Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang: The Boom in British Thrillers from Casino Royale to The Eagle Has Landed (Excerpts) Film director Terence Young called it ‘The Right Year’. The director of Dr. No was referring to the timing of the first Bond film, which introduced Sean Connery as arguably the best cinematic 007. Shooting had […]
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Six Best Suspense Duos
Six Best Suspense Duos In a lot of my favorite suspense and detective fiction, there is one main protagonist around whom the whole story revolves. Right now, I’m reading the latest Sue Grafton book. Kinsey Millhone is a great example—she does it all. But as much as I like the lone wolf, the hard-driving […]
Top 10 Unreliable Narrators
Top 10 Unreliable Narrators After writing a novel with an unreliable narrator, I’m often asked to name my favorite unreliable narrators out there who inspired me, whether I realized it at the time or not. We’re all unreliable narrators of sorts in our own lives, of course. Especially with social media: we can filter […]