5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Publishing My First Book
When I completed my first thriller, “Tell Me My Name”, I thought I had died and gone to heaven.
5 Femmes Fatale Who Inspired The Lady Upstairs
When I was writing my feminist noir debut novel, The Lady Upstairs, I turned to other noir novels (and films!) for inspiration on crafting a character that I wanted to be both a throwback to the genre I love and also, her own creation. I
BEHIND THE BOOK: A WOMAN ALONE by Nina Laurin
When I set out to write my latest thriller A WOMAN ALONE, I found myself facing a unique challenge. I was absolutely stoked about the premise: a futuristic SmartHome that may or may not have killed its previous inhabitants. But it also meant that I had to incorporate the elements of sci-fi into my psychological suspense
Five of My Favorite Novels Set in Iowa
Normally thought of as a fly-over state, my home state of Iowa has been a wonderful place to grow up and then raise our three children. I love it so much that all of my novels are set here and include a mix of real and fictionalized Iowa locales. In celebration of...
Behind the Book: Chris Merritt, author of Knock Knock
Trying to write an original serial killer story is a nightmare. Thomas Harris’s novels of the eighties are a touchstone for this thriller sub-genre, and hundreds of authors have attempted to replicate his gothic formula of gruesome murders by deviant,...
