by J. Luke Bennecke | Jul 5, 2024 | Behind the Book, Features
Any great thriller novel starts with the premise “what if” and asks a question that balances realism with a touch of “holy shit!” Ideally, the author blends these elements into a tale that’s both believable and extraordinary. According to the 4+ star ratings on...
by Meg Gardiner | Jul 5, 2024 | Author Workspaces, Features
I’ve always told people that I could write anywhere. And, because a lot of writing takes place behind closed eyes, or while daydreaming, anywhere means everywhere. But when I needed to put words in print, I wrote at the kitchen table, or at a desk in the corner of the...
by Erin Mitchell | Jul 5, 2024 | Awards, Features
The 2024 winners of the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger Awards, which honour the very best in the crime-writing genre, have been announced. Created in 1955, the world-famous CWA Daggers are the oldest and most respected awards in the genre and have...
by Elise Cooper | Jul 5, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Shanghai Joseph Kanon Scribner Pub June 25th, 2024 Shanghai by Joseph Kanon blends a historical novel within a thriller crime story. The setting is pre-WWII, 1939, in Shanghai. Kanon delves into the geo-political world between the Japanese, Chinese, Communists,...
by Michael Robotham | Jul 2, 2024 | Behind the Book, Features
There is one question that writers get asked more than any other – where do your ideas come from? Neil Gaiman makes fun of people who ask this question because he says that writers don’t know the answer and we’re terrified that the ideas will go away if we analyse how...
