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Thrillers

When the Killer is “Someone We Know”

‘Domestic suspense’ – It’s a rather loaded term for a subgenre, isn’t it? It seems, intended or otherwise, to be a marketing phrase coined to target a very specific set of readers: ie suburban moms who love mysteries and thrillers. Don’t get me wrong, like the ‘soccer mom’ vote, this…
Casey Barrett
July 30, 2019
FictionThrillers

Tall Poppy Review: A Haunting Dual-Timeline Tale of a Missing Sister

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/The-Girls-of-Brackenhill-by-Kate-Moretti3.jpg I’ve written plenty of book reviews, especially in recent years, and quite a few for suspense novels. It’s a genre I enjoy reading from time to time because it’s far removed from my “home” genre of historical fiction. It’s often a masterclass in taut pacing from which I can…
Aimie K. Runyan
October 15, 2020
Book Club NetworkFiction

Chandler Baker: Women, Work and Waging War

Those three words uttered by any man is bad enough, but your boss? Whisper Network (Flatiron Books), a novel of domestic suspense by Chandler Baker, vividly portrays the razor-sharp, double-edged sword of being a professional woman in corporate America. Whisper Network chronicles several months in the lives of professional women of…
K.L. Romo
February 19, 2019
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: “Forget You Know Me” New Suspense

It’s no secret that Domestic Suspense is a juggernaut of a genre right now—and Jessica Strawser’s Forget You Know Me (St. Martin's Press) exemplifies why this genre is so appealing. The story takes relatable characters living common lives and pulls one thread on the fabric of their lives to set…
Aimie K. Runyan
February 7, 2019
Author Discovery Zone

Hannah Mary McKinnon

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Hannah-McKinnon-2-300x300.jpg Hannah Mary McKinnon Domestic suspense Drama Portrait of a family on the edge of disaster and a father desperate to hold onto the boy who changed his life. I was born in the UK and grew up in Switzerland where I earned a couple of degrees in finance and…
BookTrib
June 25, 2019