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    How Writing a Nature Thriller Helped Me Tap Into the Extremes of Human Nature

    How Writing a Nature Thriller Helped Me Tap Into the Extremes of Human Nature

    A Trip to the Mountains and a Story of Survival

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    9 Essential Books To Learn About Our Badly Broken American Political System

    9 Essential Books To Learn About Our Badly Broken American Political System

    A political thriller writer shares his favorite works of fiction and nonfiction.

    By David Pepper | July 20, 2020

    "All Good Things Must Come to and End... Even War"

    Adam Dunn

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 13, 2020

    What Does It Take for Two People To Actually Write a Novel Together?

    What Does It Take for Two People To Actually Write a Novel Together?

    Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith on the ups and downs of collaborative writing and the years-long quest to create a thriller.

    By Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith | July 13, 2020

    How I Helped Bring Gay Men to the World of International Thrillers—And Found a Readership of Women in the Process

    How I Helped Bring Gay Men to the World of International Thrillers—And Found a Readership of Women in the Process

    In a genre long dominated by action and archetypes, an author discovers a new audience.

    By Timothy Jay Smith | July 10, 2020

    My First Thriller: Steve Berry

    My First Thriller: Steve Berry

    After twelve years and eighty-six submissions, Steve Berry's persistence finally paid off with the launch of a blockbuster series.

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    Fictional Characters Who Are Bent, But Not Broken

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    How Modern Thrillers Are Exploring Kink and Pushing the Boundaries of Sexual Fantasy

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    The Sufi Spy Who Fought The Fascists in Nazi-Occupied Paris

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    Bitter Pill

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    The Best Way to Know an Author Is Through Their Characters

    The Best Way to Know an Author Is Through Their Characters

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    How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

    How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

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