I dive into the world of psychological thrillers with twists. These books grab you from the first page. They pull you deep into the mind’s darkest corners. You never know what’s real. Or who to trust. The best stories keep you guessing until the very end. The thrill comes from the unexpected. A sudden reveal. A character’s hidden motive. A secret that changes everything. These twists make the story unforgettable. They haunt you long after you close the book. If you crave susp

Book reviews. Ugh. Some authors will tell you not to read them. Most, if not all, will warn you not to obsess over them. But book reviews can be valuable, to a reader and to an author, even the not-so-good ones, because in fiction, and even more so in a thriller, there's no accounting for taste. Do we all like the same outfits? The same romantic partners? The same artwork? The same political leaders? Um. No. Why would we all like the same books? It got me thinking. Why do ba

A few weeks ago, I attended an annual luncheon for former faculty and staff at a school where I used to teach. It’s a nice way to honor us, they claim, for the time we gave to the institution, and get us up to speed on what’s happening at the school these days. As I was making my way around the room, shooting the breeze, a current employee asked how my books were going and how many I’ve written. Usually, when I tell someone I’ve written 12 books in four years, people say thin

On Writing by Stephen King is a must-read for any aspiring author. The first part reads like a memoir, and would be interesting to pretty much anyone. The second part is peppered with pearls of writing wisdom that have stayed with me. One of his suggestions is to ask yourself, who is your ideal reader? King’s ideal reader is his wife, and On Writing also reads like one of the greatest love stories of all time. I’ve been mulling it over and trying to think, who is my ideal