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From the moment we arrived, Miranda was being herself that is, too much.
I could have murdered them for ruining my vacation.
And then, the blizzard arrived.
We were sealed off from the outside world.
Theres nothing like old friends to remind you why youre always looking for new friends.
Two days later, Doug says hes found a body.
Shocking, yes, but part of me is excited by the diversion.
Its a wonder we havent already killed each other out of boredom.
I know I said I couldve murdered them, but obviously it wasnt me.
So who was it?
Katie has been acting kind of weird …
Okay, so the story of Lucy FoleysThe Hunting Party, out this week, didnt really happen.
But it happened tome; reading it, I had become just another player in the game.
Rachel Howzell Hall puts it another way: This country, right now, is a locked room.
So many bad things are happening, and its not because of outside forces.
The bad guy is in the house with us!
Because unlike the bad guy were trapped with right now, locked-room mysteries dont cheat.
The story must show you everything you should probably solve the central question upfront, says Taylor Adams.
No new locations, scene changes, or unreliable narrators.
We dont get the thriller we want; we get the thriller we need.
You know the bang out: shes pretty and wow, shes so complex, too.
Whats going on in that head of hers?
We love her, and she still does very well for herself, but shes getting a little old.
(Shes also got somePR problemslately.)
The psychological thrillers premise that absolutely anything could happen hits a little too close to home.
It was fun while it lasted, but now we just want some clarity.
Its character development for readers, too.
Shared human experience tell us to be wary of, well, everyone.
But that same pumping heart, deep down, senses that itll work out.
Not necessarily for the characters, to be fair but for you.
