Gone Girl

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

Thrillers

A.J. Finn Takes the Classic Novel Noir to New Heights in His Debut, ‘The Woman in the Window’

When you've been as successful in the publishing world as A.J. Finn, you know a thing or two about what makes a really good book. With his debut novel The Woman in the Window, Finn has done just that: capturing the key element that makes psychological thrillers so captivating and mixing it perfectly…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaJanuary 2, 2018

Romance

More, Please! Books that Need Sequels Immediately

There’s nothing like reading a wonderful book that keeps you up all night, fills you with warm fuzzies, or even makes you shed a tear or two. But when the story is finally over, you’re left with an empty feeling that just won’t go away. If you’re lucky, the author will…

Rachel CarterOctober 14, 2016

Book Club Network Thrillers

Turbulent Obsession Leads to Elaborate Plan to Get Her Man

Juliette knows that she and Nate are meant to be together, and she will stop at nothing to make it happen. The Perfect Girlfriend (Graydon House), Karen Hamilton’s debut novel, takes you along on all the twists and turns of a turbulent obsession. As the story is told from Juliette’s…

Brielle HeinlMarch 5, 2019

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: “The Man She Married” Shocks

There are many ways to write about being in a coma, the shock, the helpless entrapment, and the frightening numbness and silence, but then there is Cathy Lamb's way, with bewilderment, with laugh-out-loud humor, and with chilling fear of why things have gone wrong. In The Man She Married, (Kensington)…

Weina Dai RandelNovember 1, 2018

Fiction

Tall Poppies’ Suggestions for Every Type of Reader

At BookTrib, we are constantly searching for the best ways to connect readers with writers, opening their eyes and worlds to fresh ideas! This is how we came across a wonderful group known as the Tall Poppies, who are not only avid readers, but extremely talented writers as well! On…

Kelly HarmsAugust 17, 2017

Fiction

‘How to Get Away With Murder’: Books That Keep You Guessing Who’s Next

Soapy and twisty, one of our favorites, How to Get Away With Murder, is everything you could want out of a Shonda Rhimes-helmed show. Complicated defense attorney Annalise Keating is the glue that holds it all together as she kicks ass in the courtroom, deals with her crazy and meddling students, and…

Rachel CarterSeptember 28, 2017

Fiction

Celebrating Edith Wharton’s Birthday with 6 Book Recs

In case you didn’t know, today’s Edith Wharton’s birthday. Were she still alive, she’d be 158, probably enjoying a nice cup of tea in Paris. Maybe she’d have a Kindle in front of her and would be interested in checking out some novels inspired by her legendary body of work.…

Jeff DaughertyJanuary 24, 2020

Fiction

How to Get Away With Murder: 5 Reads on Annalise Keating’s Fictional Bookshelf

It’s time for another fictional bookshelf, where we imagine the books our favorite characters might have lining their shelves. Since it’s also Emmy week here at Booktrib, we wanted to pick an Emmy-nominated performance we’re most definitely rooting for. The choice was easy – Viola Davis’s Annalise Keating from ABC’s…

Rachel CarterSeptember 15, 2017

Fiction

BookTrib Q&A: Andrea Dunlop ‘Regrets Nothing’ about Her Love of The Big Apple

In 2017, books with a strong female protagonists were super popular: Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and Liv Constantine's The Last Mrs. Parrish are just two of the books that had everyone in love with a strong female lead last year. This year, we are about to see another wave of bold women in literature…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaJanuary 9, 2018

BooksToScreen Fiction

Early Bird Books: 8 Notable Books That Inspired Memorable Movies

Books and movies have a relationship that’s as old as Hollywood itself. Together, writers and filmmakers have given us everything from great adaptations to huge disappointments, and some truly weird interpretations in between. But that comes with the territory of turning our favorite words into live action pieces of cinema.…

Early Bird BooksNovember 7, 2017

Fiction

Diagnosing Literary Characters, One Murderer at a Time

Murder is contextual. Meaning, the action of killing by itself tells us nothing about underlying motivation. A murder in war, for example, has an entirely different motive than a serial killer’s compulsive, methodical kills. It’s apples and oranges, really: both fruit on the outside, but very different on the inside.…

BookTrib Guest AuthorSeptember 9, 2016

Fiction Listicles Listicles - Featured Thrillers

Guilty or Not: 6 Legal Thrillers That Will Keep You Guessing Until The Last Page

Legal thrillers make for exciting reads because they combine the page-turning intensity of mystery books with the thrilling, rapid-fire back-and-forth of courtroom drama. One of my personal favorite tropes within the genre has always been the classic "guilty or not" mystery. Authors like Michael Connelly and Scott Turow are masters…

Wyatt SemenukMarch 16, 2022

Listicles Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

10 Valentine’s Day Reads for Darker Hearts

Valentine’s Day isn’t for everyone, especially not for those who’ve been burned by someone they loved in the past. Whether there wasn’t enough love or there was too much love, it doesn’t matter; it’s a scary emotion that can destroy lives and traumatize everyone involved. So, if you’re single, if…

Monique SnymanFebruary 14, 2022

Peter Swanson on What Makes a Heart Pounding Thriller

A.J. Finn Takes the Classic Novel Noir to New Heights in His Debut, ‘The Woman in the Window’

More, Please! Books that Need Sequels Immediately

Turbulent Obsession Leads to Elaborate Plan to Get Her Man

Tall Poppy Review: “The Man She Married” Shocks

Tall Poppies’ Suggestions for Every Type of Reader

‘How to Get Away With Murder’: Books That Keep You Guessing Who’s Next

Celebrating Edith Wharton’s Birthday with 6 Book Recs

How to Get Away With Murder: 5 Reads on Annalise Keating’s Fictional Bookshelf

BookTrib Q&A: Andrea Dunlop ‘Regrets Nothing’ about Her Love of The Big Apple

Early Bird Books: 8 Notable Books That Inspired Memorable Movies

Diagnosing Literary Characters, One Murderer at a Time

Guilty or Not: 6 Legal Thrillers That Will Keep You Guessing Until The Last Page

10 Valentine’s Day Reads for Darker Hearts

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