Duty Quote by Jed Mercurio

As far as writing and directing, I'm very focused on the thriller genre.

— Jordan Peele

The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry.

— Julianna Baggott

The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.

— Lee Child

Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of a hill. You must have…

— Marion Dane Bauer

As for suspense, I like to write books that draw you into the hero's plight from the opening pages, where people put their lives…

— Andrew Gross

I have a couple of thick files about things that have gone wrong between people; I ought to write about them in the manner…

— Amitava Kumar

I don't like writing straight-up thrillers. I like writing about families hurled into crisis and danger - soccer moms and regular dads and husbands…

— Andrew Gross

Suspense: the only literary tool that has any effect upon tyrants and savages.

— E. M. Forster

To write a damn good thriller, you need a killer attitude.

— James Frey

I try to write about realistic people doing realistic things. Or as close as I can get, given that I'm trying to write a…

— Nick Petrie

In many cases, the line between a thriller and a crime novel has become too blurred to be useful.

— Susie Dent

My number one goal as a thriller writer is to entertain you. But I've got a chance to not only entertain people, but have…

— Brad Thor