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The Role of Emotion in Riddle of Berlin

by Cym Lowell on 06/03/2009 09:50 0 comments , 8 views

Riddle of Berlin, my first published novel, is an international thriller, similar in overall nature to Ian Fleming or Robert Ludlum books. The actual story lines are about the possibility of redemption of the characters.  I hope that intertwining emotions of real people in the context of a fast-paced, page-turning thriller will be meaningful to readers.  We all seek redemption at various times in our lives.  It is the fundamental element of all ...
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North Korea...One Thriller Writer's Plot

by Cym Lowell on 06/03/2009 09:50 0 comments , 5 views

The papers are full of the recent North Korean nuclear test and continued sabre-rattling seeking to shake down the world for more aid.  I have often wondered whether there is actually a government there or is Kim Jong Ill a characture for some group (investors, terrorists, take your pick) that makes a handsome profit from the foreign aid, starvation of the people, and engagement in underworld activities on a global basis.

It is a weird world, gre...

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Review of Precious Cargo, by Clyde Ford

by Cym Lowell on 06/03/2009 09:50 0 comments , 7 views


Precious Cargo, by Clyde Ford (Vanguard Press 2008)


Imagine being on a fishing expedition with your sweetheart on a peaceful stretch of  the Strait of Juan de Fuca.  When you are done with the joys of the evening and lift the anchor, the dead body of a woman is impaled on the flukes of the anchor.


What would you do?  Clyde Ford called Charlie Noble, a former Coast Guard officer who has become a marine PI.  Charlie has other thoughts in mind fo...

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REVIEW: The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

by Cym Lowell on 06/03/2009 09:50 0 comments , 12 views


The Zookeeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman (W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. 2007)


This is the story of a zookeeper and his wife living in Warsaw before World War II.  They operated the Warsaw Zoo and lived on the grounds in central Warsaw.  The story is based on the diary of the wife Antonina, as well as interviews and other historical materials.


It begins with vivid description of the bucolic life in the zoo, its animals, their sounds, and the details o...

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Obama World Thrillers

by Cym Lowell on 02/18/2009 12:34 1 comment , 104 views
Categories: Political Thrillers, Thriller Writers, International Thrillers, How to Write a Thriller
Tags: thriller books, thriller writers, thriller novels, international thrillers
In the new world of Barrack Obama and economic collapse, will a new genre of background subject for international thrillers emerge?  Could it be financial terrorism?
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Welcome to Thriller Authors

by Cym Lowell on 02/16/2009 17:09 0 comments , 128 views
Categories: Business of Writing, Thriller Authors Community
Tags: thriller authors, thriller novel, thriller writers, cym lowell, writing business

My objective for starting this community is to bring awareness to thriller writers, their writing, new books, and thoughts about the writing business. I invite you to share experiences with other authors and those inspired by or involved with their works.

We hope that you will want to talk about what you are working on, challenges, successes, the experience of  publishing. I look forward to meeting more of you out there very soon...

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New Blog Site for Thriller Authors, Books and Readers

by Christine Volkmer on 02/16/2009 15:09 0 comments , 81 views
Categories: Thriller Writers, Thriller Authors Community, Thriller Novels
Tags: thriller authors, thriller novel

I am pleased to announce that Thriller Authors is now live. I will be facilitating some of the community aspects with the help of Tom Swift. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have regarding the site.

We intend for Thriller Authors to be a community in which we can all listen, learn, contribute and benefit from the latest news and ideas in the minds of those who write, read and appreciate the art of the thriller novel...

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