The tension in North of Nowhere never lets up: the plot is pure adrenaline. It’s been described as Yellowstone meets Succession. The unpredictability of the winter weather in the Montana wilderness, combined with the power of immense wealth to force outcomes, makes the analogy accurate. North of Nowhere is a standalone, falling into the gothic/thriller/dysfunctional…
When I started writing North of Nowhere, I knew that setting would be important to the story. Small plane crash during a snowstorm in the mountains — I needed a rural area where help wouldn’t be fast coming. I could have set the story in a variety of places — in fact, the first draft…
Regan Merritt is done with working in law enforcement despite her stellar career in the U.S. Marshals Service. Now she’s back in Flagstaff, Arizona, licking her wounds while staying with her dad in her childhood home. When her former mentor at Northern Arizona University (NAU), hearing that she’s in town, asks for her to be…
I’ve always been fascinated by cold cases. I’ve often thought about why—is it because I love mysteries? Is it about human nature and the need for answers? Is it a bit darker than that…a fascination with the unknown or the unknowable, or an interest in the murder of strangers? Whatever the reason, I’m not the…
I am a very visual person. I learn by reading, not by listening. When I write (and read!) I see the scene unfold. But it wasn’t until my third published book, The Kill, back in 2006 (!) I learned how to choreograph the action in my books. Order The Kill here: During revisions, my editor…
Chapter 1 Thursday, May 20 Tucson, Arizona MATT COSTA, HEAD OF the FBI’s new DC-based mobile response team had been in his old office in Tucson for the last month to investigate two possibly connected cases: the murder of college activist Emma Perez, and possible illegal toxic dumping by a copper refinery plant that was…
New York Times bestseller P. J. Tracy returns with Deep into the Dark, a brand new series set in L.A. and featuring up-and-coming LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan and murder suspect Sam Easton. I have been a fan of P.J. Tracy since the first Monkeewrench novel and have read virtually all the books since. Twisty, dark,…
In New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan’s Cold as Ice, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid must get into the head of a psychopath to save her family, and herself. Cold as Ice marks Allison Brennan’s 17th Lucy Kincaid thriller, proving that readers can’t get enough of Kincaid’s personal and professional triumphs and struggles. Brennan describes her heroine…
We teamed up with five crime writers to create a short story in real-time. The end result was “Axel’s Lament” which you can read in full below. A special thank you goes out to the participating authors (in order of appearance): C. J. Box, Ellison Cooper, Gregg Hurwitz, Michele Campbell, and Allison Brennan. The full…
Describe the first time you pictured Lucy Kincaid in your head? Lucy was a very minor character in one of my earliest books, the much younger sister of my heroine. She literally breezed into the kitchen and breezed out, a carefree teenager. I pictured her as a smart, fun-loving teenager. The next time I met…
