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Taylor Adams

Book Review: Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams

By Doreen Sheridan

June 15, 2021

Y’all, my heart expanded two sizes at the end of this intense page-turner, which was not something I expected at all. But then, there was very little that I saw coming in this incessantly twisty, almost cinematic novel of suspense, as a young woman investigating the suicide of her twin sister puts it all on…

7 Books with Propulsive Stories

By Taylor Adams

June 11, 2021

One of my favorite elements of storytelling is momentum. Reading a well-written thriller is a bit like standing in a river current—whether it’s a violent tug or a steady pull, the narrative is always moving inexorably forward and taking you along with it. With escalating stakes, white-knuckle action, or a dazzling concept explored to its…

Book Review: No Exit by Taylor Adams

By Kristin Centorcelli

February 4, 2019

No Exit by Taylor Adams is about four strangers, a blizzard, a kidnapped child, and a determined young woman desperate to unmask and outwit a vicious psychopath. What would you do if you were snowed in at a rest stop and someone, out of the four other people snowed in with you, had a little…

Make It Thrilling: Taylor Adams on Adding Violence to Fiction

By Taylor Adams

January 23, 2019

Storytelling is all about conflict, and conflict, in its purest form, is violence. That doesn’t mean violence is necessary in a thriller – far from it! – but it is a powerful item in any fiction writer’s toolbox, regardless of genre. That said… with pitfalls abound, it’s frighteningly easy to misuse. Here is the general…

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