by Cole Salao | Jun 15, 2022 | Book Recommendations, Thriller Genres
Nature on the verge of destruction is one of the most compelling premises in storytelling. After all, where would humanity go when the world is already dead? People have recently become much more aware of Earth’s decay. Climate change, the extinction of flora...
by Cole Salao | Jun 1, 2022 | Thriller Genres
After a day of celebration, the family patriarch retires to his room. Suddenly, the other guests hear a bloodcurdling scream. The patriarch is found dead, stabbed with a weapon that’s nowhere to be found. The room is locked, and every person is accounted for....
by Cole Salao | Feb 2, 2022 | Thriller Genres
When you think of detectives in fiction, you might immediately think of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or C. Auguste Dupin. These gentlemen occupy much of crime fiction’s real estate, even years after their peak popularity. But while they are the originals who...
by Cole Salao | Jan 19, 2022 | Book Recommendations, Thriller Genres
The medical field deals with danger and mystery almost every day. What poison killed the victim? How do you cure such an advanced ailment? What is this new virus spreading across the globe? Pair those situations with the heavy responsibility of guarding a...
by Cole Salao | Dec 3, 2021 | Thriller Genres
In cozy mysteries (or “cozies”), profanity, sex, and graphic violence do not exist in the story. If the narrative does demand these elements, they mostly are implied and happen off the page. These types of stories offer readers the same amount of danger...
by Cole Salao | Nov 8, 2021 | Thriller Genres
We are currently in a period of film and literary entertainment where mystery fiction reigns as royalty. From short stories to novels and podcasts to movies, it’s hard not to find stories that keep you guessing until the very last minute. One of the...
by Cole Salao | Nov 5, 2021 | Thriller Genres
A scream is heard in the dead of the night and everyone rushes to where it came from. The bleeding body of the victim is discovered, along with the murder weapon. No one knows who did it—no one but you, that is. After all, you watched them imagine, plan, and...
by Cole Salao | Nov 2, 2021 | Book Recommendations, Thriller Genres
There are books that read like thrillers but feel like speculative fiction. While there’s an emphasis on uncovering secrets, elements of the paranormal also make themselves known. These stories are called paranormal thrillers, combining the best of both worlds...
by Cole Salao | Oct 29, 2021 | Book Recommendations, Thriller Genres
Nordic Noir is a subgenre of crime fiction that has been steadily gaining attention over the years. In its broadest sense, it’s a type of noir (characterized by cynicism and moral ambiguity), written from a police perspective and set in a Nordic country. But...
by Cole Salao | Oct 3, 2021 | Book Recommendations, Thriller Genres
There’s something about heists that draw the reader’s imagination and enthusiasm. Maybe it’s getting away with a crime (a forbidden fruit most of us don’t dare touch in reality), or facing almost impossible odds. A lone thief or a team of...
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