Author Mary Desch shares how her background in medicine inspired Tangled Darkness, an LGBTQ psychological medical thriller set in Portland, where a psychiatrist unravels a deadly clinic scandal amid the opioid crisis.
This interview was original posted on the Hott Books blog as part of my Virtual Book Tour. What inspired you to write your first book? After leaving a long career in psychiatry, I wanted a creative outlet to explore new territory. During the journaling associated with Caroline Myss’s book, Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential, I…
A deep dive into the LGBTQ Mystery genre As an LGBTQ author with a queer-lead psychological thriller novel debuting soon—TANGLED DARKNESS (July 2025)—I’m grateful to have a role in the progression of authentic, nuanced LGBTQ characterization in popular thriller fiction. I’ve recently looked back on the history of LGBTQ representation in thrillers since the 1960s….
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