The Big Thrill Online Magazine

Between the Lines: Clay McLeod Chapman

Let’s Get Haunted By April Snellings There are numerous takeaways from Clay McLeod Chapman’s outstanding…

On the Cover: Rijula Das

Exposing Violence, Corruption, and Unfathomable Secrets By Rebecca Fields Already creating plenty of buzz in…

On the Cover: Wanda M. Morris

Thirteen Years and Tons of Rejections By Jaden Terrell It’s what every writer dreams of…

On the Cover: Mia P. Manansala

New-Style Culinary Cozy Mysteries Come with Content Warnings By Joanna Elm She should have seen…

Up Close: Andrew Child and Lee Child

No Plan B Required By Rick Pullen Andrew Grant—who also writes under the name Andrew…

Up Close: Kris Waldherr

Not Your Typical Frankenstein Retelling By Nancy Bilyeau You may think you know the Frankenstein…

Up Close: Kyle Mills

Democracy Can Be Messy By José H. Bográn In the tradition of the old Westerns,…

Up Close: David Baldacci

The Return of an Unforgettable Character By Adam Meyer Amos Decker has the ultimate skill…

Up Close: Iain Reid

An Untraditional Kind of Care By Allison McKnight Iain Reid—who you might know from his…

Up Close: Ainslie Hogarth

A Haunting Mother-in-Law Experience By Allison McKnight Of all the potential horrors in the realm…

Up Close: Meredith Hambrock

Messy Protagonists By Dawn Ius In Meredith Hambrock’s clever debut, OTHER PEOPLE’S SECRETS, Baby has…

Up Close: Karen Odden

Irish Need Not Apply By K.L. Romo Inspector Michael Corravan is back in author Karen…

Up Close: Ginny Myers Sain

A Deadly Curtain Call By K.L. Romo “I was five years old the night stars…

BookTrib Spotlight: Claudia Lux

Think Your Life Is Hell? Think Again. By Neil Nyren You already have a…

Debut Spotlight: Ryan Steck

The Real Book Spy Goes Rogue By José H. Bográn The man better known as…

Africa Scene: Andrew Brown

A Tale of Two Protagonists By Michael Sears Andrew Brown is an unusual South African…

AudioFile Spotlight: How Multiple Narrators Can Enhance the Mystery Listening Experience

By Ellen Quint While listening to several mystery audiobooks featuring multiple narrators, people often come…

International Thrills: Sarah Bonner

Getting Away with Murder By Mindy Carlson If you have a sibling, you likely know…

The Big Thrill Behavioral Analysis Unit: Kyle Mills

Interview by Eric P. Bishop Kyle Mills had big shoes to fill when he accepted…

International Thrills: Nicci French

Do Me a Favor By K.L. Romo Have you ever felt so indebted to someone…

International Thrills: Jeffrey Archer

Protecting the World’s Most Famous Woman By Millie Naylor Hast London, 1988. Scotland Yard suspects…

The October Edition of The Big Thrill

We’re creeping into the spooky season with stories guaranteed to get your heart pounding. Acclaimed author Clay McLeod Chapman brings us a gothic tale of addiction and hauntings with GHOST EATERS, Ainslie Hogarth conjures up a darkly funny take on mothers and daughters in MOTHERTHING, and Claudia Lux’s SIGN HERE is a surprisingly poignant novel about a guy who works in Hell—literally. Our Behavioral Analysis Unit checks in with Kyle Mills, plus, we get up close and personal with David Baldacci, Nicci French, Jeffrey Archer, Mia P. Manansala, Lee Child and Andrew Child, Wanda M. Morris, and over 30 more thrillers, mysteries, and tales of suspense. The October issue of The Big Thrill is live now—we dare you to read it!

Jackal: A Novel by Erin E. Adams

Liz Rocher is coming home . . . reluctantly. As a Black woman, Liz doesn’t exactly have fond memories of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly White town. But her best friend is getting…

The Ex-Wives by Jenna Kernan

Two ex-wives. Two missing daughters. The discovery that her outwardly perfect new husband has two stepdaughters on the FBI’s list of missing children sends a mother down a rabbit hole to protect…

Segment of One by Michael Grisby

Marketing analyst Nick Vanderoff, newly retired from his successful career in business, lost his wife last year to cancer. Now he just wants to rest, relax, and repair family relationships. To accomplish…

Wealth Management by Edward Zuckerman

By Tim O’Mara It’s not often a reader looks at the cover of a novel by a first-time author and says, “That guy’s name sounds familiar.” It’s also not often the “first-time…

Under the Blood Moon by Patricia Santos Marcantonio

Guadalupe, New Mexico, is usually a pretty quiet town— that is, until everything starts going to hell with a series of bizarre murders. Not to mention, a demon gives birth at a…

The Hike by Susi Holliday

When sisters Cat and Ginny travel with their husbands to the idyllic Swiss Alps for a hiking holiday, it’s not just a chance to take in the stunning scenery. It’s an opportunity…

International Thrills: Jeffrey Archer

Protecting the World’s Most Famous Woman By Millie Naylor Hast London, 1988. Scotland Yard suspects corruption in the Royalty Protection Command, which safeguards the British Royal Family and assigns Detective Chief Inspector…

International Thrills: Nicci French

Do Me a Favor By K.L. Romo Have you ever felt so indebted to someone that you’re compelled to return the favor? What if the favor makes no sense or is dangerous?…

Death at Paradise Palms (The Retired Detectives Club Book 2) by Steph Broadribb

When movie producer Cody Ziegler goes missing from The Homestead’s Millionaires’ Row, his wife, retired actress Olivia, immediately claims there’s foul play afoot. A million-dollar ransom demand soon follows, with clear instructions…

The Danger with Diamonds by Traci Hunter Abramson and Sian Ann Bessey

When Lars Hendriks arranges to meet Marit Jansen in Vienna, he is hoping their friendship will blossom into romance. What he doesn’t expect is a surprise visit from his cousin Cole or…

A Nice Place To Die by J. Woollcott

The body of a young woman is found by a river outside Belfast, and Detective Sergeant Ryan McBride makes a heart-wrenching discovery at the scene, a discovery he chooses to hide even…

The Gallery of Beauties by Nina Wachsman

Venice, 1612. Two very different women, a notorious courtesan and a rabbi’s scholarly daughter, are brought together by an artist to pose for their portraits for a “Gallery of Beauties,” commissioned by…

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SPECIAL FEATURES

Between the Lines: Clay McLeod Chapman by April Snellings
On the Cover: Mia P. Manansala by Joanna Elm
Up Close: Ainslie Hogarth by Allison McKnight
Up Close: David Baldacci by Adam Meyer
International Thrills: Jeffrey Archer by Millie Naylor Hast
On the Cover: Wanda M. Morris by Jaden Terrell
Up Close: Lee Child and Andrew Child by Rick Pullen
Up Close: Kris Waldherr by Nancy Bilyeau
BookTrib Spotlight: Claudia Lux by Neil Nyren
International Thrills: Sarah Bonner by Mindy Carlson
On the Cover: Rijula Das by Rebecca Fields
Up Close: Karen Odden by K.L. Romo
Up Close: Kyle Mills by José H. Bográn
International Thrills: Nicci French by K.L. Romo
Africa Scene: Andrew Brown by Michael Sears
Up Close: Ginny Myers Sain by K.L. Romo
Up Close: Meredith Hambrock by Dawn Ius
Debut Spotlight: Ryan Steck by José H. Bográn
The Big Thrill Behavioral Analysis Unit: Kyle Mills by Eric P. Bishop
Up Close: Iain Reid by Allison McKnight
AudioFile Spotlight: How Multiple Narrators Can Enhance the Mystery Listening Experience by Ellen Quint

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Jackal: A Novel by Erin E. Adams
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The Gallery of Beauties by Nina Wachsman
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Upriver by Martin Roy Hill
A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes
Catch .22 by Diane L. Kowalyshyn
A Mind To Murder by Daniella Bernett
The Doomsday Show by Mark Alpert
Toxic Effects by Joel Shulkin
Word of Honor by Hallee Bridgeman
Under the Blood Moon by Patricia Santos Marcantonio
Body of Evidence by Irene Hannon
Death at Paradise Palms (The Retired Detectives Club Book 2) by Steph Broadribb
On Good Authority by Briana Una McGuckin
The Danger with Diamonds by Traci Hunter Abramson and Sian Ann Bessey
The Flock by J. Todd Scott
Fatal Rounds by Carrie Rubin
Daybreak on Raven Island by Fleur Bradley
A Nice Place To Die by J. Woollcott
Segment of One by Michael Grisby
Death In The Reeds by John Gibson
The Ex-Wives by Jenna Kernan
The Hike by Susi Holliday
The Immortal Target by Jonas Saul
A Christmas Shadow by H L Marsay

Coming Next Month!

The latest thrillers from Lisa Unger, Veronica Roth, Robert Crais, C.J. Tudor, Mary Kellikoa, Erika T. Wurth, Cherie Priest, Lynne Reeves, David Swatling, Jacqueline Bublitz, Camilla Bruce, Elly Griffiths, Blair Braverman, Sophie Hannah, Lev AC Rosen, Matt Coyle, Phillip Margolin, Andrews and Wilson, Simon Gervais, Jess Lourey, Heather Graham and Jon Land, Liv Andersson, Debbie Levison, Erin E. Adam, J.D. Trafford, S. Lee Manning, Stephen Steele, Richard Wickliffe, Amy Christine Parker, Chris Riley, Carolyn Arnold, Joyce St. Anthony, Wendy Dranfield and many more!