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You’ll find spies in training, experts in deceit, and desperate artists struggling under the weight of crushed dreams. You’ll meet disturbed domestics, ambitious chefs, and hapless lowlifes with nothing left to lose.
"No two stories are alike, with some clever and imaginative twists...There is a reason Chase is an award-winning author and some of those reasons can be found in this great collection. Highly recommended.”
Crimes Upon a Midnight Clear:
Christmas Crime Stories to Bring You Home for The Holidays Not every Christmas miracle comes wrapped in a bow—sometimes, it arrives with a twist. In Crimes Upon a Midnight Clear, award-winning author Joslyn Chase delivers a pulse-pounding collection of holiday-themed suspense stories, where danger and deception lurk beneath twinkling lights and falling snow. […]
How suspense fiction differs from psychological thriller books
by JoslynChase in Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense Fiction: What It Is and Why Readers Love It
Suspense fiction and psychological thrillers get shelved together a lot. And sure, they share DNA. But they hit your nerves in different ways. One’s built on what’s about to happen. The other obsesses over what’s already happening inside someone’s head. Have you ever finished a book thinking, “That felt stressful in a different flavor than […]
What makes a compelling suspect list in mystery novels
by JoslynChase in Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense Fiction: What It Is and Why Readers Love It
A compelling suspect list feels like a buffet where every dish looks good. Not just “here are five people who might’ve done it.” I mean you, as a reader, are genuinely torn. You keep switching your bet. You’re wrong. Then you’re right. Then you’re wrong again. That’s the fun. When I’m writing mysteries and thrillers, […]
Best mystery fiction subgenres for new readers
by JoslynChase in Mystery, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense Fiction: What It Is and Why Readers Love It, Reading, Suspense
Start with the kind of mystery that matches your brain on a Tuesday night. Not the kind you think you “should” read. Because picking the wrong subgenre is how people decide mystery “isn’t for them.” It is. Trust me, there’s something for you here. You just have to grab the right flavor. I write mysteries, […]