Sharon Pelletier

#MSWL Suspense Nah: crabby alcoholic detectives, LE or PI. Military or political thrillers mimicking current/recent events. Ghosts, dreams, mental institutions don’t work for me. Feeling ODed on Karens with shady husbands and vice versa

#MSWL Suspense YES: setting-as-character in a location we haven’t seen before. A civilian in a career with an intriguing vantage point on people’s habits and motivations. Light grounded horror. Surprise me with something wild like SA Cosby, Rachel Harrison

#MSWL suspense: I'm extra good at this and have a list full of rockstars, so you really gotta knock it out of the park. Upmarket: big on voice/setting, starting a conversation about issues of justice, equality, class, etc., character-driven storytelling, a truly FRESH twist

I'm particularly obsessed with the idea of a sanitation worker helming a thriller, which I saw in a tweet a few days ago and foolishly didn't save.

What are your other ideas for careers that would make a good vantage point for suspense fiction?

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I often say I want unexpected suspense. Here are some careers that could be a fun perspective from which to dig into a mystery instead of police detective as MC
-rental car agency employee
-sanitation worker
-UPS driver (or bus driver, or Lyft driver...)
-mail carrier
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and because I'm not sure how much time I'll have today to browse the feed, right now I'm especially hungry for: upmarket WF, book club fiction, and truly fresh suspense fiction.
Diverse voices extra welcome.
Not for me: SF/F, paranormal, kids/YA
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#MSWL I can't stop thinking about: workplace psychological suspense.

Think GONE GIRL meets ASK A MANAGER.

#mswl more own voices in all categories, but especially suspense!

#MSWL YA suspense--would love to see more edgy, twisty stories like MAESTRA or GONE GIRL in YA.

#MSWL friendships gone bad, twisted colleagues, dark sisters... I want unpleasantness that brings suspense as it slowly turns more sinister

#MSWL: FRESH suspense! Enough alcoholic embittered cops, ex-cops,lawyers or ex-lawyers. Bring me eerie normalcy, smiles pasted over poison.

#MSWL: and while I <3 reality-based suspense w/ dark twists, I have a really hard time being in the perspective of a rapist or family abuser

Eager for suspense fiction of all kinds, especially upmarket thrillers and procedurals with an unexpected angle on the tropes we love #mswl