The Big Thrill Online Magazine

Between the Lines: Gabino Iglesias

The Spaces Between By April Snellings If you’re a writer who uses Twitter, there’s a…

On the Cover: Amina Akhtar

All Is Not Well in Wellness Town By Dawn Ius Between Instagram influencers, TikTok phenomenons,…

On the Cover: Amanda Jayatissa

Happily Never After By Dawn Ius Though she’d been to New York numerous times, Sri…

Up Close: Kathy Reichs

An Eye on Revenge By R.G. Belsky “It began with an eyeball.” That’s the attention-grabbing…

Up Close: Dean Koontz

Synchronicities, Cults, and Coincidences By Allison McKnight Dean Koontz needs no introduction (but here we…

Up Close: Chuck Hogan

The Jewel Heist That Brought Down a Chicago Crime Syndicate By K.L. Romo The mob…

Up Close: Catherine Coulter

Vigilante Justice and Chopin’s Prelude in D Flat Major By K.L. Romo Texas transplant and…

Up Close: Megan Miranda

Peace and Sinister Intent Found in Nature By Mindy Carlson Megan Miranda, author of the…

Up Close: B.R. Myers

Be Careful What You Conjure By Rebecca Fields In Victorian London, Genevieve Timmons poses as…

Up Close: Sandra Brown

Grappling with a Moral Dilemma By Dawn Ius New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown…

Up Close: James L’Etoile

New Series Puts Spotlight on Broken System By Millie Naylor Hast The hot streets of…

Up Close: Ava Glass

A Double Identity in Fiction and Real Life By Jaden Terrell The cover copy for…

BookTrib Spotlight: Ramona Emerson

Crime, Character, the Supernatural—a Navajo Takes Back Her Story By Neil Nyren Souls don’t scatter…

International Thrills: Hayley Scrivenor

Much More Than a Familiar Whodunnit By Charles Salzberg Haley Scrivenor’s debut adult novel, DIRT…

AudioFile Spotlight: Talking Audiobooks with Author David Baldacci

By Ellen Quint According to thriller author David Baldacci, “A book isn’t finished until the…

International Thrills: Catherine Ryan Howard

A Horror Movie Comes to Life By Guy Bergstrom When former soap star Adele shows…

The Big Thrill’s Behavioral Analysis Unit: Meg Gardiner

Interview by Eric P. Bishop Readers around the world know Meg Gardiner thanks to her…

International Thrills: Claire Douglas

The Dramatic Tension of Mothers and Daughters in a Small Town By Karen Hugg Unlike…

Writing Advice: Gauging Your Writing Stress Needle to Cultivate Thriller Success

By Bryan E. Robinson “Writing is so difficult I feel that writers, having had their…

The August Edition of The Big Thrill

This issue of The Big Thrill truly goes global this month, featuring authors from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, the UK, and more. April Snellings goes Between the Lines with horror-master Gabino Iglesias, Dawn Ius chats with Amina Akhtar and ITW-award winner Amanda Jayatissa, and Neil Nyren gets the scoop on a brilliant Navajo mystery by Navajo screenwriter Ramona Emerson. The incomparable Meg Gardiner answers 20 questions in The Big Thrill’s BAU column, Bryan E. Robinson shares strategies on how to manage your writing stress, and we get Up Close with bestselling genre superstars Sandra Brown, Kathy Reichs, Dean Koontz, Chuck Hogan, Catherine Coulter, Megan Miranda and dozens more! The August issue is live now—you’re not going to want to miss it.

UNSPEAKABLE: The Killing School by Hart Rivers

If you flew like a nightbird into the Mekong Delta jungle near Saigon, you would find The Killing School. Required studies: Mind Control, Persuasion Techniques, Pharmaceutical Interventions. Those afraid of the dark…

We Will Rise by Tim Waggoner

In Echo Hill, Ohio, the dead begin to reappear, manifesting in various forms, from classic ghosts and poltergeists to physical undead and bizarre apparitions for which there is no name. These malign…

Morse & Vasquez by Glenn A. Bruce

Exciting historical fiction about the years-long tense standoff between legendary gentleman Californio bandit Tiburcio Vasquez and equally legendary western detective lawman Harry Morse. Story covers both men’s young lives from their teenage…

The Child Riddler by Angela Greenman

Despite the angry scars she carries from her childhood training, Zoe Lorel has reached a good place in her life. She has her dream job as an elite operative in an international…

Someone’s Watching Me by Zoe Rosi

Becky leads a near-perfect life. She has a loving boyfriend, a great job and good friends. But when a strange man moves in next door, things start to change. Becky’s tyres get…

Direct Legacy by James Stejskal

By Azam Gill James Stejskal’s latest thriller, DIRECT LEGACY “is intense, riveting, and exciting in equal measure. It conjures up the electric atmosphere of those dark days to produce a fascinating tale…

Hidden to Die: A Grace Gabbiano Mystery, Book 8 by Ann Simas

Police Chief Aidan Cruz agrees with Grace’s Uncle Vito that she’s the perfect person to find recently deceased Nella’s missing items—jewelry, artwork, legal documents—somewhere in the mansion where Nella lived. Grace is…

International Thrills: Hayley Scrivenor

Much More Than a Familiar Whodunnit By Charles Salzberg Haley Scrivenor’s debut adult novel, DIRT CREEK, doesn’t waste any time. By page two the body of Esther, a 12-year-old missing child, is…

Death a Sketch by Cheryl Hollon

In eastern Kentucky, Miranda Trent runs a unique tour company called Paint & Shine, but sometimes the peaceful mountains play host to murder… Miranda’s business—combining Appalachian adventure tours with art and a…

A Forgotten Shadow by H.L. Marsay

Marsay Speaks on Cyanide Poisoning, Medieval Settings, and Her Publishing Journey By Susana Kuehne Helen Marsay, writer of quick-paced English detective stories with a touch of humor, prepares for the launch of…

The Secret Life of Maggie Blake by Marilyn Brant

In an affluent Chicago suburb, Maggie Santori Blake, a clever stay-at-home mom with vivid daydreams of a more exciting life, is caught up in a dangerous game of espionage when an elusive…

The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady by Debbie De Louise

The first book of the proposed Buttercup Bend cozy mystery series features Cathy Carter, who co-owns a pet cemetery and pet rescue center with her brother. Cathy becomes involved in helping to…

Hot Off The Press!

SPECIAL FEATURES

Between the Lines: Gabino Iglesias by April Snellings
On the Cover: Amanda Jayatissa by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Kathy Reichs by R.G. Belsky
Up Close: Sandra Brown by Dawn Ius
The Big Thrill’s Behavioral Analysis Unit: Meg Gardiner by Eric P. Bishop
International Thrills: Catherine Ryan Howard by Guy Bergstrom
Up Close: Megan Miranda by Mindy Carlson
Up Close: Dean Koontz by Allison McKnight
BookTrib Spotlight: Ramona Emerson by Neil Nyren
Up Close: James L’Etoile by Millie Naylor Hast
Up Close: B.R. Myers by Rebecca Fields
International Thrills: Hayley Scrivenor by Charles Salzberg
On the Cover: Amina Akhtar by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Chuck Hogan by K.L. Romo
Up Close: Catherine Coulter by K.L. Romo
International Thrills: Claire Douglas by Karen Hugg
Writing Advice: Gauging Your Writing Stress Needle to Cultivate Thriller Success by Dr. Bryan Robinson
AudioFile Spotlight: Talking Audiobooks with Author David Baldacci by Ellen Quint
International Thrills: Ava Glass by Jaden Terrell

NEW RELEASES

The Child Riddler by Angela Greenman
Death a Sketch by Cheryl Hollon
The Sky Club by Terry Roberts
DCI Warren Jones: Time To Kill by Paul Gitsham
We Will Rise by Tim Waggoner
Someone’s Watching Me by Zoe Rosi
The Secret Life of Maggie Blake by Marilyn Brant
UNSPEAKABLE: The Killing School by Hart Rivers
The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady by Debbie De Louise
Vengeance For All Things by Anthony Flacco
Critical Alliance by Elizabeth Goddard
Morse & Vasquez by Glenn A. Bruce
Hidden to Die: A Grace Gabbiano Mystery, Book 8 by Ann Simas

Coming Next Month!

The latest thrillers from Catherine McKenzie, Cate Holahan, Lisa Black, Adam Hamdy, Scott Turow, Yasmin Angoe, Karen Robards, Meg Ellison, Kelly J. Ford, Virginia Hartman, Alice Feeney, Bradeigh Godfrey, Charlie Lovett, Maureen Kilmer, John Connolly, Deanna Raybourn, Jeff Abbott, Tracy Lein, Bev Vincent, Faye Kellerman, Iain Reid, Gillian McAllister, Winnie M. Li, Daco S. Auffenorde, Linda Hurtado Bond, Hallee Bridgeman, Melissa Koslin, Danielle M. Wong, Nancy A. Hughes, David Tunno and many more!