A few weeks back, I shared the 2022 Edgar Award nominees with you, given by the Mystery Writers of America. This week, the 2022 Thriller Award nominees came out from the International Thriller Writers association. I’m…
The Edgar Awards are given by the Mystery Writers of America (of which I'm a proud member) to honor "the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced" in a given year.Gotta love…
If you’re fan of the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre … then you’ve heard of Jack Reacher, the legendary progeny from the pen of Lee Child. I’ve read every one of the 26 novels, which began with the…
You may have forgotten that the James Bond movie franchise first appeared in novel format. That’s why I included it here but it could easily be under Movies as well. In short, Ian Fleming, the…
Go Back to Sword Tips Newsletter | Jan 27, 2022 If you’re ready to dig into a new series that will last, I think you’ll love the Penn Cage series from Greg Iles. If you want…
Ken Follett must be writing 24/7 or he’s got some kind of an army at his beck and call. I don’t know of another author who’s written more novels, each in neighborhood of 1,000 pages…
At the end of the year, I usually tabulate how much fiction I’ve read during the year. This year, I read 14,687 pages in the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre. That’s about 282 pp/week or 1,223 pp/month. I’ve read…