David Lagercrantz is writing a "modern Sherlock Holmes" series

Posted on 03/17/2020 at 08:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

David Lagercrantz is stepping away from Lisbeth Salander and toward Sherlock Holmes. Lagercrantz, who has continued the Millennium series after...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: The Bookseller, Thriller

Bestselling author Clive Cussler has died

Posted on 02/26/2020 at 12:32 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times bestseller has lost a frequent visitor: Clive Cussler has passed away at the age of eighty-eight....

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Obituary, The Guardian, Thriller

What a retired special agent wants authors to know about the FBI

Posted on 02/04/2020 at 08:16 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn’s latest expert interview is another one likely to intrigue even those not writing crime thrillers. Jerri Williams, a...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Thriller, Writing advice

See the first chapter and cover of John Grisham’s “Camino Winds”

Posted on 01/28/2020 at 09:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

John Grisham has shared the cover — and first chapter — of his next novel, Camino Winds. CBS has the...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Thriller

Lee Child will hand over Jack Reacher to his brother

Posted on 01/20/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Over the weekend, author Lee Child announced that he would be gradually handing over his bestselling character, Jack Reacher, to...

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Tagged As: The Guardian, Thriller

John le Carré donates award money to Doctors Without Borders

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations twice over to author John le Carré! The author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Spy Who Came...

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Tagged As: Awards, Charity, The Guardian, Thriller

Stephen King, Don Winslow: We'll donate $225K if there's a White House press briefing

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 09:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may remember how novelist Don Winslow challenged Donald Trump to a debate last February. Winslow has just made another...

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Tagged As: Charity, Horror, Politics, Thriller

What inspired Alex Michaelides’s "The Silent Patient"?

Posted on 12/06/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient has spent more than a little time on the New York Times bestseller list. And...

Categories: Author Interview

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Coming soon: More Janet Evanovich books and 2 TV series

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In case you missed it (or forgot), Janet Evanovich is headed to the small screen — two times. Her twenty-seventh...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery, Thriller, TV adaptation

Ian Fleming's letters to and from wife are headed to auction

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 02:10 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today in items you can’t afford: Ian Fleming’s letters to his wife, Ann, are headed to auction. The Guardian reports...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, The Guardian, Thriller