Twisted Passages

What if your best friend asked you to help solve a murder? What if it might cost you everything you hold dear? #1 New York Times bestselling author, Lisa Scottoline, discusses her new release, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. Julia is on a video call with her best friend when the woman stumbles into a murder scene. Dead set on being her bestie’s ride or die, she hops on a plane back to the US, unaware someone intends to make sure it’s the latter. "A riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller that is also a touching ode to female friendship…Lisa Scottoline at her best."―Laura Dave, #1 New York Times bestselling author 

Listen in as we chat about no-win choices, Lisa’s wish for women, and the lengths we will go to for those we love! 

What if everyone you care about was coming to celebrate your Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of five previous novels, including the global Netflix sensation, Anatomy of a Scandal, and the #1 Paramount Plus series, Little Disasters, Sarah Vaughan, discusses her new release, BASED ON A TRUE STORY. An A list author is bringing everyone she cares about together to celebrate her 70th birthday at her magnificent mansion in Cornwall. But she has been hiding secrets and someone is threatening to expose her…and exposure isn’t the only threat. “Vaughan is simply a genius at immersing you in simmering tensions and turning up the heat."—Ellery Lloyd, New York Times bestselling author

Listen in as we chat about her ties to this fantastic setting, being emotionally literate, and enjoy a perfectly adorable moment from an unexpected guest who is the inspiration for one of the characters!

Writer and editor, Beau L’Amour, discusses his new collaboration with Louis L’Amour, SKYRING WATER. It’s 1961 multiple shadowy groups are willing to kill for clues to a buried treasure, and two arms dealers have fallen into their crosshairs. The duo’s only chance is to get to the treasure before anyone else does, but getting the treasure might prove more deadly than getting caught. “I bow and tip my hat to the amazing talents of Louis L’Amour and Beau L’Amour for Skyring Water.”—C. J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Listen in as we chat about the amazing treasure chests that used to arrive at his house, the real life stories behind one of the characters, and catch the moment he blows my mind with a revelation about a startling fact I was convinced was fiction!

GENRE SPECIAL : Four-time indie published author, Gabriel Garcia, discusses his new alternate history release, DECIMUS: THE WOLF OF ROME. A retired Roman solider is called back to the battlefield to throw off the yoke of Carthiginian oppression. In a pivotal shift from the historical record, Hannibal rules Rome with an iron fist. Can Decimus overcome the odds to free his people? "Jam-packed with action from beginning to end…an adventure of grand proportions.”—Angelina Kaul, Historian, Artist, and Author

Listen in as we chat about the origin of the story, the importance of humanizing the fallen, and the rabbit holes I fell into while reading! 

Former criminal defense attorney and award-winning author, Nadine Matheson, discusses her new release, THE SHADOW CARVER. A convicted murderer is let out on the streets only to fall victim to someone with a specific agenda and a horrifying signature. Will DI Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit be able to stop the predator before they kill again? "… dark, tense, action-packed, and so, so clever."—Andrea Mara, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author

Listen in as we chat about the impact of crime on communities, how her experience as a criminal defense attorney informs her work, and find out what terrifying thing happened as Nadine was trying to finish writing this story!

New York Times bestselling author, Marcus Kliewer, discusses his chilling new release, THE CARETAKER. A young woman and her teenaged sister are about to be evicted when she lands an easy caretaking gig that will solve all their financial problems. The list of duties is small but specific, and the penalty for failure is an ever deepening descent into horror. "For those who like their thrillers bowstring taut and their endings pitch black."—Booklist, (starred review)

Listen in as we chat about the pros and cons of rituals, unexpected forms of privilege, and find out how Marcus spooked me so much that I chickened out of doing something really cool!

Award-winning writer, director, and actress, Ally Walker, discusses her debut novel, THE LIGHT RUNNER. When the husband of a murder victim is admitted to the psychiatric hospital where she works, Dr. Ella Kramer’s first instinct is to help. But a series of unnerving incidents make Ella begin to question everything…including reality itself. "A haunting, cerebral thriller."—Sarah Wayne Callies, Actress, Writer & Director

Listen in as we chat about how society marginalizes those battling mental illnesses, how and why Ally turned that approach on its ear, and discover the real life place I want to go with one of her characters. (Spoiler alert: Listen carefully for the adorable snores of one precious English bulldog!)

Licensed psychotherapist and thriller author, Dennis Palumbo, discusses the newest release in his Daniel Rinaldi series, PANIC ATTACK. When a mascot is gunned down at the football game he’s attending, a psychologist Daniel Rinaldi is drawn into the investigation. But the killer isn’t done, and if he’s not careful, Daniel may just end up in a sniper’s crosshairs. “…strictly for late night readers...”―Kirkus Reviews

Listen in as we chat about the differences between guilt and shame, one of the proudest moments of Dennis’ life, and share the smiles over some great punchlines! 

International and New York Times bestselling author, as well as recipient of a CBE for his services to literature, Anthony Horowitz, discusses the new release in his Hawthorne and Horowitz series, A DEADLY EPISODE. The actor playing Hawthorne in the film adaptation of the first Hawthorne and Horowitz mystery novel is murdered. But was the actor the intended target, or is the real Hawthorne caught in the cross hairs of a killer? “…delicious dry humor with a rigorous fair-play whodunit…This series is in peak form.”―Publishers Weekly, (starred review) 

Listen in as we chat about the distinction between the bonds we have and those we wish to have, the danger of becoming a pressed flower, and the moment when Antony comes up with a new plot idea for a future story! (And yes, it was a huge challenge to refrain from devolving into fangirl pudding throughout.)

Professor and author, Jennifer N. Brown, discusses her new release, THE LOST BOOK OF ELIZABETH BARTON. The discovery of the lost book of Tudor era nun and prophetess, Elizabeth Barton, earns Allison an exclusive invite to an intimate conference of luminaries. But Elizabeth was killed for running afoul of the wrong people, and if Allison isn’t careful, she may share her fate. “…prophecy, passion, and peril converge in a page-turning thriller…”―Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author 

Listen in as we chat about why she chose to write about Elizabeth Barton’s book, how some of the most notable seers of the past became powerful tools for others, and discover the very cool reason why she knows about moody manors in the English countryside!