High-Stakes Thrillers Built on Real-World Expertise

Thriller & Suspense
2021
Featuring Benny Sims, Darryl Bollinger, J. Robert Kenny, Linda Duncan

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Moderator J. Robert Kenny leads Benny Sims, Darryl Bollinger, and Linda Duncan in a focused discussion on specialized thrillers. They explore how finance, medicine, law, and politics can drive high stakes storytelling, sharing strategies for balancing technical authenticity with momentum and suspense that keep readers hooked.

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