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ITW Spotlight: Missing Persons Case Takes “One Step Too Far” Into the Wyoming Wilderness

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner is back with another gripping thriller featuring her newest amateur detective, Frankie Elkin. Greeted by starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist before its release, One Step Too Far (Random House) is the enthralling follow-up to last year’s Before She Disappeared (BookTrib's coverage). This time, Frankie is investigating the…

Mindy CarlsonJanuary 18, 2022

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A Psychopath You Can Root For in Thrilling Debut “Never Saw Me Coming”

They’ve become so popular, they now have their own podcast. The latest episode featured Megan Abbott — perhaps crime fiction’s ultimate authority on the subject. Except, the term “unlikeable” isn’t exactly accurate — not for Abbott’s characters and certainly not for Vera Kurian’s, um, “protagonist” in her twisted debut novel…

Casey BarrettSeptember 7, 2021

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A Bedridden Author’s Life Unravels in Laura Lippman’s “Dream Girl”

Famous author Gerry Andersen’s life has been filled with missteps, but none greater than his purchase of a glamorous Baltimore apartment. Always the dutiful son, he has recently returned to Baltimore to care for his ailing mother. When she unexpectedly dies, Gerry faces the dilemma of whether to sell the…

Jodé MillmanJune 23, 2021

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Obsessive Narrator Joe Goldberg Returns in Caroline Kepnes’s Page-Turner “You Love Me”

"Completely addictive, razor-sharp writing." — Catherine Steadman, bestselling author of Something in the Water —∞— "Thank the reading gods that Joe Goldberg is back and just as seductive, dangerous, and witty as ever.” — Jessica Knoll, bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive —∞— When I read You by Caroline Kepnes,…

Y. M. NelsonApril 7, 2021

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Bachelorette Fling Haunts Newlyweds’ Idyllic Honeymoon in “Every Vow You Break”

“ pulse-pounding not-so-happily-ever-after thriller.” — The Big Thrill —∞— In human history, is there anything more dangerous than the fragile male ego? At root, it can be blamed for a majority of war and suffering across the ages. Closer to home, it’s also the foundation of plenty of marital misery, which…

Casey BarrettMarch 23, 2021

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Writers, Ink Podcast: Writing For Your Readers with NYT Bestseller Kimberly McCreight

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in…

Writers, InkAugust 22, 2022

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ITW Spotlight: Dean Koontz’s Imagination Knows Few Boundaries

After publishing more than 100 books, including countless New York Times bestsellers and classic novels like Phantoms, Strangers and Watchers, Dean Koontz is famously impossible to pin down: does he write thrillers? Yes. Horror? Yes. Science fiction? Romance? Fantasy? Yes, yes, and yes. For a long time, that was a liability, especially as Koontz was trying…

Adam MeyerMarch 22, 2021

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9 Mysteries and Thrillers That Will Sate Your Hunger for Revenge

One of the first things I thought about when I started writing crime fiction was “whydunnit.” What would it take, I wondered as I began my first thriller, to push me to decide to kill someone? What is a believable motive for murder? Revenge, I thought. Oh, yes. We’ve all…

Hank Phillippi RyanJanuary 30, 2020

ITW Spotlight: Missing Persons Case Takes “One Step Too Far” Into the Wyoming Wilderness

A Psychopath You Can Root For in Thrilling Debut “Never Saw Me Coming”

A Bedridden Author’s Life Unravels in Laura Lippman’s “Dream Girl”

Obsessive Narrator Joe Goldberg Returns in Caroline Kepnes’s Page-Turner “You Love Me”

Bachelorette Fling Haunts Newlyweds’ Idyllic Honeymoon in “Every Vow You Break”

Writers, Ink Podcast: Writing For Your Readers with NYT Bestseller Kimberly McCreight

ITW Spotlight: Dean Koontz’s Imagination Knows Few Boundaries

9 Mysteries and Thrillers That Will Sate Your Hunger for Revenge

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