With these five techniques for building suspense in fiction writing, you’ll have readers on the edge of their seats.

From bodies to burn patterns to making bail, this list of resources is the place to start when researching your mystery, thriller, horror, or crime novel.

Learn about plot devices and principles that help keep mystery and thriller readers from spoiling your ending.

Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser, mapping out some aspects of your novel in advance can streamline the revision process later on. Read on for my best tips on plotting your mystery or thriller novel.

Journalists can make great amateur detectives. But depictions of reporters in mysteries and thrillers can also go very wrong. Here are my top tips for writing a realistic journalist sleuth.