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6 Great Thrillers About Mothers and Daughters and Sisters

6 Great Thrillers About Mothers and Daughters and Sisters

Hank Phillippi Ryan on family secrets and complicated relationships.

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | September 3, 2026

The Big Book Tour Backstory: On the Triumphs and Travails of Selling Your New Release, One Store at a Time

The Big Book Tour Backstory: On the Triumphs and Travails of Selling Your New Release, One Store at a Time

Hank Phillippi Ryan goes behind the scenes on book tour, and asks writers for their most memorable audience interactions

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | September 10, 2025

Spouses with Secrets

Spouses with Secrets

How are so many criminals able to trick the people closest to them?

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | February 14, 2023

Hank Phillippi Ryan Was Anchoring the Weekend News in Atlanta—That's When She Became a Target

Hank Phillippi Ryan Was Anchoring the Weekend News in Atlanta—That's When She Became a Target

The dark side of the spotlight

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | September 16, 2021

A Reporter's Tips for Going Undercover

A Reporter's Tips for Going Undercover

Sometimes, the only way to see reality is to not let anyone know you're looking.

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | August 3, 2020

On The Hall-Mills Murders, (a) Crime of the Century

On The Hall-Mills Murders, (a) Crime of the Century

How the salacious double murder of a minister and a choir member in 1922 inspired one of the earliest legal thrillers.

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | November 4, 2019

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