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Books Like The Wicker Man: British Folk Horror and Pagan Fiction

If you love The Wicker Man, here are 27 folk horror and pagan fiction novels to read next, from The Ritual and Harvest Home to The Loney, Starve…

Best Creature Horror Books: Underground Monsters and Cave Thrillers

23 of the best creature horror and confinement novels: cave monsters, underground thrillers, deep-sea terrors, parasites and isolated predators, from The Descent and The Ruins to The Luminous…

30+ Best Medical Thrillers with Female Detectives

A core list of 21 medical and forensic thriller series with female detectives, medical examiners and forensic experts, from Rizzoli & Isles and Kay Scarpetta to Ruth Galloway…

Thrillers with Tattoos: Ink, Identity, and the Clues We Carry on Skin

Nine thrillers where tattoos are motive, weapon or the only way to name the dead, from The Tattoo Thief and The Skin Collector to Deviance and The Girl…

Macabre Museums: 9 Crime Novels Featuring Museums Collections And Cabinets of Curiosity

Nine crime novels set in museums, collections and cabinets of curiosity, from Relic and The Da Vinci Code to Desecration, and why museums make perfect crime scenes.

Exploring Ancient Relics and Writing Thrillers. J.F. Penn On The Ancient Heroes Podcast

In May 2024, I was interviewed for the Ancient Heroes Podcast about my inspiration for writing modern thrillers based on ancient relics, historical places and artifacts, as well…

30 Action Adventure Archaeological Thriller Series You Can Binge Read Right Now

The 30 best action adventure and archaeological thriller series to binge read, from Clive Cussler, James Rollins and Dan Brown to the ARKANE thrillers, with a guide to…

What Is Kickstarter And Why Am I Launching My Latest Thriller Spear of Destiny There?

In this video, I explain what Kickstarter is and why I’m publishing Spear of Destiny there first. Hello everyone. I’m thriller author J.F. Penn, and today I’m talking about what…