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Why We're Drawn to 'Paradise Turns Dark' Stories
There's something almost compulsive about a story set somewhere beautiful where everything goes horribly wrong.
The perfect village. The idyllic small town. The close-knit community where everyone knows everyone's name and the gardens are immaculate and the local Facebook group buzzes with bake sale announcements and lost cat appeals. We're drawn in by the prettiness of it — and then we can't look away when the cracks appear.
Why? What is it about paradise that makes darkne
Tracy Buchanan
6 days ago3 min read


The world of insect jewellery: morbid or magical?
How the curious history of live insect jewellery inspired my latest novel You’ve probably seen jewellery being sold in places like Etsy, featuring dried beetles, spiders or butterflies encased in resin or preserved in metal settings. Pretty standard, right? Well, let me introduce you to the trend of live insect jewellery. Yep, living, breathing insects being used as fashion accessories.This morbid trend is what inspired the latest novel in the Dr Vanessa Marwood series, Deat
Tracy Buchanan
Jun 243 min read


Thrillers I'm excited about in 2025
Love thrillers with a killer hook? These are the most addictive psychological and domestic suspense novels to watch for in 2025—including...
Tracy Buchanan
May 2, 20253 min read


The dark side of crime fiction: why cults make the perfect thriller plot
Discover why cults fascinate readers of twisty psychological thrillers.
Tracy Buchanan
Mar 12, 20253 min read
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