Thriller
Thriller set among Kiwi vineyards
Vineyards are the setting for a new Aotearoa based thriller. Blood on the Vines is by Swedish migrant Madeleine Eskedahl who's now based in Auckland. The first in a planned trilogy, "The Matakana… Audio
Author Harlan Coben on turning his books into must-watch TV
American author Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times best-selling author. His 33 mystery and thriller novels, including Tell No One, Missing You and the 11-book Myron Bolitar series, have been… Audio
Girl A author Abigail Dean
Former bookseller Abigail Dean now works as a lawyer for Google. But last year she took some time off before turning 30 to write her debut novel. Girl A is already being tipped as one of the books of… Audio
Carl Nixon's latest spine-chilling thriller
A family disappears without a trace after a road-trip along the West Coast highway. More than 30 years later, the body of one of the children is discovered. But he's several years older than when he… Audio
The return of thriller-writer Tina Clough's odd couple
Hawkes Bay thriller writer and expat Swede Tina Clough has brought back the two unlikely detectives she introduced in The Chinese Proverb, for another dangerous assignment. One Single Thing by Tina… Audio
Great album: Michael Jackson - Thriller
We're playing songs from Michael Jackson's biggest selling album Thriller, as he would have been celebrating his 60th birthday today. Audio
AJ Finn: editor turns best-selling thriller writer
The hype around A J Finn's new psychological thriller, The Woman in the Window, is extraordinary. Stephen King calls the book "remarkable", and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn says it's "astounding"… Audio
Diving into Paula Hawkins' new thriller
Paula Hawkins has released the eagerly awaited follow up to her debut psychological thriller, The Girl on the Train. She talks to Lynn Freeman about Into the Water - a thriller about two sisters, and… Audio
Thriller set during the famous waterfront dispute of 1951
The thriller brings together a private detective, Johnny Molloy, an ambitious journalist and some shady politicians and unionists. Audio
Researchers use deduction to unlock Christie mysteries
To honour the 125th birthday of Agatha Christie, British researchers have used their powers of deduction to spot 'whodunnit' . Where the novel is set, the primary means of transport used in the book… Audio
Running Towards Danger
The trouble doesn't end for Karen after her flatmate is shot and killed next to her on the street. In her novel Running Towards Danger, author Tina Clough puts Karen under huge pressure as she forces… Audio
Feature album - Thriller
Michael Jackson, Thriller, made for $750,000 dollars in 1982, it became-and remains-the best selling album of all-time. Audio