The Big Thrill Online Magazine

Between the Lines: Megan Abbott

The Slow Burn of a Ballet Thriller By Karen Hugg When Megan Abbott saw The…

On the Cover: Richard Chizmar

The Accidental Creation of a New Genre By April Snellings Horror fans know Richard Chizmar…

On the Cover: Joy Fielding

The Secrets of a Close-Knit Community By Dawn Ius Joy Fielding struggled to write when…

Up Close: Catherine Coulter

Listening to the Voices By E.M. Powell A new release from Catherine Coulter is always…

Up Close: Robyn Harding

Pushing Perfection to the Edge By Dawn Ius We all know a family like them—wealthy,…

Up Close: Brian Freeman

Shepherding a Series By Steve P. Vincent Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne series is an icon…

Up Close: Kate Myles

Ambition, Money, Sex, and Disaster By Millie Naylor Hast The slick, ruthless world of Hollywood…

Up Close: Pamela Crane

Psychopath Sparks Writing Career By Jaden Terrell Ask 100 authors how their writing journey began,…

Up Close: Brad Parks

Navigating Unthinkable Choices By Adam Meyer Brad Parks knows exactly when he realized he had…

Up Close: Sandra Brown

Trading One Pandemic for Another By Dawn Ius International bestselling author Sandra Brown knew only…

Up Close: Seraphina Nova Glass

Perfect Mom and Wife? Skilled Liar? Or Both? By K.L. Romo “Sometimes, the truth will…

Up Close: Melissa Larsen

Bursting with Fog and Wind…and Murder By Dawn Ius Everyone deals with grief differently. Some…

Up Close: Amber Garza

Motherly Love Can Be Deadly By K.L. Romo In her newest thriller, WHERE I LEFT…

International Thrills: Peter James

Just a Terabyte Ahead of His Time By Rick Pullen When it comes to British…

International Thrills: Catherine Ryan Howard

From ‘Untitled Lockdown Novel’ to 56 DAYS By April Snellings When Catherine Ryan Howard sat…

AudioFile: Capturing the Thrills of ThrillerFest

Capturing the Thrills of ThrillerFest By Ellen Quint This year, ThrillerFest took place as a…

Africa Scene: Tony Park

Magic—or Murder? By Michael Sears BLOOD TRAIL is Tony Park’s terrific new thriller set at…

Killer’s Vault: Featuring Lis Rohm and Eric Roberts

Tread Carefully into the KILLER’S VAULT By K.L. Romo This podcast is not for the…

International Thrills: James Swallow

Life Imitating Art By José H. Bográn SHADOW is the fourth novel in James Swallow’s…

Debut Spotlight: Ashley Winstead

Anything to Win By José H. Bográn Ashley Winstead’s debut, the hauntingly titled IN MY…

BookTrib Spotlight: Taylor Moore

High Drama on the Texas High Plains—A New Action Hero Is Born By Neil Nyren…

The August Edition of The Big Thrill

There are between 600,000 and a million books published annually in the US alone. That’s a lot of books! With so many fresh titles—and debut authors—hitting the shelves, it’s sometimes easy to forget that many writers have been churning out page-turners for decades. In this issue of The Big Thrill, we pay tribute to some of those authors. Sandra Brown’s BLIND TIGER marks her 88th publication. Joy Fielding’s CUL-DE-SAC is her 29th book. VORTEX is the 26th installment in Catherine Coulter’s bestselling FBI series. These are successes worth celebrating. And speaking of success, be sure to check out Rick Pullen’s enlightening feature on international superstar Peter James. This month, we go Between the Lines with the incredible Megan Abbott, and get up close with more than 40 authors of gripping thriller, mystery, horror, and suspense titles. The August issue of The Big Thrill is live now—and it’s sizzling!

The Housemaid by Sarah A. Denzil

It seems like the perfect job. Great wages, accommodation provided, and all located within the walls of Highwood Hall, a stunning stately home owned by the Howard family. Not many little girls…

Good and Dead by E.L. Pini

He has one option and one option only—stop the threat, or everyone will die. Avner Ehrlich, the Mossad’s “operator,” is inserted into Tehran on a mission to eliminate Professor Hamdani, a senior…

You Can Never Tell by Sarah Warburton

By Lisa Malice Psychological thriller fans beware—Sarah Warburton is out to scare you, creep you out, blow your littlest fears out of proportion and max them out. That’s just what you’ll get…

Azalea Bluff by Dennis Hetzel

Olivia Claven lives in the Carolina beach community of Azalea Bluff. She’s trying to regroup, but a flooding tide of setbacks has destroyed her plans. The love of her life has died…

The Truth of It All by Gwen Florio

By Terry DiDomenico The truth is, THE TRUTH OF IT ALL languished for more than a year before it was pulled out of storage and given a relook thanks to a publisher’s…

She Was Found in a Guitar Case by David James Keaton

By Susana Kuehne David Keaton, a native of Kentucky, received his MFA from the University of Pittsburgh and was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Flywheel Magazine. He won a Best Short Story…

Bad Scene by Max Tomlinson

1978 San Francisco. When PI and ex-con Colleen Hayes learns that a local neo-Nazi group is talking about shooting the mayor, she thinks it’s just another rumor—until her source, a humble street…

Falling For His Suspect by Tara Taylor Quinn

Detective Greg Johnson thinks he knows how to handle witnesses. Then he meets Jasmine Taylor. Her brother has been accused of a horrible crime. And Jasmine isn’t telling him the whole truth.…

Framed to Die by Ann Simas

By Charlie Cochrane Prolific author Ann Simas has been writing since her teens, though her first book wasn’t published until years later. Though she has written standalone novels and short stories, most…

Sandcastle for Pegasus: A Rift in Time by Bob Avey

Martin Taylor’s world is torn apart when Candy, a disadvantaged friend, vanishes, and no one except for Martin and his mentally challenged son, Luke, seem to remember she ever existed. Clues indicate…

Class III Threat by Larry Enmon

When a woman contacts the US Secret Service and tells them she and her six-year-old daughter have information about a threat to the President’s life, only one person believes them: Special Agent…

The Perfect Murder by Kat Martin

The eldest of the three wealthy Garrett brothers, Reese Garrett is in the middle of a major purchase for his multimillion-dollar oil and gas company, Garrett Resources. The Poseidon offshore drilling platform…

Hot Off The Press!

SPECIAL FEATURES

Between the Lines: Megan Abbott by Karen Hugg
On the Cover: Richard Chizmar by April Snellings
Up Close: Sandra Brown by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Catherine Coulter by E.M. Powell
International Thrills: Peter James by Rick Pullen
Up Close: Seraphina Nova Glass by K.L. Romo
International Thrills: Catherine Ryan Howard by April Snellings
BookTrib Spotlight: Taylor Moore by Neil Nyren
On the Cover: Joy Fielding by Dawn Ius
Africa Scene: Tony Park by Michael Sears
Up Close: Pamela Crane by Jaden Terrell
Up Close: Robyn Harding by Dawn Ius
Debut Spotlight: Ashley Winstead by José H. Bográn
On the Cover: James L’Etoile by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Amber Garza by K.L. Romo
Up Close: Brian Freeman by Steve P. Vincent
International Thrills: James Swallow by José H. Bográn
Up Close: Melissa Larsen by Dawn Ius
Up Close: Kate Myles by Millie Naylor Hast
Killer’s Vault: True Crime Podcast by K.L. Romo
AudioFile: Capturing the Thrills of ThrillerFest by Ellen Quint
Up Close: Brad Parks by Adam Meyer

NEW RELEASES

Just Married by Kiersten Modglin
Sandcastle for Pegasus: A Rift in Time by Bob Avey
The Lost Girl by Alan Jacobson
Graveyard Fields by Steven Tingle
Substitute by Susi Holliday
Class III Threat by Larry Enmon
The Other Me by Sarah Zachrich Jeng
Island of Thieves by Glen Erik Hamilton
Deadly Odds 4.0 by Allen Wyler
Sandstorm by Joyce Yarrow
The Perfect Murder by Kat Martin
The Amazon Encounter by John L. DeBoer and Jean Jacques
Bad Scene by Max Tomlinson
Falling For His Suspect by Tara Taylor Quinn
Good and Dead by E.L. Pini
The Housemaid by Sarah A. Denzil
Azalea Bluff by Dennis Hetzel

Coming Next Month!

The latest thrillers from Catriona Ward, William McIlvanney & Ian Rankin, Isabella Maldonado, Vera Kurian, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Stephen Graham Jones, Brian Andrews & Jeff Wilson, William Nikkel, Tori Eldridge, Karen Hugg, Brandon Barrows, E. Chris Ambrose, Ginny Myers Sain, Geza P. Tatrallyay, J.D. Allen, Elizabeth Blake, Sheila Lowe, James B. Cohoon, Traci Hunter Abramson, Fred Zackel, Vicki Delany, James R. Benn, Zoje Stage, DiAnn Mills, Rebecca Hodge, Winter Austin and many more!