The Big Thrill Online Magazine

Between the Lines: That Reacher Guy

Between the Lines: Lee Child Interviews Heather Martin About Her Biography on…Him Intro by Dawn…

On the Cover: Tom Ryan

True Crime and the Power of Empathy By April Snellings After publishing a string of…

On the Cover: Andrew Pyper

Digging up the Past By Dawn Ius The White House is haunted. At least, that’s…

On the Cover: Lisa Unger

Shared Secrets and Sinister Acts By K. L. Romo Could one confession to a stranger…

Up Close: Vincent Zandri

A Convoluted Conspiracy of “Biblical Proportions” By Millie Naylor Hast For Vincent Zandri, even the…

Up Close: Ian K. Smith

Smooth Sleuth Kicks off New Series By Austin S. Camacho Are you ready for a…

Up Close: Jeremy Robert Johnson

10,000 Excellent Weirdos By April Snellings There’s plenty to say about Jeremy Robert Johnson’s genre-chomping…

Up Close: Tim Waggoner

Writing in and About the Dark By Dawn Ius Award-winning author Tim Waggoner may have…

Up Close: Antony Johnston

Breaking into Mainstream Fiction By Dawn Ius Antony Johnston is no stranger to the fictional…

Up Close: J. J. Hensley

Law Enforcement Background Infuses Authenticity into Thrillers By Wendy Tyson I’d been looking forward to…

Up Close: Kyle Mills and Vince Flynn

It’s Lights Out for Rapp in Latest Thriller By J. H. Bográn In TOTAL POWER,…

Up Close: Dean Koontz

Parallel Universes, Lost Loved Ones, and Evil Forces By J. H. Bográn In New York…

AudioFile Spotlight: From Nordic Noir to South Korean Crime Fiction

Gained in Translation: From Nordic Noir to South Korean Crime Fiction By Ellen Quint With…

BookTrib Spotlight: Brian Selfon

Brooklyn Criminals Find a New Definition of Family By Neil Nyren Shecky Keenan has a…

Africa Scene: Lauren Beukes

A Thriller with Parallels to Our Current Reality By Michael Sears Lauren Beukes shot to…

The October Edition of The Big Thrill

October kicks off the spooky season, and what better way to celebrate than with chilling new reads from some of the genre’s most thrilling writers. Andrew Pyper delivers a chilling tale of a First Family haunted by their dead son, Dean Koontz presents a terrifying parallel universe, Jeremy Robert Johnson gives us a riveting teen nightmare, and Tim Waggoner debuts his first how-to compendium on writing horror. This month, we get up close with Lisa Unger, J. J. Hensley, Kyle Mills, Antony Johnston and many more! Plus, New York Times bestselling author Lee Child turns the tables on his biographer, Heather Martin, for an exclusive interview about…well, Lee Child, of course. The October issue of The Big Thrill is live now—and it’s scary good!

Deadly Odds 3.0 by Allen Wyler

By K. L. Romo In the latest installment of Allen Wyler’s Deadly Odds series, techno-wizard Arnold Gold must stop a ruthless Islamic terrorist from exacting revenge. Naseem is a fierce adversary who…

Blacksnow Zero by Lee Gimenez

By David Healey Author Lee Gimenez is one of those rare writers who still uses a pen and paper to craft his stories, often in a coffeeshop or sometimes in the backyard…

Mutation by Michael McBride

IT LIVES. In a research hangar in Virginia, a Unit 51 team studies an ancient but long-dormant virus that can transform human physiology—and turn it into something else… IT MUTATES. In the…

Pharaoh’s Forgery by Ellen Butler

By Angela Channell Vacations gone awry is a common misfortune for many of us at the moment, but in PHARAOH’S FORGERY, the fourth title in Ellen Butler’s Karina Cardinal series, Karina’s girls’…

Burn Me Out by Brandon Barrows

By Rick Reed BURN ME OUT is the story of Al Vacarro, a made man, with all the honors and responsibilities that entails—including murder. But after a lifetime of violence in service…

Spears of Defiance by David Holman

By George Ebey Espionage is the name of the game in David Holman’s latest thriller, SPEARS OF DEFIANCE. It is November 1979. Unilateral Declaration of Independence is about to come to an…

Shadow Ridge by M. E. Browning

Echo Valley, Colorado, is a place where the natural beauty of a stunning river valley meets a budding hipster urbanity. But when an internet stalker is revealed to be a cold-blooded killer…

Deep Red Cover by Joel W. Barrows

By Azam Gill DEEP RED COVER, the latest thriller in Joel W. Barrows’s Deep Cover series starring ATF agent David Ward, had been hailed as “deep, dark, and authentic.” Barrows’s unique experience…

Old Sins Never Die by Daniella Bernett

By Jaden Terrell The spark for Daniella Bernett’s latest thriller was kompromat. Russian for “comprising material,” kompromat is used by Putin and the FSB to “persuade” a public figure to do Russia’s…

The Cabin on Belle Bay

Five years after losing her daughter, women’s fiction author Irene Stoddard, estranged from her husband, plans to spend summer working on her novel at her parents’ waterfront cabin in Belle, Connecticut. She…

A Christmas Carol Murder by Heather Redmond

By Dawn Ius “Redmond nicely blends period details into the storytelling. Cozy fans should enjoy this seasonal fare.” ~ Publisher’s Weekly Heather Redmond has a deep appreciation for Charles Dickens’ work—her acclaimed…

Point of Danger by Irene Hannon

Radio talk show host Eve Reilly is used to backlash from her pot-stirring on-air commentary and interviews, but now it seems a disgruntled listener is resorting to more than angry words to…

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Between the Lines: That Reacher Guy
On the Cover: Tom Ryan by April Snellings
Up Close: Dean Koontz by J. H. Bográn
Up Close: Antony Johnston by Dawn Ius
Africa Scene: Lauren Beukes by Michael Sears
On the Cover: Lisa Unger by K. L. Romo
Up Close: Ian K. Smith by Austin Camacho
Up Close: Tim Waggoner by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Kyle Mills and Vince Flynn by J. H. Bográn
BookTrib Spotlight: Brian Selfon by Neil Nyren
On the Cover: Andrew Pyper by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Vincent Zandri by Millie Naylor Hast
Up Close: Jeremy Robert Johnson by April Snellings
Up Close: J. J. Hensley by Wendy Tyson
AudioFile Spotlight: From Nordic Noir to South Korean Crime Fiction

Between the Lines: That Reacher Guy

On the Cover: Lisa Unger

On the Cover: Andrew Pyper

On the Cover: Tom Ryan

Up Close: Vincent Zandri

Up Close: Ian K. Smith

Up Close: J. J. Hensley

Up Close: Kyle Mills and Vince Flynn

Up Close: Antony Johnston

Up Close: Dean Koontz

Up Close: Jeremy Robert Johnson

BookTrib Spotlight: Brian Selfon

AudioFile Spotlight: From Nordic Noir to South Korean Crime Fiction

Africa Scene: Lauren Beukes

Pharaoh’s Forgery by Ellen Butler

Burn Me Out by Brandon Barrows

Mutation by Michael McBride

Deadly Odds 3.0 by Allen Wyler

The Cabin on Belle Bay

Shadow Ridge by M. E. Browning

A Christmas Carol Murder by Heather Redmond

Old Sins Never Die by Daniella Bernett

Blacksnow Zero by Lee Gimenez

Deep Red Cover by Joel W. Barrows

Crime Fiction

Burn Me Out by Brandon Barrows

Fire and Vengeance by Robert McCaw

The Ninja’s Blade by Tori Eldridge

By J. H. Bográn Author Tori Eldridge follows up her successful series-starter The Ninja Daughter with this year’s THE NINJA’S BLADE. A month has passed for Lily Wong before life deals her…

A Dangerous Breed by Glen Erik Hamilton

Together They Were Crimson by Ryan Sayles

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