Wessel Ebersohn’s seventeenth rule of thriller writing

Last time we thought about romance in your thriller. Another possibility is a bitter romance. The hero or heroine thinks that the one who comes into his or her life is the very one and only, only to discover that hidden motives are guiding the lover’s behaviour. Everything seems wonderful but in fact the lover is leading the protagonist into a trap or waiting for an opportunity to administer the poison. This may be a better idea than a conventional romance. It can add to the tension, instead of diluting it.

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