Imagine a world where, when you die, all your deepest, darkest secrets become manifest in the form of a person who mystically appears at the moment of your death. That’s the intriguing premise of The Hushed, a novel that takes its title from the name given to these supernatural creatures most of humanity treats as…
After the near-fatal events of Grave Expectations, medium Claire Strange finds herself in the unusual position of being an adult with actual friends who want to spend time and do things with her. For the first time since her late teens—when she became haunted by the ghost of her dead best friend Sophie, and subsequently…
Prolific New York Times bestselling author (and musician) Josh Malerman has quickly become a voice of his generation. His debut novel, Bird Box, was adapted into a Netflix film starring Sandra Bullock and Sarah Paulson and spawned a sequel story, Malorie. Malerman’s other books—including A House at the Bottom of a Lake, Unbury Carol, Daphne,…
Dunia Ahmed, like many other single New Yorkers her age, looks forward every morning to the mild flirtation she has going on with a cute guy who happens to take the same subway line as she does into work. Mostly, they just smile hello at each other, so the last thing she expects is for…
Riley Sager may be a pseudonym but his work is anything but indistinguishable. Since making his debut with 2017’s Final Girls, which won the International Thriller Writers (ITW) Award for Best Hardcover Novel and was published in 30 countries, he has been a mainstay on bestsellers and best-of lists due in large part to his…
The Supernaturals by David L. Golemon is a paranormal horror story that was named one of Riffle's top 10 best haunted house books of all time! The Halloween season is the perfect time for tales of haunted houses, forlorn ghosts, and demonic possession. All these things are pretty great any time of year, but the…
Teddy Jameson awakens nude and confused in what appears to be a tropical paradise. His guide looks like Brad Pitt and the grounds look like a Sandals Resort. Nice, right? The only problem is that his guide has greeted him with these solemn words, “Mr. Theodore Carter Hugh Jameson, may I be the first to…
Before writing crime novels, you solved crimes as a Crime Analyst with the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. Did you base any of your characters in Collecting the Dead on yourself? I did, actually. In the story, Dexter Allen is the crime analyst at the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office and helps Steps identify a vehicle captured…
Our literary tastes begin early in our reading life, and classic literature may be the catalyst. Somewhere within the pages of “having to read” certain books dictated by our teachers we begin to find topics that pique our own interests. Believe it or not, the characters in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream or Orwell’s Animal…
The fictional sleuths who solve crime are more fun when there’s an element of surprise about who they really are. What better surprise for a reader than to find out that the savvy sleuth in your new book is “not of this earthly realm?” A witch, a vampire, a ghost, or ghostly animal; all have…
