Thriller Novels

Is Your Psycho Killer Just...Psycho?

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 04.25.2012

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Dennis Palumbo

The next time you begin conceptualizing your crime story's villain, don't be afraid to mine your own feelings. Down deep, below the surface. It's where the motherlode of characterization, and all the narrative gold that results, lies hidden.

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Five Great Thrillers

Bill Quigley | Posted 06.18.2011

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Bill Quigley

Here are a couple of the best thrillers I have read recently -- some new, some familiar authors. Enjoy!

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Spy Novelist John le Carré: Writing A Book Is 'Like Having A Baby'

Telegraph | Olga Craig | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cornwell, now 79, allows himself a modest smile. He is, actually, an extremely modest man. With his latest book, his 22nd, Our Kind of Traitor, about ...

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'Once A Spy' Excerpt: Keith Thomson's Satirical Thriller About A Spy With Alzheimer's (Part Five)

The Huffington Post | Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the past five weeks, HuffPost Books has been rolling out a series of excerpts from Part One of Keith Thomson's debut novel, "Once a Spy." Read Th...

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