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 Here's what was featured in the September edition of The Big Thrill.

Hot off the press:
Click on a book title to read the feature story

Coming next month: a Between the Lines interview with Karen Dionne, and the latest thrillers from Yasmine Galenorn, Hilary Davidson, JT Ellison, Katia Lief, Seth Harwood, Ben Coes, John Lutz, Alan Jacobson, Reed Farrel Coleman, Gary Corby, Bonnie Hearn Hill, Jeff Sherratt, Tara Taylor Quinn, Gary Alexander, Allison Leotta, Sandra Balzo, Ken Follett, Vince Flynn, James Patterson, Howard Roughan, Gary Phillips and more. It's gonna be a thriller!

 

New Release! FEAR: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror

fear.jpgTurn the pages if you dare. . . . In this collection of thirteen fabulously chilling stories from thirteen true masters of suspense, including five New York Times bestsellers and a number of Edgar Award nominees, all edited by none other than R. L. Stine - nothing is what it seems. From cannibalistic children, to an unwitting date with a vampire, to a crush on a boy who just might be a werewolf, no scary stone is left unturned. A must-have for all fans of the genre!

Read more

 

ITW Publications: The Big Thrillers

The list of ITW publications is growing! Now there's a brand-new website where you can find information about all of ITW's terrific anthologies, audio books, and serial novels in one place - Thriller, Thriller2, Watchlist, The Chopin Manuscript, The Copper Bracelet, First Thrills, and Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads.  Check it out! www.thebigthrillers.com

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ThrillerFest VI - Sneak Preview

thrillerfest-VI-logo-tiny.jpgRegistration will begin soon for ThrillerFest VI, to be held July 6 - 9, 2011, again at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

Special guests include ThrillerMaster R.L. Stine, Robert Crais, and John Lescroart. Mark your calenders!

www.thrillerfest.com

 

New! Watchlist iPhone and iPad App

Vanguard Press is extremely proud to support the ITW and to announce that Watchlist, the killer collaboration between 22 bestselling authors from the ITW, is now available as an interactive App for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Jefffery Deaver, who conceived of the idea for Watchlist, created the main characters and set the plots in motion. Each author wrote a chapter and then Deaver brought both novellas to their startling conclusions.  Watchlist for the iPad presents both The Chopin Manuscript and The Copper Bracelet novellas in one suspenseful thriller and features insightful video interviews with select authors. It also includes excerpts narrated by Alfred Molina and more. Download the App from iTunes now!

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Monthly Book Giveaway

books2.jpgCongratulations to Ruth Utterback, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Dan will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including Cheat the Grave by Vicki Pettersson, L.A. Bytes by P.A. Brown, Death on a Budget by Michael W. Sherer, The Insider by Reece Hirsch, Colby Velocity by Debra Webb, Damage Control by Amy J. Fetzer, Justice in June by Barbara Levenson, Deadly Trust by JJ Cooper, A Sudden Dawn by Goran Powell, Fly by Wire by Ward Larsen, Never Wave Goodbye by Doug Magee, The Mullah's Storm by Thomas W. Young, Dark Road Home by Karen Harper, Blind Man's Alley by Justin Peacock, No Place to Die by James L. Thane, A Rancher's Brand of Justice  by Ann Voss Peterson, and The Underbelly by Gary Phillips.

All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. Click here to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.

 Here's what was featured in the August edition of The Big Thrill.

Hot off the press:
Click on a book title to read the feature story

Coming next month: a Between the Lines interview with Ridley Pearson, and the latest thrillers from Wanda L Dyson, Jordan Dane, Thomas W. Young, Michael McMenamin & Patrick McMenamin, Brenda Novak, Joelle Charbonneau, Janice Gable Bashman with Jonathan Maberry, Katia Lief, D.E. Johnson, Laura Caldwell, Wendy Lyn Watson, Deon Meyer, Ward Larsen, Joshua Corin, Heather Graham, Doug Magee, Michael Van Rooy, Paula Graves, Kathy Reichs, Kelly Gay, Cris Ramsay, Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood, Kay Hooper, James L. Thane, Gary Phillips, Charlie Charters, Oliver Stark, Jilliane Hoffman, Alex Archer, Pat Mullen, Stuart Woods, Michael W. Sherer, Jonathan Maberry and more. It's gonna be a thriller!

 

ThrillerFest V Report

thrillerfest-logo-small.jpgITW's annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals. On July 7 - 10, literally hundreds of thriller authors, literary agents, editors, publishing professionals, and thriller fans converged on New York's Grand Hyatt Hotel.

During a gala banquet and celebration held on Saturday, July 10, the winners of the 2010 Thriller Awards were announced. They are:

Best Hard Cover Novel: THE NEIGHBOR, Lisa Gardner

Best Paperback Original Novel: THE COLDEST MILE, Tom Piccirilli

Best First Novel: RUNNING FROM THE DEVIL, Jamie Freveletti

Best Short Story: A STAB IN THE HEART, Twist Phelan

Also receiving special recognition during the ThrillerFest V Awards Banquet were Ken Follett, ThrillerMaster in recognition of his legendary career and outstanding contributions to the thriller genre, Mark Bowden, True Thriller Award, Linda Fairstein, Silver Bullet Award, and US Airways, Silver Bullet Award (Corporate).

Be sure to check out Barbara Vey's Publishers Weekly blog reports on CraftFestAgentFest, and ThrillerFest Part One and Part Two, and ITW member Alan Jacobsen's photos at the ThrillerFest photo gallery. And just for fun, here are the lyrics to "The Writer's Prison Blues," the song ITW members Michael and Daniel Palmer performed during the entertainment portion of the awards banquet. Enjoy!

ThrillerFest VI will be held July 6 - 9, 2011, again at The Grand Hyatt. Mark your calendars!

 

USO and ITW to Carry Out "Operation Thriller" on U.S. Troops Stationed in Persian Gulf

USO-logo-small.jpgIn Fall 2010, ITW members David Morrell, Douglas Preston, James Rollins, Steve Berry, and Andy Harp will deploy to the Persian Gulf on a week-long USO tour to visit and uplift troops. 

The tour, conceived of and organized by Andy Harp, and fittingly entitled Operation Thriller, will kick off with a special visit to Washington, D.C., where the group will visit with troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center.  The group will then fly to the Persian Gulf to talk fiction, inspire, spread cheer and, most importantly, show their heartfelt gratitude.

Participating in what will be their first USO tour, the authors will visit multiple posts, sign autographs, pose for photos and distribute advance copies of their upcoming novels.

    

ITW Publications: The Big Thrillers

The list of ITW publications is growing! Now there's a brand-new website where you can find information about all of ITW's terrific anthologies, audio books, and serial novels in one place - Thriller, Thriller2, Watchlist, The Chopin Manuscript, The Copper Bracelet, First Thrills, and Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads.  Check it out! www.thebigthrillers.com

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Coming September 2: FEAR: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror

fear.jpgTurn the pages if you dare. . . . In this collection of thirteen fabulously chilling stories from thirteen true masters of suspense, including five New York Times bestsellers and a number of Edgar Award nominees, all edited by none other than R. L. Stine - nothing is what it seems. From cannibalistic children, to an unwitting date with a vampire, to a crush on a boy who just might be a werewolf, no scary stone is left unturned. A must-have for all fans of the genre!

 

New! Watchlist iPhone and iPad App

Vanguard Press is extremely proud to support the ITW and to announce that Watchlist, the killer collaboration between 22 bestselling authors from the ITW, is now available as an interactive App for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Jefffery Deaver, who conceived of the idea for Watchlist, created the main characters and set the plots in motion. Each author wrote a chapter and then Deaver brought both novellas to their startling conclusions.  Watchlist for the iPad presents both The Chopin Manuscript and The Copper Bracelet novellas in one suspenseful thriller and features insightful video interviews with select authors. It also includes excerpts narrated by Alfred Molina and more. Download the App from iTunes now!

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Monthly Book Giveaway

books2.jpgCongratulations to Dan Smith, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Dan will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including In Harm's Way by Ridley Pearson, The Cabal by David Hagberg, Midnight Angels by Lorenzo Carcaterra, Layover in Dubai by Dan Fesperman, The Oath by Michael Jecks, The Frenzy Way by Gregory Lamberson, Thrilled to Death by L.J. Sellers, The Bishop by Steven James, Medical Error by Richard L. Mabry, M.D., Widowfield by George Ebey, Baked by Mark Haskell Smith, A Sudden Dawn by Goran Powell, White Heat by Brenda Novak, Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis, Unspeakable by Laura Griffin, The Missing by Shiloh Walker, Cold Sight by Leslie Parrish, The Pharos Objective by David Sakmyster, Blood Law by Jeannie Holmes, Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden, and Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn.

All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. Click here to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.

 Here's what was featured in the April edition of The Big Thrill:

Hot off the press:
Click on a book title to read the feature story

Coming next month: a Between The Lines interview with Peter James, and the latest thrillers from Peter Guttridge, Steven James, Brenda Novak, Juan Gómez-Jurado, Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner, Ridley Pearson, Cynthia Eden, Kevin Guilfoile, Brenda Novak, Richard Doetsch, Mark Haskell Smith, Raymond Benson, Timothy Hallinan, Annelise Ryan, L.J. Sellers, Justin Peacock, PD Martin, Dee Davis and more. It's gonna be a thriller!

ThrillerFest News

"ThrillerFest has lots of extras this year," adds Kathleen Antrim, ThrillerFest director, says. "For starters, there's a party every night:

Wednesday night: CraftFest Cocktail Party.
Thursday night: Opening Reception Cocktail Party.
Friday night: ITW Publications Reception. By the time ThrillerFest arrives, ITW will have launched four major new publications. To celebrate these works, we're having a grand signing/cocktail party.
Saturday night: ITW Awards Banquet. One ticket, one night, three parties: the pre-event cocktail party, the banquet, and the post-event after-party.

Snap Critiques (Friday, July 9th, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) - Bring the first 400-500 words of your novel for an on-the-spot review!

If you haven't yet registered, log onto www.ThrillerFest.org for event details, registration link, and hotel reservations.  Be there!

Meanwhile, check out the interviews with ThrillerFest Headiners Brad Meltzer, Linda Fairstein and Gayle Lynds, the next three profiles in our ongoing ThrillerFest Headliners series, posted now in ThrillerFest "Latest News."

TBT-banner-500.jpgNew Website: The Big Thrillers

The list of ITW publications is growing! Now there's a brand-new website where you can find information about all of ITW's terrific anthologies, audio books, and serial novels in one place - Thriller, Thriller2, Watchlist, The Chopin Manuscript, The Copper Bracelet, First Thrills, and Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads.  Check it out! www.thebigthrillers.com

Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads - Just released!

100-must-reads.jpgA new ITW publication is now available from Oceanview, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads, edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, features 100 works--from Beowulf to The Bourne Identity, Dracula to Deliverance, Heart of Darkness to The Hunt for Red October--deemed must-reads by the International Thriller Writers organization.

Much more than an anthology, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads goes deep inside the most notable thrillers published over the centuries. Through lively, spirited, and thoughtful essays that examine each work's significance, impact, and influence, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads provides both historical and personal perspective on those spellbinding works that have kept readers on the edge of their seats for centuries.  100MustReads.com

Read the interview this month with Christine Kling, as well as previous interviews with Gayle Lynds, Tess Gerritsen and Douglas Preston, then watch this space for more details! 

First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors - Now available!

first-thrills.jpgFirst Thrills includes never-before-published stories by New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child, Stephen Coonts, Jeffrey Deaver, Heather Graham, Gregg Hurwitz, John Lescroart, John Lutz (with Lise E. Baker), Alex Kava (with Deb Carlin), Michael Palmer (with Daniel James Palmer), Karin Slaughter, and Wendi Corsi Staub.

The collection also serves as an introduction to a new generation of thriller authors, including Sean Michael Bailey, Ken Bruen, Ryan Brown, Bill Cameron, Rebecca Cantrell, Karen Dionne, JT Ellison, Theo Gangi, Rip Gerber, CJ Lyons, Grant McKenzie, Marc Paoletti, Cynthia Robinson, and Kelli Stanley.

"Hands down one of the best short story collections you're ever likely to read."--Booklist, starred review

More at www.first-thrills.com

  watchlist-website1.pngNew! Watchlist iPhone and iPad App

watchlist-1.jpgVanguard Press is extremely proud to support the ITW and to announce that Watchlist, the killer collaboration between 22 bestselling authors from the ITW, is now available as an interactive App for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Jefffery Deaver, who conceived of the idea for Watchlist, created the main characters and set the plots in motion. Each author wrote a chapter and then Deaver brought both novellas to their startling conclusions.  Watchlist for the iPad presents both The Chopin Manuscript and The Copper Bracelet novellas in one suspenseful thriller and features insightful video interviews with select authors. It also includes excerpts narrated by Alfred Molina and more. Download the App from iTunes now!

Monthly Book Giveaway

books2.jpgCongratulations to Sharon Olson, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Sharon will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including Silencing Sam by Julie Kramer, Original Sin by Allison Brennan, Carnal Sin by Allison Brennan, Inside Out by Barry Eisler, Day One by Bill Cameron, Risk No Secrets by Cindy Gerard, Silent Scream by Karen Rose, The Ghost and Miss Demure by Melanie Jackson, Colby Control by Debra Webb, Ashes to Water by Irene Ziegler, The Inheritance by Simon Tolkien, Fever Dream by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Foodchain by Jeff Jacobson, I'd Rather Be In Paris by Misty Evans, and The Honest Assassin by C.J. Carver.

All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. Click here to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.

Here's what was featured in the April edition of The Big Thrill:

Click on a book title to read the feature story

ThrillerFest News

JUST POSTED: CraftFest, AgentFest and ThrillerFest Schedule!

Nearly 40 agents have signed up for AgentFest! Find out who in the AgentFest section of www.thrillerfest.org.  You can also read a profile of an debut author who's launching big this month thanks to finding his agent at AgentFest. Check out the world-class authors and agents who are instructors at CraftFest, and back in Latest News, coming soon: the next in the continuing series of our 2010 ThrillerFest Headliners, Lisa Scottoline.

"ThrillerFest has lots of extras this year," adds
Kathleen Antrim, ThrillerFest director, says. "For starters, there's a party every night:

Wednesday night: CraftFest Cocktail Party.
Thursday night: Opening Reception Cocktail Party.
Friday night: ITW Publications Reception. By the time ThrillerFest arrives, ITW will have launched four major new publications. To celebrate these works, we're having a grand signing/cocktail party.
Saturday night: ITW Awards Banquet. One ticket, one night, three parties: the pre-event cocktail party, the banquet, and the post-event after-party.


If you haven't yet registered, log onto www.ThrillerFest.org for event details, registration link, and hotel reservations. 
Be there!

New in ThrillerFest Headliners

Larry Light profiles Mark Bowden, author of the renowned BLACK HAWK DOWN and recipient of ThrillerFest's first-ever True Thrillers award for nonfiction. Click to read all about him. When you're done, scroll down to catch our earlier profiles of Headliners Lisa Scottoline and Harlan Coben . . . and look forward to our June Blitz: profiles of Brad Meltzer, Gayle Lynds, Linda Fairstein, David Morrell, and 2010 ThrillerMaster Ken Follett. It's all in Latest News.

WATCHLIST: Two Serial Thrillers in One Killer Book!

watchlist-1.jpg Imagine a literary jam session with 22 of your favorite masters of pulse-pounding fiction and you have WATCHLIST: Two Serial Thrillers in One Killer Book. Jeffery Deaver conceived of the characters and put the plot into motion and Jim Fusilli leant a sharp editorial eye, finely orchestrating this chorus of suspense that includes such top writers as Lee Child, Joseph Finder, Lisa Scottoline, Gayle Lynds, P.J. Parrish and many others. Dramatic tension ties the novellas together as each thriller titan leads the reader down dark alleys and around blind corners, saving the fireworks for the climactic endings, also crafted by Jeffery Deaver.

This two-fisted tome has the chills, breakneck pacing, and diabolical switchbacks that thriller lovers have come to expect. Reading into the wee, small hours is practically guaranteed.

Read and listen to a review of WATCHLIST by Lynn Neary on NPR's "All Things Considered."

Coming this month: First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors

New York Times bestselling author Lee Child has teamed up with the International Thriller Writers for First Thrills, a showcase of many of the organization's bestselling authors as well as rising stars in the genre.

First Thrills includes never-before-published stories by New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child, Stephen Coonts, Jeffrey Deaver, Heather Graham, Gregg Hurwitz, John Lescroart, John Lutz (with Lise E. Baker), Alex Kava (with Deb Carlin), Michael Palmer (with Daniel James Palmer), Karin Slaughter, and Wendi Corsi Staub.

The collection also serves as an introduction to those ITW has christened its rising stars, including Sean Michael Bailey, Ken Bruen, Ryan Brown, Bill Cameron, Rebecca Cantrell, Karen Dionne, JT Ellison, Theo Gangi, Rip Gerber, CJ Lyons, Grant McKenzie, Marc Paoletti, Cynthia Robinson, and Kelli Stanley.    Available June 22

Coming soon: Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads

100-must-reads.jpgA new ITW publication coming soon from Oceanview, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads, edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, features 100 works--from Beowulf to The Bourne Identity, Dracula to Deliverance, Heart of Darkness to The Hunt for Red October--deemed must-reads by the International Thriller Writers organization.

Much more than an anthology, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads goes deep inside the most notable thrillers published over the centuries. Through lively, spirited, and thoughtful essays that examine each work's significance, impact, and influence, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads provides both historical and personal perspective on those spellbinding works that have kept readers on the edge of their seats for centuries.

Read the interview this month with James O. Born, as well as previous interviews with Gayle LyndsTess Gerritsen and Douglas Preston, then watch this space for more details!

Monthly Book Giveaway

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Congratulations to Anoinette van Heugten, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Sharon will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including Never Let You Go by Erin Healy, The Cost of Love by Drue Allen, The Ark by Boyd Morrison, The Fall by David Fulmer, Valley of Bones by Eric Wilson, One Man's Paradise by Douglas Corleone, Diamonds for the Dead by Alan Orloff, The Pawn by Steven James, The RxAdix by Brett King  and Rock Paper Tiger by Lisa Brackmann.

All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. Click here to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.

Here's what was featured in the April edition of The Big Thrill:

Click on a book title to read the feature story

Coming next month: a Between The Lines interview with Janet Evanovich, and the latest thrillers from Cat Adams, Bill Cameron, Pamela Callow. Barry Grant, Mary Kennedy, Nikita Black, Allyson James, Sheri Whitefeather, Irene Ziegler, Leigh Russell. Dianne Emley, Cindy Gerard, Tess Gerritsen, Dennis Tafoya, Yasmine Galenorn, E. J. Rand, Jon Land, Julie Kramer, Barbara Levenson, Gregory Lamberson, James R. Hannibal, Rebecca Cantrell, Scott Sigler, Rick Chesler, Jim Bernheimer, John Rector, Eric Van Lustbader, Thomas Greanias, Matt Forbeck, Kevin O'Brien, Lisa Brackmann, Alexandra Sokoloff, Karin Slaughter, Jeannie Holmes, Barry Grant and more. It's gonna be a thriller! 

ThrillerFest News

Nearly 40 agents have signed up for AgentFest! Find out who in the AgentFest section of www.thrillerfest.org.  You can also read a profile of an debut author who's launching big this month thanks to finding his agent at AgentFest. Check out the world-class authors and agents who are instructors at CraftFest, and back in Latest News, coming soon: the next in the continuing series of our 2010 ThrillerFest Headliners, Lisa Scottoline.

"ThrillerFest has lots of extras this year," adds
Kathleen Antrim, ThrillerFest director, says. "For starters, there's a party every night:

Wednesday night: CraftFest Cocktail Party.
Thursday night: Opening Reception Cocktail Party.
Friday night: ITW Publications Reception. By the time ThrillerFest arrives, ITW will have launched four major new publications. To celebrate these works, we're having a grand signing/cocktail party.
Saturday night: ITW Awards Banquet. One ticket, one night, three parties: the pre-event cocktail party, the banquet, and the post-event after-party.


If you haven't yet registered, log onto www.ThrillerFest.org for event details, registration link, and hotel reservations. 
Be there!

WATCHLIST: Two Serial Thrillers in One Killer Book!

watchlist-1.jpg Imagine a literary jam session with 22 of your favorite masters of pulse-pounding fiction and you have WATCHLIST: Two Serial Thrillers in One Killer Book. Jeffery Deaver conceived of the characters and put the plot into motion and Jim Fusilli leant a sharp editorial eye, finely orchestrating this chorus of suspense that includes such top writers as Lee Child, Joseph Finder, Lisa Scottoline, Gayle Lynds, P.J. Parrish and many others. Dramatic tension ties the novellas together as each thriller titan leads the reader down dark alleys and around blind corners, saving the fireworks for the climactic endings, also crafted by Jeffery Deaver.

This two-fisted tome has the chills, breakneck pacing, and diabolical switchbacks that thriller lovers have come to expect. Reading into the wee, small hours is practically guaranteed.

Read and listen to a review of WATCHLIST by Lynn Neary on NPR's "All Things Considered."

Coming soon: First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors

New York Times bestselling author Lee Child has teamed up with the International Thriller Writers for First Thrills, a showcase of many of the organization's bestselling authors as well as rising stars in the genre.

First Thrills includes never-before-published stories by New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child, Stephen Coonts, Jeffrey Deaver, Heather Graham, Gregg Hurwitz, John Lescroart, John Lutz (with Lise E. Baker), Alex Kava (with Deb Carlin), Michael Palmer (with Daniel James Palmer), Karin Slaughter, and Wendi Corsi Staub.

The collection also serves as an introduction to those ITW has christened its rising stars, including Sean Michael Bailey, Ken Bruen, Ryan Brown, Bill Cameron, Rebecca Cantrell, Karen Dionne, JT Ellison, Theo Gangi, Rip Gerber, CJ Lyons, Grant McKenzie, Marc Paoletti, Cynthia Robinson, and Kelli Stanley.    Available June 22

Coming soon: Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads

100-must-reads.jpgA new ITW publication coming soon from Oceanview, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads, edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, features 100 works--from Beowulf to The Bourne Identity, Dracula to Deliverance, Heart of Darkness to The Hunt for Red October--deemed must-reads by the International Thriller Writers organization.

Much more than an anthology, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads goes deep inside the most notable thrillers published over the centuries. Through lively, spirited, and thoughtful essays that examine each work's significance, impact, and influence, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads provides both historical and personal perspective on those spellbinding works that have kept readers on the edge of their seats for centuries.

Read the interview this month with Gayle Lynds, as well as previous interviews with Tess Gerritsen and Douglas Preston, then watch this space for more details!

Monthly Book Giveaway

books2.jpgCongratulations to Sara Cook, the winner of this month's BIG THRILL giveaway. Sara will receive an assortment of signed thrillers including Eye of the Mountain God by Penny Rudolph, Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson, Anywhere She Runs by Debra Webb, 2 In the Hat by Raffi Yessayan, Island of Betrayal by Alan L. Moss, Fire Force by Matt Lynn, The Biggest Liar in Los Angeles by Ken Kuhlken, Whispered Lies by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, Silent Truth by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker, by Leanna Renee Hieber, Dweller by Jeff Strand, Monster in Miniature by Margaret Grace, Rescuing Olivia by Julie Compton, Manifest Destiny by Rick Robinson, The Hypnotist by M.J. Rose, Freeze Frame by Peter May, The Pawn by Steven James.

All subscribers to THE BIG THRILL webzine are automatically eligible for the monthly drawing. Click here to subscribe to the BIG THRILL email.

From The International Thriller Writers: