Crime/Thriller: What’s the Difference

Crime: Detective/Police Procedural

         Even Dogs in the Wild  - Dead If You Don’t – How the Dead Speak – Close to Home

Cozy Crime

         The Thursday Murder Club – Death and Croissants – The Appeal – Murder before Evensong

Thrillers

Psychological Thriller

         Rebecca – The Girl on the Train – Gone Girl – The Woman in the Window

Locked-Room Thriller

         The Sanatorium – The Hunting Party – The Woman in Cabin 10 – The Escape Room

High Concept Thriller

         Wrong Place Wrong Time – The Shining Girls – Before I Go to Sleep – Behind Her Eyes

Historical Thriller – Medical Thriller – Domestic Thriller – Action/Adventure Thriller – Legal Thriller –

         Techno Thriller – Military Thriller – Spy Thriller

Top Tips for Writing (and Editing) a Great Crime/Thriller Novel

Hook – First Chapter – “Breadcrumbs” Your Twists and Reveals – Character Motivation – Setting/Atmosphere

Questions