark Storm of Suspense

In Karen Harper’s latest South Shores Series installment, Dark Storm, (MIRA)  a forensic psychologist Claire Markwood and her husband, criminal lawyer Nick, are on a harrowing, very personal adventure. This time, Claire’s younger sister Darcy goes missing, but when Claire heads to the butterfly sanctuary in southern Florida where Darcy…
Wendy Tyson
June 6, 2019
Thrillers

How Far Would You Go to Save Your Child?

A few weeks ago, I met Adrian McKinty in the back room of a slick Manhattan bar. It was a tri-author book event hosted by Little, Brown, but really it was McKinty I was there to see. I was a fan, and I also felt a personal ‘thank you’ was…
Casey Barrett
July 9, 2019
Thrillers

Spring into Danger and Excitement (in Books)

Add some mystery and excitement to your spring with a curated list of bona fide thrillers from our expert on the subject, Jon Land. David Baldacci’s wondrously crafted Redemption (Grand Central) features the return of one of the most remarkable heroes in all of thriller fiction with Amos Decker, also…
Jon Land
May 20, 2019
Thrillers

“The Wife Between Us” Meets “Rebecca”

Since high school, Claire Prescott planned her life. From the first time she saw university professor Byron Prescott speak about literature at her high school, she knew he would be a part of it. Even though everyone told her Byron was too old and his first wife, Colleen, seemed to…
Missi Gwartney
June 10, 2019
Thrillers

Yin & Yang & Chinese Face Reading in “Faces Tell All”

Imagine an app that could analyze faces to match you with your perfect mate. And maybe the app could evolve into fashion advice and party games. But what if someone also used that same face-reading technology to spy on the American population and create propaganda? These are the techno what-ifs…
K.L. Romo
May 21, 2019
Thrillers

A Domestic Thriller with Gargoyles and Dumbwaiters

Riley Sager’s suspense novel Lock Every Door (Dutton) features Jules Larsen, a vulnerable, self-esteem-starved twenty-five-year-old. Since her beloved sister’s disappearance four years prior and her parents’ tragic deaths soon after, she has journeyed to Manhattan to pursue big-city dreams. Instead, at the novel’s opening, Jules finds herself without a job,…
Gisèle Lewis
June 20, 2019
Thrillers

ITW Spotlight: Mystery Probes Complex Female Relationships

Alafair Burke didn’t set out to write a trilogy, but with the release of her latest novel of domestic suspense—The Better Sister—Burke completes a set of three thematic novels that explore “the complexity of female relationships and the diverse roles that women play in contemporary society.” The Better Sister (Harper)…
Dawn Ius
May 9, 2019
Thrillers

Strong Winds of Change for Jon Land’s Texas Ranger

Think of Jon Land’s latest Caitlin Strong novel, Strong as Steel (Forge Books), as a tenth-anniversary special. As the author mentions in his final notes, Hollywood often talks about stories that are different but the same. Strong as Steel leans toward different for the Caitlin Strong franchise, but in every…
James R. Hannibal
April 23, 2019
Thrillers

Jon Land’s Top March Thriller Picks

Simon sat on a bench in Central Park and felt his heart shatter. So begins the brilliantly executed Run Away (Grand Central) which just might be the best book Harlan Coben has ever written. For such a master storyteller, that’s a high bar indeed but one Coben effortlessly crests by…
Jon Land
March 21, 2019
Thrillers

An Inheritance Leads to Jealousy and Violence

Murder, stalking, secrets, wealth, power and prestige are all packed into Liv Constantine’s The Last Time I Saw You (Harper), an intoxicating and layered cat-and-mouse thriller that surprises with its ingenious twists and turns until the very end. Beloved Baltimore heiress and philanthropist Lily Michaels is dead - bludgeoned to…
Ann Lineberger
April 29, 2019