Amor y Venganza: a lesbian lucha libre revenge thriller Amor y Venganza: a lesbian lucha libre revenge thriller eBook : O'Brien, Jeffrey, Reyes, V: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store

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15 LGBTQIA+ Crime Novels To Check Out This Spring Spring 2026’s queer crime fiction arrives amid storms, secrets, and more than a few bodies turning up where they shouldn’t—from hurricane-battered New Orleans mansions and windswept Cornish cliffs …

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Connor Martin on Writing Spy Thrillers Grounded in Real-World Foreign Policy When I was writing my debut espionage thriller The Silver Fish (Mysterious Press, April 7), I set myself a challenge: could I tell a ripping spy story grounded in real-world foreign policy issues? …

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Amor y Venganza: a lesbian lucha libre revenge thriller Amor y Venganza: a lesbian lucha libre revenge thriller eBook : O'Brien, Jeffrey, Reyes, V: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store

Congrats to my good buddy Jeff O’Brien on his first novel! Check it out a.co/d/0fBysJZs

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Fire Tower Worker In 2007, I spent a chunk of the summer in the glorious Canadian Rockies, a land of towering, snowy peaks and sapphire and emerald lakes glistening like hidden jewels in the mountain valleys. Teal r…

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Modern-Day Thelmas and Louises: 10 Crime Novels Featuring Female Duos Whether it’s Lucy and Ethel, Laverne and Shirley, Stephanie and Lula, or Thelma and Louise, I’ve always been drawn to stories about female duos that test the bonds of friendship and prove them unsh…

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Technofascism in Thrillers: A Reading List Technofascism: whether or not you want to think about the term or what it means, you’re probably living in its shadow right now. To paraphrase Catherine D’Ignazio, Director of the Data + Feminism L…

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Nick Petrie: The Joys and Challenges of Writing a Long-Running Series The creation of every book still feels like holding a newborn kitten in my hand, a small and fragile creature that I never quite believe will grow strong enough to survive on its own.  Although I’v…

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Lindy Ryan on Slashers, Pink Horror, and the Rise of Violent Fiction by Women For decades, the slasher taught us the rules: Girls screamed. Girls ran. Girls died. The Final Girl lived, yes—but survival was her only reward. She didn’t get joy. She didn’t get closure. She didn…

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Cross The Line Book 2: "Blood Road" Cross The Line Book 2: "Blood Road" eBook : Lloyd, David A.: Amazon.ca: Books

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Cross The Line: Book 1: "A Green-Eyed Burn" Cross The Line: Book 1: "A Green-Eyed Burn" eBook : Lloyd, David: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store

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The Pull of Gritty, Authentic Crime Fiction in the Era of AI Slop More than ever before, we crave authenticity. In a world of filters, algorithms, and deepfakes, we seek out honesty and integrity. Fortunately, crime fiction can satisfy that craving. What is real …

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Jennifer van der Kleut On Finding Inspiration in Reddit’s “Am I The A$$hole” Forum We all use fiction as an escape from the stress and grind of our everyday lives. But what about the times real life is crazier than a song, wackier than any fiction? That can be just as good—as lon…

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The Rise of Female Rage and the Evolution of Masculinity in Modern Fiction Toxic masculinity is one of those terms that can sound heavy and accusatory, but simply put is about the cultural pressure on men to be dominant, unemotional, and in control. For a long time, books…

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From Lagos to the American South: 5 Great Thrillers by Black Writers There is a specific kind of alchemy that happens when a thriller grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go. It’s not just about the twist—though we all love a good gasp-out-loud moment—it’s abo…

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Monsters, Myths, and Our Desire to Be Scared We humans love to make up stories about our lives—things we encounter, things we struggle to understand, things that amaze or frighten us. Oral and written storytelling is a key part of our history…

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Writing Suburban Crime Fiction in the Age of Social Media and Digital Surveillance The suburbs are typically seen as safe—it’s even an adjective; “suburban” is used to describe something as tame, conventional, a little boring. In real life, people gravitate towards th…

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Make Our Villains Gayer, Please: Reclaiming the Trope of Queer-Coded Antagonists It’s one of those ‘once you see it, you can’t stop seeing it’ things: a lot of villains in media are…kinda gay. Characters like HIM in The Powerpuff Girls, Jafar in Aladdin, and Scar in The L…

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6 Moody, Atmospheric Novels That Explore Womanhood and Societal Expectations My debut novel, Darkrooms, brings the reader into a gloomy, drizzly Irish town to hunt for the killer hidden in a tight-knit community where nothing can stay in the dark forever. When I thought abo…

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A Brief, Disturbing History of Universal Monsters Although it’s long been said that Sherlock Holmes, Mickey Mouse and Superman are the most familiar characters in fiction – especially if we take into account all the variants of those characters – …

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David A. Lloyd David A. Lloyd is an independent Canadian author/screenwriter based in the GTA. Growing up in a small Ontario town, David honed his skills writing/directing short and micro-budget films throughout his...

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