Domestic Thrillers

Innovation, Greed and Danger in Silicon Valley Thriller “The Guest House”

The Guest House weaves in and around the fast-paced tech startup landscape of the Bay Area in northern California, building to a perilous conclusion. A dynamic entrepreneur pursues her dream of launching a revolutionary speech recognition device but learns that the land of golden opportunity also holds a number of…

Michael FerryApril 18, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Mary Kubica Built Suspense Novel “She’s Not Sorry” Around a Killer Twist

Mary Kubica loves a good twist. Of course, her novels are full of them, almost always organically dropped in as she deftly writes her way through the mystery that needs to be solved. But for latest thriller, She’s Not Sorry, Kubica says the twist came to her … first. “In…

Dawn IusApril 4, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Hank Phillippi Ryan on Fixing Fact Through Fiction in “One Wrong Word”

Guess what I heard? But—you have to promise not to tell. Is there any one of us who wouldn't lean closer and listen to the person who asked us that? Especially if the question was whispered, hushed, delivered with a sense of drama? “Guess what I heard?” means there's a…

Hank Phillippi RyanApril 1, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Lisa Unger Puts a Spin on the Haunted House Novel in “The New Couple in 5B”

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger has a tried-and-true method for writing her novels — not a word makes it to the page until the voices start talking. In her latest book, The New Couple in 5B (Park Row), those voices belong to Chad and Rosie, a couple who…

Dawn IusMarch 21, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

AuthorBuzz: Tea Shop Mystery and Giveaway for Domestic Thriller

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! Murder in the Tea Leaves, Tea Shop Mystery #27 by Laura Childs (Berkley – Penguin Random House) Dear Reader, When tea maven Theodosia Browning reads the tea leaves on the set of a spooky movie, sparks fly…

AuthorBuzzMarch 4, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Murder Amidst the Antiques: C.L. Miller Uncovered

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

BookTribFebruary 14, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Thrilling and Addictive Murder Mystery

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (St. Martin's Press) Dear Reader, There’s a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have…

AuthorBuzzFebruary 5, 2024

Listicles Thrillers

Crime Fiction Releases to Look Forward to This Year

Thriller writer E.A. Aymar recommends new and upcoming 2024 crime fiction releases you won't want to miss! Amid the constant chaos and uncertainty of publishing – layoffs, AI-generated work, feverish book bans – I feel oddly optimistic to be a writer nowadays. Publishing, of course, always seems to be on…

E.A. AymarFebruary 6, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Caz Frear Asks “Can Good People Do Bad Things?”

Caz Frear certainly doesn’t make it a habit to complain about bad service — but the one time she did inspired the plot for her latest chilling novel, Five Bad Deeds. After leaving the restaurant, Frear says she started worrying that maybe she’d been too hard on the waitress. What…

Dawn IusDecember 19, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

“The Maid” Author Nita Prose Takes Beloved Character on New Journey in “The Mystery Guest”

Nita Prose didn’t intend to write a sequel to her bestselling debut sensation, The Maid. Not even with millions of readers begging for more of the novel’s highly relatable and internationally loved narrator, Molly. “For me, the question was, can I give readers more without giving them less?” Prose says…

Dawn IusNovember 29, 2023

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Heartbroken Teacher Gets More Than She Bargained for in Deliciously Twisted Thriller

Everyone at Falcon Ridge Academy is hiding secrets in Head Case — a deliciously twisty thriller set at a remote school in the Catskills Mountains of upstate New York. Cassie Romano is a troubled young English teacher running away from dangers in her past. Her boss is a bully of…

R.G. BelskyNovember 13, 2023

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Catching an Extramarital Affair Has Killer Consequences

Victoria Mancusio follows her husband Nick one night and discovers he’s having an extramarital affair. On the very same night, Nick’s lover is murdered in the house where Victoria spied on them kissing. And now the police are looking at him — and maybe her too — as suspects in…

R.G. BelskySeptember 21, 2023

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

One Person’s Hero is Another’s Villain in Intricate Noir Thriller

Can you imagine squeezing all of your morality, your whole existence, into just 10 f$%^&* seconds? But there I was weighing the options: do I get involved and place myself in harm’s way, or do I play it safe? That was the dilemma facing David Alan Taylor in author Henry…

Jim AlkonJune 23, 2023

Thrillers

Politics, Mafia Cross in James Comey Debut Novel

Almost everybody knows former FBI director James Comey, just not as an author aside from his memoir, A Higher Loyalty. That’s about to change, thanks to his sterling debut mystery Central Park West (Mysterious Press). Comey is no stranger to the courtroom, particularly the prosecutor’s table, so it’s no surprise…

Jon LandMay 29, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

Multi-Million Dollar Inheritance Left by a Stranger Causes a Deadly Past to Resurface

Kate White will have you on the edge of your seat, staying up late hanging on every suspense-filled word of Between Two Strangers (Harper). You may echo my reaction upon reaching the last sentence: “Whoa, I did not see that ending coming!” This thriller grabs your attention and won’t let…

Linda HitchcockMay 16, 2023

Thrillers

Psychological Mystery Brings the House Down When Reality TV Turns Deadly

Sarah Strohmeyer does it again! She is among the few authors who can successfully spin a convincing yet laugh out loud, fast-paced, who-dun-it thriller. We Love to Entertain (Harper) spoofs the round-the-clock HGTV reality television programs devoted to all aspects of real estate, interior design, home renovation, landscaping and Do-It-Yourself…

Linda HitchcockMay 4, 2023

Domestic Thrillers

Innovation, Greed and Danger in Silicon Valley Thriller “The Guest House”

Mary Kubica Built Suspense Novel “She’s Not Sorry” Around a Killer Twist

Hank Phillippi Ryan on Fixing Fact Through Fiction in “One Wrong Word”

Lisa Unger Puts a Spin on the Haunted House Novel in “The New Couple in 5B”

AuthorBuzz: Tea Shop Mystery and Giveaway for Domestic Thriller

Books & Looks Podcast: Murder Amidst the Antiques: C.L. Miller Uncovered

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Thrilling and Addictive Murder Mystery

Crime Fiction Releases to Look Forward to This Year

Caz Frear Asks “Can Good People Do Bad Things?”

“The Maid” Author Nita Prose Takes Beloved Character on New Journey in “The Mystery Guest”

Heartbroken Teacher Gets More Than She Bargained for in Deliciously Twisted Thriller

Catching an Extramarital Affair Has Killer Consequences

One Person’s Hero is Another’s Villain in Intricate Noir Thriller

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