The Big Thrill Online Magazine

Between the Lines: Sara Paretsky

Charting Unfamiliar Territory with a Familiar Character By Dawn Ius Almost 30 years have passed…

On the Cover: Dale Brown

Exploring the Ultimate High Ground By Austin S. Camacho If you’ve been eagerly anticipating the…

On the Cover: Scott Turow

Sandy Stern’s Last Stand By K. L. Romo Defense attorney Alejandro “Sandy” Stern knows that…

Tales From The Script: Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben on His Netflix Adaptations By April Snellings [Note: The following feature is based…

Trend: Are Audiobook Sales on the Rise?

Are Audiobooks Poised to Weather the Pandemic? By Dawn Ius Leigh Rosedale had been thinking…

Career Pursuit: An Interview with Michael A. Stackpole

Michael A. Stackpole is the multiple New York Times bestselling author of more than 40…

BookTrib Spotlight: Debra Bokur by Neil Nyren

Probing the Dark Side of Paradise By Neil Nyren “When it’s serene, there’s no place…

Writing About the Pandemic—Too Soon?

Writing About the Pandemic—Too Soon? By Dawn Ius One of the most passed-on pieces of…

Up Close: Paul Levine

Integrity, Family Love, and Heroism By Robert Rotstein Award-winning author Paul Levine is back with…

AudioFile Spotlight: Let Audiobooks Transport You to Mysterious Places

By Ellen Quint Living in New York City in the pandemic’s epicenter, under a stay-at-home…

Africa Scene: Nechama Brodie

A Gripping Fusion of Police Procedural and Thriller By Michael Sears Nechama Brodie has worked…

Up Close: Sheena Kamal

A Continuous Battering of the Soul By K. L. Romo Nora Watts is not only…

In Memory: Karen Harper

By Dawn Ius It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Karen…

Up Close: Liv Constantine

Still Finishing Each Other’s Sentences By Dawn Ius Pinpointing the exact moment sisters Val and…

On the Cover: Kate White

From Writing Headlines to Making Them By Dawn Ius Kate White is used to making…

Up Close: Jack Carr

Instant Bestseller Status Marks New Milestone By Dawn Ius and P. J. Bodnar Only hours…

Up Close: R. G. Belsky

Writing Realistic Leads and Lead Characters By Rick Pullen What does every crime novelist need…

The May Edition of The Big Thrill

With nearly one third of the world’s population forced into isolation, the thirst for “quarantainment” has never been greater. In this issue of The Big Thrill, we showcase some of the best ways you can quench that thirst, whether it’s binge-watching one of Harlan Coben’s Netflix adaptations, dusting off your earbuds to listen to a new release, or devouring one—or all—of the new thrillers and mysteries hitting virtual bookshelves this month. Don’t miss the latest from bestselling authors like Sara Paretsky, Jack Carr, Kate White, Scott Turow, Liv Constantine, and more. Or, if “realism” is more your style, check out some of the upcoming thrillers that may hit a little too close to home. Our May issue has enough page-turning content to keep you safely hunkered down—and it’s live now!

Some Awful Cunning by Joe Ricker

Ryan Carpenter is an underground relocation specialist who helps people escape the danger and traumas of their life and start over. After agreeing to help the young wife of a Texas oil…

Disappearing Act by Ann Simas

By Dani Brown The second book in Ann Simas’s Fossil, Colorado series, DISAPPEARING ACT, is a compelling story about the tenacity of the human spirit. The protagonist, Georgie Flannery, is an empathetic…

On Deadly Grounds by Kaye D. Schmitz

By Terry DiDomenico On the eve of a historic G7 summit, event coordinator Mattie Maguire discovers that the small North Carolina town of Sinclair Station is more than a picturesque setting. The…

Treasure Fever by James B. McPike

Max Finley is an American spy tasked with tracking down an old flame responsible for the theft of a rare 16th-century manuscript from Spain. Little does he know that she’s hot on…

The Mendel Paradox by Nick Thacker

By Austin S. Camacho If you love history and science, enjoy travel, and love to read about heroes who win against overwhelming odds, we have the thriller for you. It’s called THE…

Boundless Ambition by Tim Tigner

Sometimes the bad guys play out of bounds. Our world is plagued by the devious schemes of disguised cheaters and thieves. The worst of these frauds are perpetrated by prominent figures—powerful people…

All We Buried by Elena Taylor

By Millie Naylor Hast Dark secrets as deep and chilling as a glacial lake drive ALL WE BURIED, the first book in Elena Taylor’s debut mystery series. When Bet Rivers gives up…

Expect Betrayal by JoAnn Smith Ainsworth

A college friend offers advice on staying safe in war-torn England to the naval commander overseeing the US psychic team and to its team leader (a US WAVES clairvoyant) while they search…

The Third Factor by S. P. Brown

The enemy has recovered the lost Stones of Sumer and have managed to neutralize the Prophecy of Tarkus. And now the only person capable of deciphering the runes written on the ten…

Days of the Hunters by Arthur Kerns

By Don Helin CIA officer Sandra Harrington hurries from her Paris apartment to Tuscany to assist her partner, Hayden Stone, who has survived an assassination attempt by a suicide bomber. To find…

Before Familiar Woods by Ian Pisarcik

On the outskirts of a town too tired for its own happenings, the boys were found dead inside a tent. Three years later, their fathers have disappeared, too. Ruth Fenn’s son was…

The Lost Boys of London by Mary Lawrence

Set in the final years of King Henry VIII’s reign, an alchemist’s daughter uses her skills to aid the living and help seek justice for the dead… While her husband fights the…

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SPECIAL FEATURES

Between the Lines: Sara Paretsky by Dawn Ius
Trend: Are Audiobook Sales on the Rise? by Dawn Ius
On the Cover: Scott Turow by K. L. Romo
Up Close: Liv Constantine by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Paul Levine by Robert Rotstein
Tales From The Script: Harlan Coben by April Snellings
BookTrib Spotlight: Debra Bokur by Neil Nyren
On the Cover: Kate White by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Jack Carr by Dawn Ius and P. J. Bodnar
Up Close: Sheena Kamal by K. L. Romo
Africa Scene: Nechama Brodie by Michael Sears
Writing About the Pandemic—Too Soon? by Dawn Ius
On the Cover: Dale Brown by Austin S. Camacho
Up Close: R. G. Belsky by Rick Pullen
Career Pursuit: An Interview with Michael A. Stackpole
AudioFile Spotlight: Let Audiobooks Transport You to Mysterious Places
In Memory: Karen Harper by Dawn Ius

Coming Next Month!

The latest thrillers from Iris Johanson, Katie Tallo, Jon Land, Hannah Mary McKinnon, Jessica Barry, Heather Young, D. P. Lyle, Joe Clifford, Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, Dave Wickenden, Kit Frick, Elizabeth Goddard, Mike Nappa and Melissa Kosci, H. W. “Buzz” Bernard, Haris Orkin, Martin Roy Hill, D. E. White, Judith Gonda, Tom Young, Tom Pitts, Belle Ami, Eric Van Lustbader, Paul D. Marks, Colin Campbell, Cynthia Kuhn, Lauren A. Forry, Michael Bradley and many more!