A killer is on the loose. Soaring through the skies above Manhattan, one of nature’s most deadly predators, a peregrine falcon, eyes its potential prey on the sidewalks below. A flash of reflective light on the ground marks the target and signals the moment to strike. A beautiful ice skater… Read more
I had my pick of several compelling reads, all past Edgar Award winners, but felt drawn to the novel Whip Hand by Dick Francis. I’ve long been curious about Dick Francis’s stories, though I have never actually read one. I offer this confession willingly and with regret for what I’ve… Read more
In stark contrast to her husband, Mary Todd Lincoln has a bad reputation.
Sheryl Browne, author of The Babysitter, discusses how people and ordinary (though unfortunate) events, such as falling off a boat into the water, can be the perfect cocktail of inspiration to write a psychological thriller. I’m often asked what inspires me to write psychological thrillers. The short answer is people…. Read more
My book, Milady, is a new take on The Three Musketeers—with the story told from the point of view of literature’s most notorious villainess, Milady de Winter. In Dumas’ tale she’s harshly condemned. But in Milady, we see another side to her story and realize the Musketeers were the villains… Read more
Women are having a moment in the suspense genre. Look on any bestseller list, and there we are, pressed between the Harlan Cobens and the Lee Childs—these books written by, marketed to, and starring women. They have pretty titles and prettier covers, with images designed to appeal to female readers…. Read more
Join Nina Laurin, author of The Starter Wife, as she breaks down five of her favorite books featuring stalkers. Can love ever be too much? At what point does it stop being love and become something deadly? Stalkers have been a mainstay of psychological thrillers for as long as the… Read more
In the summer of 1984, I entered the U.S. Naval Academy as a plebe, or fourth-class midshipman. In October of that same year, Tom Clancy published his first novel, The Hunt for Red October. A few months later, our paths crossed. The meeting was the opposite of memorable. In fact,… Read more
Join Shalini Boland, author of the newest book The Secret Mother, as she recalls 6 killer domestic noir novels and her own experiences writing in the genre she loves. As an author of Domestic Noirs, it’s perhaps surprising that I had never even heard of the genre until after I’d… Read more
Jeremiah Beaufort became my monster while I was thinking of stories for my fourth book in a series with retired FBI agent Brigid Quinn. She adores her late-in-life husband Carlo, an ex-priest. They couldn’t be more different, and she continues to hide her past several years into their marriage. I… Read more
