Serial Killer Thrillers

“Double Vision” Packs a Punch With Amnesiac Detective

Looking for hair-raising excitement with a bit of a mysterious twist? Hamelin Bird’s debut novel Double Vision (Piper House) packs a dark punch and may be the perfect next read for horror-thriller junkies. Bird balances relatable characters and the time-tested trope of the detective story with elements of the supernatural…

Paige VigliaroloMarch 11, 2021

Thrillers

FBI Agent Nikki Cassidy Faces Twisted Killer and Hometown Secrets in Crime Series

“My kid sister was murdered fifteen years ago. Now the killer has struck again. And this time, I’m going to take my revenge…” R.G. Belsky, creator of the Clare Carlson mystery series featuring a tough, strong-willed investigative journalist, has given readers another strong female protagonist in the person of FBI…

BookTribApril 2, 2024

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Miscellany Thrillers

James Patterson on “Holmes, Marple & Poe,” Writing and Adapting Books to Screen

James Patterson wants to clear up a myth. Contrary to popular belief, he is involved in every book bearing his well-known name — heavily. In fact, at any one time, Patterson — who currently holds the world record for the number of #1 New York Times bestsellers by a single…

Dawn IusJanuary 3, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: Bestseller Wendy Whitman Explains Our Fascination with True Crime and How to Incorporate It Into Your Fiction

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 advertising and…

Writers, InkNovember 27, 2023

Podcasts Thrillers

Writers, Ink Podcast: Richard Chizmar Explains the Art of Telling a Fiction Tale as “True Crime”

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 advertising and…

Writers, InkOctober 16, 2023

Thrillers

Author Who Inspired Fox’s “Bones” Launches Novel of Sun, Sand and Murder

THE BONE HACKER—Kathy Reichs’s latest in the best-selling series featuring famed forensic anthropologist Temperance (Tempe) Brennan—has an unusual opening line for a thriller: a lyric from Bob Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man. But it all makes perfect sense very quickly in this fast-moving story which starts with the mysterious death in Quebec…

R.G. BelskyAugust 9, 2023

Thrillers

A Chilling Tale of a Serial Killer Told by Those Closest to Him

He told me about her before we moved. A friend of a friend of a friend is what he said. Whatever…I wasn’t dying to make friends with some random woman anyway. But that wouldn’t have been nice. And my dad, he’s a nice person. No, he’s not. The girl speaking…

Neil NyrenMay 26, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

In Dark Thriller, Fate Bonds Siblings With a Notorious Serial Killer

Alex North has been described as the “Master of Suspense” — and it’s a worthy title. With his third novel, The Angel Maker (Celadon Books), we explore a dark story that dives into the bond between two siblings and the mystery of a notorious serial killer who is intertwined with…

Lydia LefevreFebruary 28, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

A Māori Cop and Murders That Are All Too Personal

“If you want to achieve mental clarity, if you seek nothingness, become a Buddhist monk. For fuck sake don’t decide to be a career cop.” Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman knows this all too well. In Michael Bennett’s Better the Blood (Atlantic Monthly Press), Westerman, a Māori cop in Auckland,…

Neil NyrenJanuary 3, 2023

Thrillers

Tall Poppy Review: “In Her Bones” Twists a Media Craze

In Her Bones (Atria Books) by Kate Moretti picks up absolutely on the media's obsession with serial killers. From Jack the Ripper to Charles Manson, the public devours all the information it can glean about the people among us who are capable of committing these inhuman acts. What caused the…

Aimie K. RunyanAugust 30, 2018

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ITW Spotlight: Murder Is This Artist’s Signature Fragrance

Base Notes (Thomas & Mercer) reads like a confession. Our murderer is the narrator, explaining not only the “howdunit” of the crime but also pleading for our understanding. Almost for our forgiveness. Vic Fowler, our hero(?), is a Nose. In the perfume world, a Nose is an individual who can…

Mindy CarlsonFebruary 9, 2022

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Father’s Murderous Mementos Haunt Psychologist as Suspected Copycat Emerges

I thought I knew what monsters were. monsters didn’t hide in the woods; they weren’t shadows in the trees or invisible things lurking in darkened corners. No, the real monsters moved in plain sight. The speaker in Stacy Willingham’s A Flicker in the Dark (Minotaur Books) is Chloe Davis. She…

Neil NyrenDecember 31, 2021

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Murder Isn’t the Only Thing That Makes a Monster in Nordic Noir Thriller

In Gareth Worthington’s latest novel, the thriller A Time for Monsters (Vesuvian Books), veteran Detective Arne Huakaas is a man beaten down by life. His 30 years on the police force in Oslo, Norway, have jaded his outlook beyond repair. His failure to identify the killer in a year-long investigation…

K.L. RomoOctober 14, 2021

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All Aboard “Death on the Railway” for Forbidden Lust and Grisly Killings

Twenty-one-year-old Angelo Russo is ill-prepared for the “real world” after the death of his parents in a car accident. While he, along with his older sister, Carina, has inherited the family home, he’s running out of funds fast. But that becomes the very least of his problems when Carina seduces…

Cynthia ConradSeptember 28, 2021

Fiction Giveaways Thrillers

BookTrib Giveaway: Do You Have the Capacity to Kill?

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BookTribMay 19, 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

Serial Killer Thrillers

“Double Vision” Packs a Punch With Amnesiac Detective

James Patterson on “Holmes, Marple & Poe,” Writing and Adapting Books to Screen

Writers, Ink Podcast: Bestseller Wendy Whitman Explains Our Fascination with True Crime and How to Incorporate It Into Your Fiction

Writers, Ink Podcast: Richard Chizmar Explains the Art of Telling a Fiction Tale as “True Crime”

Tall Poppy Review: “In Her Bones” Twists a Media Craze

ITW Spotlight: Murder Is This Artist’s Signature Fragrance

Father’s Murderous Mementos Haunt Psychologist as Suspected Copycat Emerges

Murder Isn’t the Only Thing That Makes a Monster in Nordic Noir Thriller

All Aboard “Death on the Railway” for Forbidden Lust and Grisly Killings

BookTrib Giveaway: Do You Have the Capacity to Kill?

ITW Spotlight: Dean Koontz’s Imagination Knows Few Boundaries

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