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It's official. I'm addicted to writing (and reading) thrillers. Particularly the slow burning psychological type. It all started when I read Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, then moved quickly on to Dark Places and Sharp Objects by the same author. I was hooked. My next move was to take a break from Sci-fi and historical fiction to try a thriller of my own. My first project was Busted Out, now entitled Chasing a Thrill , a YA novel with a dead body on a deserted, snowy trail in the first chapter. My second suspense novel, LILAH , doesn't start with a crime. Instead it begins with the sudden, unexplained appearance of the enigmatic and beautiful Lilah in a small Minnesota town and the narrator, Nick's nagging feeling that she actually came to seek him out, though he doesn't know why and she's not letting on. His discovery of the a grim secret in the town's past coincides with his own difficulties in dealing with his own personal demons. And all the ...

Sorry about the long break between posts. I've been hard at working finishing final edits on Lilah , my new romantic suspense novel, which is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Just click the above link to find out more. Last post I focused on a few of the great books around in the thriller/mystery/suspense genre. I promised to spotlight movies and TV series in the same genre. So here goes with my TV recommendations. SECRETS AND LIES : Though I believe a North American remake is on the horizon, the original Australian version is a tense, twisting suspenseful series available on Netflix. Starring the gorgeous Martin Henderson, it tells the story of an ordinary (though hunky) guy who discovers the body of a dead child while out jogging. From key witness, events spiral out of control until he's the prime suspect fighting for his family and his freedom. With a truly mind-blowing conclusion, this series will keep you guessing until the end. TOP OF THE LAKE: Filmed in t...