psychological thrillers
5 Great Thrillers That Deliver the Social Commentary
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Our goal with all of our books is always to write something fun and fast-paced, but it also must touch on certain themes like privilege, racism and the inequality…
The More the Deadlier: Multiple Points of View in Mysteries and Thrillers
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When I first came up with the idea for Five Bad Deeds, I didnโt imagine telling the story from so many different points of view. I had my main…
Crafting Creepy Crime Fiction in the Danish Countryside
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So there you are, sitting in a cozy cafรฉ in Odense, the hometown of the great fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen, enjoying a flaky Danish pastry and a strong…
Never Vacation With Old Friends: The Locked-Room Thriller Problem
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People love to share vacation photos on social media. Some try to act nonchalant about their expensive getaways. Others aim to impress. The more remote the location, the better.ย …
Sinking Into the Gothic Gloom: My Favourite Worksย
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Iโve always struggled with some of the prevailing definitions of โgothicโ fiction. Tradition dictates there should be elements of fear, threat, woe, that hauntings should occur and vile things…
Five Books With Righteous Female Rage
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I didnโt intend to write a book about an angry woman. After all, furious, embittered charactersโdespite much progressโoften remained the province of men. To write an angry woman was…
The Dead Girl and the Survivor Trope
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When I first picked up crime thrillers as a teenager, I remember being fascinated by how many plots begin with the discovery of a dead girl. What was it…
6 Thrilling Reads That Blend Folklore and Horror
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From tales told around the campfire to major literary classics, thereโs a reason we turn to folklore when we want a scary story with staying power. Stories from mythology…
Lately Iโve Been Dressing For Revenge: What Taylor Swift Teaches Us About Genre Fiction
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I used to say I hated Taylor Swift.ย The year was 2008. I was a poor grad school student subsisting on cheap slices and dollar Bud Lights, the latter…