Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Ten thrillers with characters you’ll love to hate

Tanya Grant writes twisty thrillers full of secrets, murder, and gossipy group dynamics. When not conducting highly suspicious web searches (for research!), she also writes romances. Her essays have appeared on HelloGiggles.com and Bust.com, and she's spoken about creativity on various podcasts. When she's not writing, you can find the author listening to the coyotes howl outside her Seattle-area home, drinking cinnamon tea, and chasing her two children.

Grant's new novel is Made You Look.

At CrimeReads she tagged "ten thrillers with characters you’ll love to hate," including:
Lisa Unger, Close Your Eyes and Count to 10

A game of extreme hide and seek hosted by an adventurous reality TV star turns deadly in this atmospheric thriller. Each character has a different reason for traveling to the island where the game is held, and some of the most desperate motives lead to chilling choices.
Read about the other thrillers on Grant's list at CrimeReads.

--Marshal Zeringue