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What Happens When Humanity Destroys Its Own World?

The Apocalypse is on everyone’s minds these days. I may sound a little dramatic, but the events of the past year have justified speaking of catastrophic and cataclysmic occurrences with courage and a previous-unused bluntness. Suddenly, the unknown seems to be the expectation. One place where drama is usually very…

Judy MorenoMarch 26, 2021

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Enhanced, Evolved, Engineered: 7 Novels About Transhumanism

Transhumanism — ever heard of it? Honestly, I myself hadn't for quite a long time. The Cambridge Dictionary defines the term as "the theory that science and technology can help human beings develop beyond what is physically and mentally possible at the present time. Transhumanism asserts that with all the…

Judy MorenoFebruary 23, 2021

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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

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‘Tis the Season For Esoterics, Conjured in These 6 Magically Mysterious Books

When seasons change, there is a sense of magic in the air. November is the start of the traditional season of gratitude, fellowship, spirituality and hope. This month's women’s fiction storylines involve magic shops, fortune-telling, astrology, psychics, magical foods and mystical intrigue. With literary spells as enchanting as this, well,…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationNovember 10, 2021

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From Pythons to Politics These 8 Thrillers Are Downright Dangerous

Jon LandSeptember 24, 2020

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Celebrate the Fall Season With 5 Books Full of Mystery, Thrills and Magic

October may seem like the best month to share a list of books, even a short list, that fall under the category of thrillers, mysteries, suspense or crime novels. You know the kind of novels I mean — something to keep you up late at night (as any good book…

Denny S. BryceOctober 21, 2021

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From the Perspectives of Killers Come 7 Killer Thrillers

Human technology is steadily making leaps and bounds into the future, but one thing left unachieved is the ability to read minds. This might not be the worst thing in the world. Just think of all the dark, twisted thoughts that pop up uninvited in your own mind and are…

Judy MorenoOctober 4, 2021

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Jon Land’s Top Thriller Picks for June

Jon LandJune 24, 2021

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BookTrib Editors Predict 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards Winners

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Goodreads Choice Awards season! It’s far better, in our book, than Oscar season and maybe even on par with the holiday season … maybe. Luckily, the two coincide, so no need to choose. But we do, in the tradition carried over from…

BookTribDecember 2, 2021

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An Abusive Storyline to Make a Point About Violence

Since writing about a psychotic young man and the depraved acts he commits on young women, I’m often asked how I could help pen such a violent and abusive storyline. It’s a good question, but in a culture saturated with the #MeToo movement and pro-women agendas, we must realize…

Alexandrea WeisOctober 30, 2018

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Going Inside “Button Man:” One Man Takes On Murder Inc.

Historical thriller author Andrew Gross takes us on a harrowing journey to a part of our past rarely explored in great detail, the Jewish mob's rise to power in 1930s New York. Although the Italian mob is usually the image we conjure when we think of the racketeering and murder…

Rebecca ProulxOctober 22, 2018

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‘Are You Sleeping?’ Wake Up for This Writer’s Bone Podcast

Kathleen Barber, author of Are You Sleeping, talks to Daniel Ford about always being a storyteller, how the podcast Serial helped inspire her debut, and why writers must always make time for writing. https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Sleeping-Kathleen-Barber/dp/1501157663 To learn more about Kathleen Barber, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow…

Daniel FordJanuary 8, 2018

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Writer’s Bone Podcast: Novelist Marc Cameron on the Future and his Newest Tom Clancy Book

Marc Cameron, author of the Jericho Quinn series and the recently published Tom Clancy Power and Empire, talks to Sean Tuohy about writing under a legend’s name, his “unplugged” writing process, and his future plans. https://www.amazon.com/Clancy-Power-Empire-Jack-Novel/dp/0735215898 Author of the New York Times bestselling Jericho Quinn Thriller series, Marc Cameron’s short…

Daniel FordDecember 18, 2017

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Author Adam Hamdy Talks Writing Kryptonite and His Thrilling Novel ‘Pendulum’

You wake. Confused. Disoriented. A noose is around your neck. All you can focus on is the man in the mask tightening the rope. You are about to die. Pendulum, Adam Hamdy’s newest and thrilling novel, tells the story of a battle-hardened photojournalist, John Wallace, and his struggle to outrun…

Maggie MeyersJuly 11, 2017

Thrillers

The great equalizer just may be fear

I’ve been thinking lately about my relationship with fear. I’m a fan of the horror and thriller genres, I write twisty psychological suspense novels for a living, and I’d rather spend an evening walking through a haunted house than hanging out at a cocktail party. I’ve been courting fear for…

BookTrib Guest AuthorDecember 27, 2013