Humans have a primal fascination with fire. The popping logs, glowing embers, and flickering flames of a hearth or campfire bring a fundamental sense of comfort and provide simple but satisfying entertainment. Uncontrolled flames, on the other hand, strike fear, and to survive their hungry spread is to experience a life-affirming rush of adrenalin. The firefighter thriller is a novel fueled by this rush.
Anthony DeCapite, for Mystery & Suspense
Check out the article I wrote for Mystery and Suspense Magazine on the power of this small but exciting subgenre. Click here or on the image below for the full article.
