Eight thrillers in which the characters actually get to have fun

Rachel Koller Croft is an author and screenwriter in Los Angeles, where she has scripted projects for Blumhouse, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Comedy Central, among others. She lives by the beach with her husband, Charles, and their rescue pitbull, Juniper. Stone Cold Fox is her first novel.

Croft's new novel is We Love the Nightlife.

At CrimeReads she tagged eight favorite thrillers "that let their characters actually have some fun amidst the drama, backstabbing, murder and all that other good stuff we readers and writers love about this genre." One title on the list:

The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

There is just something about the Mrs. Parrish universe that screams fun and I think it’s because Constantine lets the characters’ be nefarious and naughty in such splashy fashion. You can just tell they get as much of a kick out of themselves as the readers do. If you have a Desperate Housewives-sized hole in your fun-loving heart, this book will fill it.

Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue