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 | May 16, 2022 | Book Recommendations, Thriller Tropes
An eternally inebriated detective still wearing his clothes from the day before. A messy office full of cheap furniture and loose files. A mysterious client with a suspiciously easy case. These are the typical images of a hardboiled detective story. Hardboiled...
by Cole Salao | Apr 25, 2022 | Book Recommendations
How many times have you imagined punching someone because of an insult? How about conning your way into a life of luxury? We all have dark urges, but most of us recognize that they’re bad and rarely act on them. Then there are those who don’t recognize...
by Cole Salao | Mar 28, 2022 | Book Recommendations
What’s greater than a thrilling mystery? Why, a thrilling supernatural mystery, of course! Ordinary thrillers are heart-pounding enough—but throw in some ghosts, curses, and demons, and you create a story that drags you deep into its refreshingly strange and...
by Cole Salao | Mar 16, 2022 | Book Recommendations
If you’re an avid fan of thriller fiction, chances are you devour books like a kid devours candy. You only need to get hooked once and you suddenly find yourself constantly yearning for stories that are intense, suspenseful, and mysterious. And the more books...
by Cole Salao | Mar 9, 2022 | Book Recommendations
The literary market has been saturated with psychological thrillers following the success of books like Gone Girl (2012) and The Girl on the Train (2015). Despite the flood of similar titles, Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient (2019) stands out as one of the...
by Cole Salao | Jan 26, 2022 | Book Recommendations, Film and TV
The best thrillers always have compelling antagonists. The conflict they generate is an integral part of creating suspense in a story. But there are enemies, and then there are villains—the god-awful characters that either scare the hell out of you or make you...
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 27, 2021 | Book Recommendations
Have you ever loved a book so much that you really got stuck in its story and found it difficult to move on? You know it’s done, but you’re still craving more. So, logically, you search for other stories that have a similar blend of characters, tropes, and...
by Cole Salao | Dec 14, 2021 | Book Recommendations
The Con Artist (also known as the swindler, scammer, or grifter) is a close cousin to the thief. While they don’t necessarily steal, it’s not below them to trick you into freely giving them what they want. They’re able to trick their way in and out...
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