Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This week, I talk with writing duo Katherine Greene, aka Claire C. Riley and A. Meredith Walkters, about their new small town thriller Where the Truth Lies!

We dive into:

Writing a thriller inspired by real-life events and the challenge of balancing fiction with truth

How this story came from Abbi’s family history and a decades-old newspaper clipping

The emotional difficulty of writing characters based on real people vs. fictionalizing them

Crafting multiple POVs + dual timelines to build tension and a fuller picture of the crime

Exploring toxic masculinity and how it develops, including how “nice” men can be influenced

The concept of the “perfect victim” and how readers often unfairly judge women vs. men

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