I like to kid my mystery author friends by saying that, thrillers are what mystery writers wish they could write. Thrillers are more complex than mysteries. The thriller author usually is found entwining events and characters spread around the globe along with a large splash of technical, scientific, or historical data. The skill of the author is in how well he or she weaves the disparate threads into a recognizable, believable pattern so by the time the reader finishes the last chapter he or she is satisfied with the ending.
My publisher doesn’t like me to say this, but it’s true. My Gold series of thrillers is a saga of a family. It has a strong romance genre component. Soldiers or FBI agents in my stories are not portrayed just in the action they are involved with. They have parents, spouses, children, and pets (just like you and me) that enhance and complicate their lives.
