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Category: Thriller

Total number of audio resources: 67

Lone Wolves & Loose Cannons in Thrillers
Presenters: Alistair Kimble, Ben McPherson, Bruce DeSilva, Mick Herron
Category: Authors, Crime Fiction, Thriller
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The Dark Side of Corporate Crime
Presenters: Alafair Burke, Harry Hunsicker, John Hart, Joseph Finder, Michael Sears
Category: Authors, Crime Fiction, Thriller
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International Crime: Writing Across Cultures
Presenters: Barry Lancet, Cara Black, Chris Ewan, Deitrich Kalteis, Sara Blædel
Category: Crime, International, Thriller
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Spies and Secret Operations in Crime Fiction
Presenters: Francine Mathews, John Gilstrap, Marc Cameron, Sarah Lovett, Stephen Templin
Category: Spies, Thriller
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What Makes a Novel Thrilling?
Presenters: Alen Jacobson, Blake Crouch, Don Bain, Lee Goldberg, R.J. Ellory, Sophie Littlefield
Category: Suspense, Thriller
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Stand Alone Novels or Series: Choosing the Right Story Structure
Presenters: CJ Box, Jeffery Deaver, Jeffrey Deaver, Judith Cutler, Robin Burcell
Category: Crime, Serial Mystery, Thriller
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Short and Scary: Writing Thriller and Noir Short Stories
Presenters: Charles Salzberg, David Zeltserman, Jack Fredrickson, Lori Rader-Day, Scott Adlerberg, Toni Kelner
Category: Noir, Short Story, Thriller
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Kick-Ass Women: Writing Powerful Female Crime Solvers
Presenters: Ingrid Thoft, Karen Olson, Laura DiSilverio, Meg Gardiner, Terri Nolan
Category: Character Development, Female Protagonist, Thriller
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What Makes a Story Gritty? From Traditional Mystery to True Crime
Presenters: Charles Salzberg, David Stout, David Swinson, John McFetridge
Category: Mystery, Theme, Thriller
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Southern Crime: Mystery and Mischief Below the Mason Dixon
Presenters: Charlain Harris, David Burnsworth, Michael Ruebin, Richard Helms, Susan Boyer, Tina Whittle
Category: Crime, Regional, Thriller
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The Modern Private Investigator
Presenters: Gar Anthony Haywood, Karen Keskinen, Michael Wiley, Sara Paretsky
Category: Character Development, Detective, Thriller
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Cops and Crime in The Big City: Writing Police Procedurals
Presenters: Claire Lamb, Jim Thane, Kirk Russell, LJ Sellars, Rachel Howzell Hall, Sam Reeves
Category: Crime, Police Procedurals, Thriller
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Against the Odds: Writing High Stakes Justice
Presenters: Alexandra Sokoloff, Ben Lieberman, Ian Hamilton, Michael Sears, Robert Browne
Category: Mystery, Thriller
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Murder In Cyberspace
Presenters: Chris Knopf, Joshua Corin, Keith Spencer
Category: Character, Plot, Thriller
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Inside the Mind of Simon Wood
Presenters: Simon Wood
Category: Interview, Q&A, Thriller
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The Secret Mechanics Behind Breakout Thrillers
Presenters: J L Hill, Jessica Noll, John Bukowski, John DeDakis, S. Lee Manning, Sonja Dewing
Category: Craft, Thriller, Writing
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Thrillers: The Nuts and Bolts
Presenters: D.P. Lyle, Kathleen Antrim, Steven James
Category: Genre, Thriller, Writing
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Turning Real Crimes into Page-Turners
Presenters: Peter Houlahan
Category: Genre, Thriller, Writing
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Murder in the Court: Legal Thrillers
Presenters: James Scott Bell, Robert Rotstein, Sheldon Siegel, Susan Goldstein
Category: Law, Murder, Thriller
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Step into Another Writer’s Shoes
Presenters: Jamie Freveletti, Reed Farrel Coleman, Stephen Mark Rainey
Category: Mystery, Thriller, Writing
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Inside the E-Book Market: What Publishers Really Think
Presenters: Down and Out Press, Jason Pinter, Jeffrey Weber, Lee Goldberg, Stacey Cochran
Category: Crime, Publishing, Thriller
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How Policing Around the World Shapes Crime Stories
Presenters: (Jon) Jefferson Bass
Category: Crime, Thriller, Writing
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Inside a Digital-First Publisher: The Alibi Story
Presenters: Dana Isaacson, Dianne Emley, Kate Miciak, Marty Wingate
Category: Mystery, Publishing, Thriller
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What Makes a Thriller Impossible to Put Down
Presenters: Boyd Morrison, Karen Dionne, Linwood Barclay, Mike Cooper, Owen Laukkanen
Category: Action, Thriller, Writing
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Writing Across the Divide
Presenters: Alan Jacobson, Alexandra Sokoloff, Daniel Palmer, Elizabeth George, Tom Schreck
Category: Mystery, Paranormal, Thriller
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Eve of Destruction: Rewriting the Rules for Women in Crime Fiction
Presenters: Deborah Coonts, Rochelle Staab, Sophie Littlefield, Tracy Kiely
Category: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Cop Vs. Constable: How Crime Fiction Changes Across Borders
Presenters: Mark Billingham, Michael Connelly, Michael Robotham, Peter James, Sara Blædel
Category: Crime, Experts, Thriller
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Manfiction: Defining Action-Driven Fiction
Presenters: Andrew Grant, Andrew Kaplan, John Gilstrap, Leonard Rosen, Max Allan Collins
Category: Craft, Mystery, Thriller
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Secrets Don’t Stay Secret in Small Towns
Presenters: Brenda Chapman, Dana King, Erika Chase, Sandra Parshall
Category: Murder, Mystery, Thriller
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Weapons, Violence, and the Moral Line in Crime Fiction
Presenters: Darrell James, Johnny Shaw, Reavis Z. Wortham
Category: Mystery, Thriller, Western
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Robin Cook on Medicine, Suspense, and Creating a Genre
Presenters: Dr. Robin Cook, Oline Cogdill
Category: Interview, Medical Thriller, Thriller
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Murder in the Great Outdoors: When Nature Becomes the Most Dangerous Character
Presenters: Curt Wendelboe, Paul Doiron, RJ Harlick, Sasscer Hill, Stephen Booth
Category: Mystery, Plot, Thriller
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How to Sustain Suspense in a Psychological Thriller
Presenters: Alicia Anthony, Diane Sismour, Georgina Cross, J.T. Ellison, Rick Treon
Category: Psychological, Suspense, Thriller
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Deadly Attraction: Crafting Romantic Suspense Readers Crave
Presenters: Alicia Anthony, Debra Gaskill, Diane Sismour, Michelle Cox
Category: Romance, Suspense, Thriller
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Crime Without Borders: International Mysteries and Thrillers
Presenters: Bill Rapp, Carmen Amato, J Robert Kinney, Kathryn Lane, LM (Linda) Whitaker, Stanley Trollip
Category: International, Research, Thriller
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How Profilers Actually Think
Presenters: Rick Helms
Category: Crime, Expert, Thriller
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The Psychology of Fear in Fiction
Presenters: Alexia Gordon, Dana Chamblee Carpenter, Diane Sismour, Justin Greenway, Maggie Toussaint, Michael Jordan
Category: Horror, Plot, Thriller
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Inside the Mind of a Spy
Presenters: Arl Farris, James McCrone, Larry Enmon, Michael Newman, Shaun Assael, TJ O'Connor
Category: Fiction, Spy, Thriller
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Suspense or Thriller? Choosing the Right Engine for Your Story
Presenters: James McCrone, Michael Neimann, Rea Frey, Shirley B. Garrett, Vinnie Hansen
Category: Genres, Suspense, Thriller
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How Publishing Decisions Are Really Made
Presenters: No Presenter
Category: Publishing, Thriller, Western
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Inside a Bestseller’s Thriller Process
Presenters: Jeffery Deaver
Category: Editing, Thriller, Writing
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I Think You’re Crazy: Writing Psychological Thrillers That Disturb and Delight
Presenters: Cate Holahan, Debra Gaskill, Judith Lucci, Peggy Grigowski, Shirley B. Garrett, Susan P. Crawford
Category: Mental Illness, Psychology, Thriller
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Making the Past Suspenseful
Presenters: Dana Chamblee Carpenter, Debra H Goldstein, Maureen Stack Sappéy, Roberta Rogow, Stacy Allen
Category: History, Research, Thriller
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Modern Espionage and Cybercrime on the Page
Presenters: Dan Royse, Jaden (Beth) Terrell, Jason Fort, Ross Carley
Category: Crime, Cyber Terrorism, Thriller
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Where Fantasy Meets High Stakes Suspense
Presenters: Barbara Barnett, David Neilsen, James R. Hannibal, Jean Rabe, John Hegenberger, Maggie Toussaint
Category: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
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Inside the High Stakes World of Medical Thrillers
Presenters: Claire Applewhite, Doug Woodward, Judith Lucci, Linda Petrilli Duncan, Paula Gail Benson
Category: Medical, Realism, Thriller
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Why We Love the Villain
Presenters: Angela K. Durden (a.k.a Durden Kell), Charles Kowalski, Jim Nesbitt, Linda Sands, Max Allan Collins, Reavis Z. Wortham
Category: Character, Thriller, Villains
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How to Open Strong and Escalate the Stakes in a Thriller
Presenters: Blake Fontenay, Chuck Barrett, Craig Faris, John Dobbyn, Terry Irving
Category: Genre, Suspense, Thriller, Writing
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Inside the Minds of Thriller Characters
Presenters: Ben Coes, Boyd Morrison, George Easter, Mark Greaney, Mike Lawson, Zoe Sharp
Category: Character, History, Setting, Thriller, Writing
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How Hitchcock Still Teaches Us Suspense
Presenters: Todd Ritter, Tracy Brogan
Category: Hitchcock, Movies, Screenplays, Suspense, Thriller
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Time Bomb: Creating Relentless Momentum
Presenters: Adrian Magson, Daniel Palmer, J.T. Ellison, Laura Benedict, Meg Gardiner, Simon Toyne
Category: Craft, Genre, Motivation, Thriller, Writing
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Crafting Suspense Through Character and Structure
Presenters: Graham Brown, Laura Hayden, Robert Pobi
Category: Authors, Characters, Suspense, Thriller, Writing
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How Medical Examiners Read the Body
Presenters: (Jon) Jefferson Bass
Category: Anthropology, Thriller
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Making Medicine Believable on the Page
Presenters: Colleen Brogran-Raasch, Linda Petrilli Duncan, Scott Pearson
Category: Medical, Mystery, Thriller, Writing
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How Are the Various Genres of Crime Different and How Are They Similar?
Presenters: Chester D. Campbell, Maggie Toussaint, Sheila L Stephens, Steven Womack
Category: Cozy, Genre, Mystery, Noir, Romantic Suspense, Thriller
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Mind Control, Cults, and the Psychology of Fear
Presenters: Gregg Hurwitz
Category: Cults, Thriller, Writing
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Writing Indigenous Crime Fiction with Authenticity and Respect
Presenters: Michael Amos Cody
Category: Crime, Diversity, History, Literature, Mystery, Research, Suspense, Thriller, Writing
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Turning Any Story into a Page-Turner
Presenters: Angela Greenman, Dana Summers, Jacy Sellers, Lynn Chandler Willis, Mary McFarland, Shirley B. Garrett
Category: Thriller, Writing
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Writing Smart Thrillers Without the Jargon
Presenters: Cindy Dees, Dana Summers, Jonathan Payne, Rich Zahradnik, Ross Carley, Thomas Kelso
Category: Thriller, Writing
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Inside the World of Specialty Thrillers: Spy, Espionage, Political, Legal, Medical, Techno
Presenters: Benny Sims, J.L. Delozier, Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, LM (Linda) Whitaker, Luis E. Rosas, S. Lee Manning
Category: Genre, Research, Thriller, Writing
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When Speculative Worlds Meet High-Stakes Suspense
Presenters: J L Hill, Jim Perry (Wilson Whitlow), Ronald Crittenden
Category: Genre, Sci-fi, Thriller
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The Anatomy of an Unputdownable Thriller
Presenters: Georgina Cross, Jeffrey James Higgins, Matt Cost, R. Weir, Rick Treon, S. Lee Manning
Category: Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Writing
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How Suspense Really Works: Making Readers Hold Their Breath
Presenters: Charlie Donlea, Dianne McCartney, J.L. Delozier, Kaira Rouda, Lynette Eason, Rick Treon
Category: Character, Fiction, Pacing, Plot, Suspense, Thriller, Writing
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Creating Investigators Readers Trust
Presenters: Chris Berg, James Glass, John DeDakis, Lynn Chandler Willis, Mark Troy
Category: Detective, Fiction, Investigator, Journalist, Mystery, Noir, Novel, PI, Procedural, Suspense, Thriller, Writing
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Stealing Beauty: Murder, Obsession, and the Art World
Presenters: Connie Berry, Judith Gaines, Lane Stone, Martha Reed, Nina Wachsman
Category: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Writing
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How to Write Action That Hits Hard and Stays Human
Presenters: Baron R. Birtcher, Nellie Neeman, Richard Meredith, Rodney Syler, Sonja Dewing, TM Clark
Category: Action, Adventure, Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Writing
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How Organized Crime Really Works
Presenters: Bill Fite, Carmen Amato, J L Hill, James L’Etoile, Jeffrey James Higgins, Robin Yocum
Category: Nonfiction, Organized Crime, Thriller, Writing
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The Killer Nashville UniversityAudio Resource Library

Lone Wolves & Loose Cannons in Thrillers

The Dark Side of Corporate Crime

International Crime: Writing Across Cultures

Spies and Secret Operations in Crime Fiction

What Makes a Novel Thrilling?

Stand Alone Novels or Series: Choosing the Right Story Structure

Short and Scary: Writing Thriller and Noir Short Stories

Kick-Ass Women: Writing Powerful Female Crime Solvers

What Makes a Story Gritty? From Traditional Mystery to True Crime

Southern Crime: Mystery and Mischief Below the Mason Dixon

The Modern Private Investigator

Cops and Crime in The Big City: Writing Police Procedurals

Against the Odds: Writing High Stakes Justice

Murder In Cyberspace

Inside the Mind of Simon Wood

The Secret Mechanics Behind Breakout Thrillers

Thrillers: The Nuts and Bolts

Turning Real Crimes into Page-Turners

Murder in the Court: Legal Thrillers

Step into Another Writer’s Shoes

Inside the E-Book Market: What Publishers Really Think

How Policing Around the World Shapes Crime Stories

Inside a Digital-First Publisher: The Alibi Story

What Makes a Thriller Impossible to Put Down

Writing Across the Divide

Eve of Destruction: Rewriting the Rules for Women in Crime Fiction

Cop Vs. Constable: How Crime Fiction Changes Across Borders

Manfiction: Defining Action-Driven Fiction

Secrets Don’t Stay Secret in Small Towns

Weapons, Violence, and the Moral Line in Crime Fiction

Robin Cook on Medicine, Suspense, and Creating a Genre

Murder in the Great Outdoors: When Nature Becomes the Most Dangerous Character

How to Sustain Suspense in a Psychological Thriller

Deadly Attraction: Crafting Romantic Suspense Readers Crave

Crime Without Borders: International Mysteries and Thrillers

How Profilers Actually Think

The Psychology of Fear in Fiction

Inside the Mind of a Spy

Suspense or Thriller? Choosing the Right Engine for Your Story

How Publishing Decisions Are Really Made

Inside a Bestseller’s Thriller Process

I Think You’re Crazy: Writing Psychological Thrillers That Disturb and Delight

Making the Past Suspenseful

Modern Espionage and Cybercrime on the Page

Where Fantasy Meets High Stakes Suspense

Inside the High Stakes World of Medical Thrillers

Why We Love the Villain

How to Open Strong and Escalate the Stakes in a Thriller

Inside the Minds of Thriller Characters

How Hitchcock Still Teaches Us Suspense

Time Bomb: Creating Relentless Momentum

Crafting Suspense Through Character and Structure

How Medical Examiners Read the Body

Making Medicine Believable on the Page

How Are the Various Genres of Crime Different and How Are They Similar?

Mind Control, Cults, and the Psychology of Fear

Writing Indigenous Crime Fiction with Authenticity and Respect

Turning Any Story into a Page-Turner

Writing Smart Thrillers Without the Jargon

Inside the World of Specialty Thrillers: Spy, Espionage, Political, Legal, Medical, Techno

When Speculative Worlds Meet High-Stakes Suspense

The Anatomy of an Unputdownable Thriller

How Suspense Really Works: Making Readers Hold Their Breath

Creating Investigators Readers Trust

Stealing Beauty: Murder, Obsession, and the Art World

How to Write Action That Hits Hard and Stays Human

How Organized Crime Really Works

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