The legendary author Dean Koontz is back on the podcast! When he was a senior in college, Dean Koontz won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition and has been writing ever since. His books are published in 38 languages and he has sold over 500 million copies to date. His latest novel, THE BIG DARK SKY, was published on July 19, 2022. It features a thrilling and suspenseful story about a group of strangers bound by terrifying synchronicity becomes humankind’s hope of survival in an exhilarating, twist-filled novel. During the podcast we chat about his latest novel, his legandary career, the state of the publishing industry, the history of mass paperbacks, e-book, Amazon’s Thomas and Mercer (Dean’s current publisher), and a lot more! Other books by Dean Koontz Video Version Transcript Please, note transcript was generated with software and it’s only been lightly edited and checked. [00:00:00.550] – Alan PetersenYou are listening to Meet the Thriller Author, the podcast where I in...
This is a special episode. A personal one for me. It’s dedicated to a friend and bestselling author John Hindmarsh. John passed away on Sunday, May 29th. His legacy lives on in his great books. His last four books (part of the bestselling Jack Foster series) have close to 9,000 Amazon reviews with a 4.5 average rating! This is a replay to my 2017 interview with John Hindmarsh. RIP, John. John Hindmarsh Books
A.M. Adair writes action-packed spy/military thrillers. She is an active duty Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Navy with over 20 years in the Intelligence Community. She has been to numerous countries all around the world, to include multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her experiences have been unique and provided her imagination with a wealth of material to draw from to give her stories life. A lifelong fan of the genre, she is an associate member of International Thriller Writers. Shadow Game was her debut novel, and the first book in the Elle Anderson series. Her latest novel, Shadow War was published on March 7, 2022. She lives in Virginiawith her family. Connect with A.M. Adair Link Facebook Instagram Twitter Latest Book Other books by A.M. Adair The Elle Anderson Series Show Notes & Links As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. When possible, I also use affiliate links from other affiliate programs so I might earn a commission from any links clic...
Jeremy Scott is a writer and entertainer from Nashville, TN. He is the co-creator & narrator of CinemaSins, a YouTube channel dedicated to movie-related comedy that has amassed over 9 million subscribers. His debut book was a YA novel about teenage superheroes with disabilities who save the world through teamwork. WHEN THE CORN IS WASIST HIGH is his first thriller. You can listen to the Jeremy Scott interview down below or via your prefered podcast app. Connect with Jeremy Scott Link YouTube Twitter Show Notes – Jeremy Scott Interview * Interview archives* Cinemasins (9 million subscribers)* Jeremy’s Young Adult series. Transcript Please note, I use automated transcription software with 80% accuracy and it’s only lightly edited by a human, so there might be errors or read choppy, here and there. [00:00:00.070] – Alan PetersenYou are listening to meet the Thriller author, the podcast where I interview writers of mysteries, thrillers, and suspense books. I’m your host, Alan Peter...
Sara Blaedel is the number one Danish bestseller and author of the #1 international bestselling series featuring Detective Louise Rick. Her books are published in thirty-eight countries and over 3 million copies of Blaedel’s books have been sold in Denmark alone. Her latest novel, A HARMLESS LIE, was published on March 22. You can read my review of A HARMLESS LIE here. It’s the tenth book in her bestselling Louise Rick series. Connect with Sara Blaedel: Link Facebook Twitter Instagram More Books by Sara Blaedel Louise Rick Series Transcript Please note, I use an automated transcription software with 80% accuracy and only a light edit by a human, so there might be mistakes. [00:00:00.370] – Alan PetersenYou are listening to Meet the Thriller Author, the podcast where I interview writers of mysteries, thrillers and suspense books. I’m your host, Alan Petersen, and this is episode number 183. In this episode of the podcast will be meeting Sarah Blaedel, who is a number one Danish b...
Lisa Scottoline is a #1 Bestselling Author,The New York Timesbestselling author and Edgar award-winning author of 33 novels, including her latest work,Eternal,her first-ever historical novel. She also writes a weekly column with her daughterFrancesca Serritellafor thePhiladelphia Inquirertitled “Chick Wit” which is a witty and fun take on life from a woman’s perspective. These stories, along with many other never-before-published stories, have been collected in aNew York Timesbestselling series of humorous memoirs including their most recent,I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses, and earlier books,I Need A Lifeguard Everywhere But The Pool;I’ve Got Sand in All the Wrong Places;Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?; Have a Nice Guilt Trip;Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim;Best Friends, Occasional Enemies;My Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space; andWhy My Third Husband Will Be a Dog, which has been optioned for TV. Her latest novel, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS will b...
Nick Petrie is the author of seven novels in the Peter Ash series. The latest, THE RUNAWAY was published on January 18. His debut, The Drifter, won both the ITW Thriller award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel, and was a finalist for the Edgar and the Hammett Awards. Nick lives in the Milwaukee area with his family. Connect with Nick Petrie Link Twitter Facebook Latest Book Other Books by Nick Petrie
Craig Martelle is an international bestselling author who writes in various genres but is probably best known for his science fiction books. He also writes the Ian Bragg thrillers. The fourth book in that series, A FATAL BRAGG, was published on November 26th. Craig retired from the Marine Corps, spending time both as enlisted and as an officer. After retiring from the military, he went to law school and went into business consulting, which kept him way from home too much, so he retired from that at age 52. That’s when he started writing full time and he hasn’t looked back since. He his well known in the indie author-publisher community for the 20Booksto50k group — 55K+ members in the Facebook Group he runs alongside with its founder Michael Anderle and the 20Books Conference that Craig puts on every year in Las Vegas. It’s one of the best writer’s conference out there. I’ve attended three conferences, including the one this year and am planning to be there in 2022. During the ...
Vannessa Cronin arrived in the U.S. from Ireland over two decades ago and has spent the intervening years working in the book industry as a book buyer, a sales rep, an Amazon Bookstore curator, and now an Amazon Books senior editor. She covers the mystery, thriller & suspense category but, really, there’s almost no genre she won’t read. Vannessa came on the podcast to talk about the Amazon Books Editors’ picks for best mysteries and thrillers of 2021. Vannessa’s latest articles and reviews can be found here. Book Discussed Covering all tweny picks would turned this into one of those 2-hour podcasts, so we discussed three books in the list that stood out for me, as well as three books Vannessa highlighted. So here are those six books we discussed during the podcast. Show Notes & Links Amazon Book Editors’ Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2021 (Complete List) * Razorblade Tearsby S.A. Cosby* We Begin at the Endby Chris Whitaker* The Plotby Jean Hanff Korelitz* The Dark Hoursby Michael Connelly* The Man Who Died Twiceby Richard Osman* The Last Thing He Told Meby Laura Dave* Billy Summersby Stephen King* The First Day of Springby Nancy Tucker* False Witness&nbs...
Glenn Dyer is a former commercial television executive whose career spanned over thirty-five years. He returned to Park City, Utah in retirement in 2013 to write full-time. He is an associate member of the International Thriller Writers, the Author’s Guild and The OSS Society. Glenn writes high-stakes WWII thrillers inspired by true events. Connect with Glenn Dyer Link Facebook Twitter Instagram Latest Book Other Books Show Notes and Resources Click here for original interview. Video of my interview with Glenn Dyer back in May 2020. About Pearl Harbor Resemberence Day. I included a clip of FDR’s famous “Day of Infamy” speech in this episode. Here is an interesting look behind that iconic speech from the CBS Sunday Morning television show.