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Jon’s Picks: Spring’s Best New Thrillers with a Twist

BookTrib columnist and bestselling author Jon Land returns with a new set of "Jon's Picks," the best new thrillers and suspense novels you should be reading this season. Filled with dark secrets, villainous plot twists and startling encounters with killers make this one of Jon's best lists yet! After Anna,…

BookTribApril 12, 2018

Thrillers

The New Voice Behind Jessica Fletcher’s ‘Murder, She Wrote’

I got the call from my agent on a Sunday afternoon last May. “Don Bain isn’t well,” he said, referring to another client who’d penned all 46 titles in the Murder, She Wrote series. “He’s not going to be able to write the 'Murder, She Wrote' books anymore. Would you…

BookTribApril 6, 2018

Thrillers

Peter Swanson on What Makes a Heart Pounding Thriller

There are good psychological thrillers, and then there are great psychological thrillers - the ones that leave your heart pounding, and your breathing just a touch too fast. While sometimes it can be hard to sort between the two, now you don't have to: Peter Swanson, author of Her Every Fear has…

BookTribApril 3, 2018

Book Club Network Thrillers

BookTrib Review: The Last Mrs. Parrish is Addictive, Thrilling and Impossible to Put Down

In The Last Mrs. Parrish, Amber Patterson has had a disappointing life. So, when she sets her eyes on a handsome, rich married man, Jackson Parrish, she makes it her goal to make him hers. She befriends his lovely wife, Daphne, and weasels her way into the family, developing relationships with his inner…

BookTribApril 3, 2018

Thrillers

Q&A: Betty Jean Craige Turns Genetics Into Suspense in ‘Aldo’

As science explores the possibilities of genetic therapy, questions arise as to how far is too far when it comes to scholarship and academic freedom in science; such is the case in Betty Jean Craige's novel, Aldo. Aldo is not only a suspense novel, it's a timely look at the politics involved…

BookTribMarch 29, 2018

Thrillers

BookTrib Exclusive: Brad Meltzer on Magic and the Secret Service in ‘The Escape Artist’

Magic tricks and the Secret Service may not seem like they have a lot on common, but Brad Meltzer's new thriller, The Escape Artist proves otherwise. When a body is found on a plane that fell from the sky, the military quickly identifies the dead woman as Artist-in-Residence Nola Brown. However, one…

BookTribMarch 29, 2018

Thrillers

Jon’s Picks: The 7 Best New Thrillers That March Has To Offer

The Escape Artist (Grand Central), the latest from perennial New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer, couldn’t be better timed. That’s because in a time ripe for strong women we’re introduced to Nola Brown, who serves as an army artist responsible for making art, essentially, out of death. From that…

BookTribMarch 14, 2018

Thrillers

‘Writing The Wolves of Winter:’ How I Turned A Quagmire of Questions Into My First Novel

Tyrell Johnson's debut novel, The Wolves of Winter (Simon & Schuster) has gotten some stellar reviews from bestselling thriller writers: “Great, absorbing fiction, with one of the most appealing protagonists I’ve ever encountered. It deserves the widest possible audience.”-BLAKE CROUCH, New York Times Bestselling author of Dark Matter “This is fiction at…

BookTribMarch 12, 2018

Thrillers

NEW COLUMN Chasing Phantoms: Copenhaver’s Debut, ‘Dodging and Burning’ is an ‘Hommage to Pulp Fiction’

One of the things that makes BookTrib special is our commitment to connecting readers to writers, editors and experts in the business of books! That is why we have partnered with the International Thriller Writers (ITW) to help discover debut thriller writers. Our new column features reviews by veteran editor,…

Neil NyrenMarch 6, 2018

Thrillers

New York Times Best Seller Laura Lippman is Back with ‘Sunburn’ an Intriguing and Provocative Literary Noir Novel

There's nothing quite like a thriller that embodies everything we love about the noir genre: the mind games, cat-and-mouse-like chases, forbidden desires, dark pasts and even darker secrets. Literary noir is in a whole realm of its own. The latest and most anticipated addition to the genre is Laura Lippman's Sunburn. …

BookTribFebruary 26, 2018

Thrillers

Review: ‘Look For Her’ Sees the Thrilling Return of Keene and Frohmann in a Brand New Mystery

Psychological thrillers are all the rage! These books, especially by our favorite writers in the genre, are staples on best sellers lists, raising the bar for the next author to thrill us even more. With the release of Look For Her, author Emily Winslow not only raises the bar, she kicks it…

BookTribFebruary 26, 2018

Thrillers

ICYMI: BookTrib’s Exclusive with New York Times Best Selling Author Lisa Gardner

There's something great about reading the next book in a series - it's like an exciting new adventure with an old friend. You know all their secrets, passions and dreams; and, even though some time has passed since you were last together, when you open that book cover it's as…

BookTribFebruary 18, 2018

Thrillers

Raymond Chandler and 7 of the Best Thriller Writers Today

The latest issue of Strand Magazine includes a superb, previously unpublished story by Raymond Chandler that’s a must-read for all mystery and thriller fans. Giving it a read made me think of the incredible influence writers like Chandler have had on the genre, inspiration for this month’s column featuring some…

Jon LandFebruary 17, 2018

Thrillers

Writer’s Bone: ‘A Cold Day In Hell’ Author Lissa Marie Redmond on Why There’s More To Buffalo Than Their Wings

Lissa Marie Redmond, author of A Cold Day in Hell (out Feb. 8), talks to Sean Tuohy about transitioning from law enforcement to fiction, how she crafted detective Lauren Riley and slick defense attorney Frank Violanti, and why people should realize that there’s more going on in Buffalo than chicken wings and…

Daniel FordFebruary 16, 2018

Thrillers

Jon’s Picks: Chilly February Thrillers You Won’t Want to Read Alone!

The latest issue of Strand Magazine includes a superb, previously unpublished story by Raymond Chandler that’s a must-read for all mystery fans. Giving it a read myself made me think of the incredible influence writers like Chandler have had on the genre, inspiration for this month’s columns featuring some of…

Jon LandFebruary 15, 2018

Thrillers

Part Two: BookTrib Q&A with New York Times Best Selling Author Lisa Gardner

This is Part Two of our interview with Lisa Gardner. Click here to read Part One. New York Times best selling author Lisa Gardner's latest novel in the Detective D.D. Warren Series sees the return of not only D.D., but also Flora Dane, the victim-turned-vigilante from Gardner's previous bestselling novel, Find…

BookTribFebruary 13, 2018

Jon’s Picks: Spring’s Best New Thrillers with a Twist

The New Voice Behind Jessica Fletcher’s ‘Murder, She Wrote’

Peter Swanson on What Makes a Heart Pounding Thriller

BookTrib Review: The Last Mrs. Parrish is Addictive, Thrilling and Impossible to Put Down

Q&A: Betty Jean Craige Turns Genetics Into Suspense in ‘Aldo’

BookTrib Exclusive: Brad Meltzer on Magic and the Secret Service in ‘The Escape Artist’

Jon’s Picks: The 7 Best New Thrillers That March Has To Offer

‘Writing The Wolves of Winter:’ How I Turned A Quagmire of Questions Into My First Novel

NEW COLUMN Chasing Phantoms: Copenhaver’s Debut, ‘Dodging and Burning’ is an ‘Hommage to Pulp Fiction’

New York Times Best Seller Laura Lippman is Back with ‘Sunburn’ an Intriguing and Provocative Literary Noir Novel

Review: ‘Look For Her’ Sees the Thrilling Return of Keene and Frohmann in a Brand New Mystery

ICYMI: BookTrib’s Exclusive with New York Times Best Selling Author Lisa Gardner

Raymond Chandler and 7 of the Best Thriller Writers Today

Writer’s Bone: ‘A Cold Day In Hell’ Author Lissa Marie Redmond on Why There’s More To Buffalo Than Their Wings

Jon’s Picks: Chilly February Thrillers You Won’t Want to Read Alone!

Part Two: BookTrib Q&A with New York Times Best Selling Author Lisa Gardner

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