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ITW Spotlight: Johansen on the Imaginative Abilities of “The Persuasion” and Writing with Her Son

In The Persuasion (Grand Central) — bestselling author Iris Johansen’s 26th book in her Eve Duncan “forensic sculptor” series — Eve’s daughter, Jane MacGuire, is the target of a dangerous sociopath who’s determined to have her for himself, and use her to lure her longtime love interest, Seth Caleb, into…

K.L. RomoJune 10, 2020

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Jeffery Deaver on Survivalists, Cults and His New Thriller “The Goodbye Man”

“Deaver balances suspense and plausibility perfectly … A perfect jumping-on point for readers new to one of today’s top contemporary thriller writers.” — Publishers Weekly Starred Review —∞— Author Jeffery Deaver, known best for his Lincoln Rhyme series, wrote his first book at age 11. He has always known he…

Chelsea CicconeMay 18, 2020

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Thriller Author Weiss Knows A Thing or Two About Engaging Audiences

Shortly after he completed a technological thriller called The Second Son, his first book, author Martin Jay Weiss was asked to reveal the secrets of his writing process. His answer: I wrote the book at Starbucks. I wrote the shortest chapters when I was most caffeinated. I spent a lot…

BookTribApril 22, 2020

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Author Amy Engel on Her Approach to Writing and “The Familiar Dark”

People always say there are two types of writers: those who outline and those who don’t. If that is in fact the case, then I am firmly in camp of no outline. I tried outlining once at the beginning of my career because I thought that’s what real writers were…

BookTrib Guest AuthorMay 3, 2020

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Sara Sligar on Art and Illness in “Take Me Apart”

Photography is violent. When we capture a subject in a photo, we steal that person out of time and flatten them. We reduce them so we can preserve them forever. You have to acknowledge that violence. Rejoice in it. I think that’s why I do so many self-portraits. All my…

Neil NyrenApril 3, 2020

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ITW Spotlight: Reichs on Her Return to Tempe in a “A Conspiracy of Bones”

It’s never an easy decision for an author to take a writing hiatus — not when you’re dealing with a series character, and especially when that character is as well-known as Temperance Brennan, the plucky forensic anthropologist at the heart of Kathy Reichs’s New York Times bestselling series. But for…

Dawn IusMarch 20, 2020

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“The Red Lotus” Author Bohjalian on Pathogens, Process and Pending HBO Series

From the bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight Attendant comes a twisted and timely new mystery/thriller. In The Red Lotus (Doubleday), Chris Bohjalian presents a blossoming love sprinkled with lies — one that causes us to ask ourselves how well we know the people we care about. Alexis, an…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 20, 2020

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Kevin Doherty

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Kevin-Doherty.jpg Kevin Doherty Mystery/Thriller Hard at work on the next book. Staring into space on the one after that.

BookTribJanuary 31, 2020

Author Discovery Zone

David Putnam

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BookTribJanuary 31, 2020

Author Spotlight Thrillers

Family Drama at Center of Opioid Crisis in Finder’s “House on Fire”

Bestselling thriller writer Joseph Finder returns this month with a new cutting-edge suspense novel focusing on a wealthy family who owns a pharmaceutical company at the epicenter of the opioid crisis. In House on Fire (Dutton), private investigator Nick Heller is hired to infiltrate the powerful Kimball family, whose wealth…

BookTribJanuary 20, 2020

Author Discovery Zone

M.L. Huie

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DSC6804-2-300x300.jpg M.L. Huie Historical Fiction Thriller Mystery How far would you go for vengeance? Historical mystery for fans of Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope series and Kate Quinn's The Alice Network. BOOKS: Spitfire (2020) Biggest literary influencers: Mick Herron, Dashiell Hammett, Megan Abbott, Olen Steinhauer, Len Deighton Last book read: Lady…

BookTribSeptember 16, 2019

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“Pretty Guilty Women” Redefines Wedding Crashers

Curling up to read Pretty Guilty Women (Sourcebooks) by Gina LaManna is like grabbing a bowl of popcorn and settling in for a game of Clue® with your friends and family. As the game begins, here’s what we know: It’s August. Friends and family are flying cross-country to California to…

Valerie Taylor, author of the "Venus Bixby Mystery" seriesSeptember 3, 2019

Author Discovery Zone

Stevie Z Fischer

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/StevieZFischer-authorphoto-300x300.jpg Stevie Z Fischer Thriller Contemporary Fiction A small-town suspense novel with a deep heart and powerful conscience, interweaves the dynamics of people, nature and power. Stevie Z Fischer writes about the dynamics of people, nature, and power in small-town New England. Her first novel, River Rules, looks at how…

BookTribJune 17, 2019

Author Discovery Zone

Michael Okon

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/michael-okon-300x300-1.jpg Michael Okon Horror Sci-Fi Thriller An amusement park with monsters, a society in which witches live among the masses -- creating worlds in which unusual characters, venues and situations are the norm. Stillwell (2017) Monsterland (2017) Monsterland Reanimated (2018) Witches Protection Program (2019) Literary Influencers: Michael Crichton, Tim Ferriss…

BookTribFebruary 8, 2019

Author Discovery Zone

Ed Fuller

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/image-2-300x300.jpg Ed Fuller Thriller Thriller from this former Marriott chief will forever change the way you look at hotels and use the phrase, “road warrior.” ED FULLER is a hospitality industry leader, educator, and author of the international Top 20 bestselling business book, You Can’t Lead with Your Feet on the…

BendwebsSeptember 12, 2018

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ITW Spotlight: Johansen on the Imaginative Abilities of “The Persuasion” and Writing with Her Son

Jeffery Deaver on Survivalists, Cults and His New Thriller “The Goodbye Man”

Thriller Author Weiss Knows A Thing or Two About Engaging Audiences

Author Amy Engel on Her Approach to Writing and “The Familiar Dark”

Sara Sligar on Art and Illness in “Take Me Apart”

ITW Spotlight: Reichs on Her Return to Tempe in a “A Conspiracy of Bones”

“The Red Lotus” Author Bohjalian on Pathogens, Process and Pending HBO Series

Kevin Doherty

David Putnam

Family Drama at Center of Opioid Crisis in Finder’s “House on Fire”

M.L. Huie

“Pretty Guilty Women” Redefines Wedding Crashers

Stevie Z Fischer

Michael Okon

Ed Fuller

BookBites: Inspiration, Motivation and Ideas for a Better Life

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