Quick tips on writing mysteries and thrillers

Posted on 02/27/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve mentioned before that we like to sprinkle in easy-to-digest writing advice amongst the deeper dives. Here’s an instance of...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

What makes it a psychological thriller?

Posted on 02/24/2021 at 03:59 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The psychological thriller genre found author Sebastian Fitzek, rather than the other way around. But in the time since he...

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Tagged As: Thriller, Writer's Digest

Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton have written a political thriller

Posted on 02/23/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What do Louise Penny and James Patterson have in common, besides impressive sales and an avid fan base? Co-authoring credits...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Politics, The Guardian, Thriller

7 suggestions (not mandates) for crime novels

Posted on 02/19/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After nearly forty novels (and bestseller status), author Dana Stabenow has an idea of what works. That said, she open...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

"The Girl Before" will still become a movie, but for TV

Posted on 01/11/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2020 continues in some ways, even though the year has changed: namely, in that a bestselling book will become a...

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Thriller

Spy novelist John le Carré has died

Posted on 12/14/2020 at 07:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Spy novelist John le Carré passed away Saturday at the age of eighty-nine. Works such as The Spy Who Came...

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Tagged As: Obituary, Thriller

Awards from abroad: The Prix Goncourt and Waterstones book of the year

Posted on 12/02/2020 at 08:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2020 hasn’t been a total loss for author Maggie O'Farrell. Her novel Hamnet, which already won the Women’s Prize for...

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Tagged As: Awards, Historical fiction, Literature in translation, Science fiction, The Guardian, Thriller

Author Q&A: Geoffrey M. Cooper

Posted on 10/30/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing medical-thriller author Geoffrey M. Cooper. Cooper is a retired cancer researcher and academic administrator, having held positions...

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How Don DeLillo’s "The Silence" isn't really a COVID novel

Posted on 10/26/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Don DeLillo’s latest release, The Silence, wasn’t written in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, but its apocalyptic plot has certainly...

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Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, Thriller

The differences between mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels

Posted on 10/25/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

So your novel has unanswered questions and heightened tensions. Does that make it a mystery, thriller, or suspense novel? Zara...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Zara Altair