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Do writers want to be loved?  Do they want to be hated?  Do they care one way or the other?  … More Writers →

“A high-octane, edge-of-your-seat gem” raves BestThrillers.com about Bryan Cassiday’s new conspiracy thriller Murder LLC. Read the whole review here.

Only five more days til Bryan’s action-packed conspiracy thriller Murder LLC is released on Kindle. Don’t miss it.

Today I managed to write a thousand words of a short story.  That’s a good day.  For me, writing is … More The Writing Life →

Bryan Cassiday’s new collection of crime fiction Crime Blotter USA will be released later this year on Kindle. A woman … More Crime Blotter USA →

Here’s the new cover for a collection of crime fiction short stories I’m working on called Crime Blotter USA.  LA … More New Cover Reveal for Crime Blotter USA →

Here is the cover reveal for Bryan Cassiday’s new short crime fiction story The Strip, which will soon be released … More Cover reveal for The Strip short fiction →

Bryan Cassiday’s new conspiracy thriller Murder LLC got an outstanding review in Kirkus Reviews. “A bracing page-turner with an unconventional … More Murder LLC is a hit, says Kirkus Reviews →

Bryan Cassiday has just released a brand new short piece of crime fiction entitled “Murder in Spades,” featuring LAPD Lieutenant … More Murder in Spades–brand new story →

A Los Angeles private detective tracks a missing person to Las Vegas and becomes entangled in a transnational conspiracy to … More Murder LLC →

Bryan Cassiday’s new conspiracy thriller Murder LLC will be released on June 9, 2020.  It is available for preorder on … More Conspiracy thriller Murder LLC →

Playboy magazine’s print edition was in its death throes long before coronavirus. I think Playboy‘s publishers are using the pandemic … More Playboy Magazine Says COVID-19 Killed It →

I went to six different stores today without finding any toilet paper.  Did I mention they were all liquor stores? … More Jokes for the Coronapocalypse →

Bryan Cassiday’s new crime fiction short story “Double Blind” is now available for purchase on Kindle. A TV actor is … More Double Blind–new crime fiction →

Bryan Cassiday’s newest conspiracy thriller Murder LLC is now available for preorder on Kindle. An LA private investigator seeks a … More Murder LLC is now available for preorder →

Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen is an entertaining British crime thriller with a whole lot of c__ts peppered throughout.  Most of them … More Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen →

Bryan Cassiday’s electrifying thriller Bolt is free on Kindle this week.  Get it free while this promotion lasts on Kindle.

I’m late to this party.  I finally saw Joker.  Wow.  Powerful movie.  It really puts you through the wringer.  Great.  … More Joker rocks →

Thanks to Goodreads for the five-star review of my new thriller Bolt.   “This was a great whodunit that kept me … More Five-Star Review of Bolt from a Goodreads Reader →

Enter the Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win one of a hundred e-book editions of Bryan Cassiday’s white-knuckle thrill … More Goodreads giveaway of Bolt →

I saw Scorcese’s Irishman on Netflix and I liked it.  I didn’t watch the entire 3 1/2 hours of it … More Irishman →

Crawl is about giant alligators unleashed during a hurricane in Florida.  A simple story, but gripping.  The tension never lets up.

The thriller authors Bryan Cassiday (left) and James Patterson (right) met at Bouchercon 2019 in Dallas in November.

Plague of the Zombies was on TCM last night. This is the first movie that had zombies in it that … More Plague of the Zombies (1966) →

Midwest Book Review just gave Bryan Cassiday’s new thriller Bolt a rave review. “A deftly crafted roller coaster of a … More Midwest Book Review raves about Bolt →