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Thrillers

Stuart Turton’s Intricate Plot Bends Minds and Genres

This may very well be the twistiest, most intricate crime novel you’ll read this year. A tall order, I know, given the competition, but trust me on this. The author, Stuart Turton, calls it “an Agatha Christie mystery in a Groundhog Day loop, with a bit of Quantum Leap.” Others have…
Neil Nyren
September 18, 2018
Thrillers

Howard Michael Gould’s Hollywood Thriller “Last Looks”

Those are the thoughts of Charlie Waldo, an ex-cop who’s gotten sucked into a Hollywood murder case, in Howard Michael Gould’s first novel, Last Looks (Dutton). A one-time super-cop who spectacularly messed up a triple-murder investigation, he reacted to it all by burning his life down and retreating to the woods,…
Neil Nyren
August 10, 2018
Thrillers

The Hype About New Psycho Thriller And Its Debut Author

It's one of the most talked about books, included on every list of recommendations, no matter what the occasion. Tangerine, the psychological thriller by debut author Christine Mangan, is not only beautifully written prose, but electric in imagery. Taking place in Tangier, Morocco, in the 1950s, the novel is vivid and full…
Rachel Fogle De Souza
May 22, 2018
Romance

Art Teacher in Peril in Kelli Clare’s Debut Novel “Hidden”

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. Can’t decide whether you want your next book to be a romance or a thriller? Never fear: If you pick up Kelli Clare’s debut novel Hidden, you don’t have to choose. This romantic suspense novel follows an art teacher named Ellie James who realizes that her…
BookTrib
June 6, 2018
Miscellany

When Life Gets in the Way of a Book Launch

Like a true first-time author, I had publication month all mapped out in my mind. As the date got closer, my anxieties and excitement mounted. The moment I’d been working for years toward was almost here, and nothing was going to get in my way. There would be travel for…
Carly Gelsinger
October 10, 2018
Nonfiction

Justine Bateman Dissects the Odd Phenomenon of Fame

Ever wonder what it’s like to be famous? Of course you have. But would you sacrifice everything for the notoriety and fortune, or be content to avoid the baggage and stare from afar? Entertainment shows, magazines, websites, and other channels continuously report the latest sightings, heartbreaks, and triumphs of the…
Jim Alkon
October 8, 2018
Book Club NetworkFiction

Terry Watkins’ Darling Girl Disrupted

What if you lived in a trailer, always moving to the next town? What if your mom had to spend weeks away and your dad was never home? In Darling Girl (Green Place Books), a heart-moving tale, Terry H. Watkins chronicles 13 years in the precarious life of “DG” Pitre through…
K.L. Romo
October 5, 2018
Fiction

Logic Breaks into Book Industry with “Supermarket”

Bobby Hall, best known in the music world as the platinum-selling recording artist Logic, has made a habit of shocking the world with his talent and ambition. A high school dropout raised in a home crippled with substance addiction, many would have predicted that Hall's inauspicious circumstances early on would…
Rebecca Proulx
March 26, 2019
Fiction

Caged: A Serial Killer Novel With a Difference

Caged is not your typical serial killer novel. “A few years ago,” says Ellison Cooper, “I was looking for something to read and jokingly told my partner that I wished there were a crime thriller that incorporated neurology, archaeology, and dogs. It was like being struck by lightning. I couldn’t boot up…
Neil Nyren
July 11, 2018