Characters | Alison Morton's Thrillers

How do you know it's a thriller?

Would you recognise one on a dark, deserted bookshelf at midnight?

Generally, thrillers contain the following:

The hero(ine) faces death, or destruction of their way of life or sanity, either their own or somebody else’s, sometimes by accident, sometimes because it’s their job. The ‘bad guys’ whether the mob, sinister government enforcers (see INCEPTIO 😉 […]

“Renschman is a psycho villain” – what a lovely thing for a reviewer to say!

Yesterday, INCEPTIO went to Texas. Yes, Roma Nova 1 was the guest of Jamie at ‘Books and Beverages – because this girl loves books‘ who wrote a lively and incisive review. She said of yours truly: “she’s a natural storyteller and this fast-paced, suspense novel is the perfect example of that talent.“

After […]

(Im)plausibility and telling whoppers

Pinocchio

Now I’ve started telling people about my first alternate history thriller coming out in March, one person said, ‘Oh, you’re lucky, you can make up anything!‘

Er, no.

It’s about plausibility. Merriam Webster gives one definition: ‘appearing worthy of belief <the argument was both powerful and plausible>‘. Synonyms include credible, creditable, likely, […]