Episode Details

Once upon a time, Sarah went to Sweden and met a thriller writer who likes talking about the rules of writing in genre as much as we do. We’re so excited that to be able to bring Anders de la Motte’s brilliant thoughts about thrillers and mysteries to Fated Mates in this far-reaching conversation on romance’s sister genres—thrillers & mysteries. We talk about Anders’s path to writing, about the rules of writing thrillers and mysteries, about the covenant mysteries and thrillers have with readers, and about Mystery Reasons™️. We had the best time with this one — you’re going to love it.

Learn more about Anders’s books at his English language publishers, Simon & Schuster and Harpercollins

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Our next read along is an old school contemporary, Perfect by Judith McNaught. Sarah says it has the greatest all-is-lost moment in romance history. Read it to find out if she’s right. Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.

Thrillers and Mysteries Mentioned in This Episode

• The Mountain King by Anders De la Motte
• The Glass Man by Anders De la Motte
• The Rust Forest by Anders De la Motte
• Shutter Island by Denis Lehane
• The Usual Suspects
• Widow's Bay
• Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
• Columbo
• Poker Face
• Murder, She Wrote
• Knives Out
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
• Killing Floor by Lee Child
• Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz