{"id":478502,"date":"2022-02-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/?p=478502"},"modified":"2025-05-09T20:32:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:32:46","slug":"80-story-prompts-from-top-thriller-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/80-story-prompts-from-top-thriller-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"80 Story Prompts From Top Thriller Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>80 Thriller Prompts To Get Hearts Racing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thrillers are commercially one of the most competitive genres to write in. Walk into any bookstore or visit any online shop and you\u2019ll see bestseller tables covered with <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/tips-for-writing-crime-fiction-and-thrillers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thrillers<\/a>. So how do you make your thriller stand out from the crowd? How can you ensure your story idea is unique and engaging and able to stand up against the greats?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve reached out to some of the best <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/literary-agents-for-crime-thrillers-and-action-novels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thriller<\/a> authors around for their story <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-find-inspiration-for-your-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ideas<\/a>, as well as adding some writing prompts of our own. 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Your reader wants to be kept on the edge of their seat while they fly through the pages of your novel because they simply can\u2019t put it down.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thrillers don\u2019t tend to have many (if any!) comedic events, instead you must maintain a level of suspense, excitement, and interest throughout. Your aim is to pull your reader in, and keep them there, with your suspenseful and plot-driven narrative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although \u2018thriller\u2019 is the over-arching term, there are a number of sub-genres you might choose to explore.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Psychological thriller&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crime thriller&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mystery thriller&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spy thriller&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Action thriller&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Political thriller&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal thriller&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historical thriller&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sci-fi thrillers&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Why-Are-Thriller-Writing-Prompts-Helpful\"><strong>Why Are Thriller Writing Prompts Helpful?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thriller writers find the interesting in the ordinary, everyday things. But sometimes the pressure in making the ordinary into the extraordinary is overwhelming. That\u2019s where our <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-get-a-us-agent-for-your-crime-thriller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thriller<\/a> writing prompts come in \u2013 here to help break you out of the self-imposed pressure to find the right twist and simply encourage you to start writing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So welcome to our 80 writing thriller prompts!&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>These won\u2019t necessarily be the basis of your next novel, but what they will do is <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-find-inspiration-for-your-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inspire<\/a> you and help you break through the <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/dealing-with-writers-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writers\u2019 block<\/a> and think outside the box. They may even remind you of something, maybe a <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/round-vs-flat-characters-a-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">character<\/a> will resonate with you, or perhaps all they\u2019ll do is encourage you to write your own prompt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thriller Prompts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Photo-Banner-Facebook-Cover-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-478551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Photo-Banner-Facebook-Cover-Photo.jpg 851w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Photo-Banner-Facebook-Cover-Photo-600x222.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Photo-Banner-Facebook-Cover-Photo-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Photo-Banner-Facebook-Cover-Photo-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Photo-Banner-Facebook-Cover-Photo-640x237.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Psychological-Thriller-Prompts\"><strong>Psychological Thriller<\/strong> Prompts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your thriller focuses on the psychology of its <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/character\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">characters<\/a> as well as a pacy and plot-driven <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/the-unreliable-narrator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">narrative<\/a>, then it\u2019s likely you\u2019ll find these <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/what-is-a-psychological-thriller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">psychological thriller<\/a> writing prompts helpful. If you\u2019d like to see some comparable titles then try <em>Gone Girl<\/em> (Gillian Flynn), <em>Misery<\/em> (Stephen King), and <em>The Girl on the Train<\/em> (Paula Hawkins).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the third Friday of every month, you switch off your phone and disappear for 24 hours. No one knows where you go, until now\u2026\u2026&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When clearing out your late husband\u2019s things, you discover a list of names titled \u2018conquests&#8217;. The first name shocks you to the core.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When your daughter doesn\u2019t come home on Friday night, the last person you want help from comes to your aid.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two women catch the same 7:20am train every day, never talking. Until one day when one desperately needs the other&#8230;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You barely knew your neighbour. So why did they have your name on a note in their pocket the night they died?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your daughter says a man has hurt her. You know she\u2019s lying because that man is dead &#8211; except no one but you knows that. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It\u2019s 10pm on Monday night. You haven\u2019t left the house in 271 days. If you don\u2019t leave before midnight tonight, you never will. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An email lands in your inbox with instructions for how to save a life. But the email was never meant for you. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You&#8217;re walking through the city centre when a woman hands you a package then flees. What&#8217;s inside turns your stomach.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You&#8217;re a happily married father of two. So why has no one seen your wife for 36 days?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Crime-Thriller-Prompts\"><strong>Crime Thriller<\/strong> Prompts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-crime-writers-can-research-police-procedure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crime<\/a> thriller tends to focus more on the premise that a future crime hangs in the balance, while your <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/12-character-archetypes-writers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">characters<\/a> work to prevent it. Think: <em>Both of You<\/em> (Adele Parks) and <em>The Thursday Murder Club<\/em> (Richard Osman).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"11\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A man gets off the Eurostar in Paris. His luggage seems oddly heavy. Opening his suitcase in the taxi, he finds a severed limb. Whose is it?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"12\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The old ghosts club: A detective, a judge, and a hitman can\u2019t go to heaven \u2013 they haven\u2019t learned enough on earth. But figuring out crimes and making people pay? That\u2019s easy for them. Not just easy, it\u2019s a pleasure. And maybe they\u2019ll learn something on the way \u2026&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"13\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eight years ago, a young woman disappears from a Welsh valley. A sexual crime is suspected, but no body is ever recovered. Today, a different woman is found, dead, in a nearby village. There are no marks of violence. The first incident suggests a crime without a corpse, the second one suggests a corpse without a crime. What\u2019s going on? (This is the actual premise of Harry Bingham\u2019s <em>The Dead House<\/em>, by the way, but you\u2019re welcome to use it.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"14\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The IT guy keeps himself to himself. But he used to work for the Pentagon. His coding skills are exceptional. He\u2019s a highly skilled diver and a judo black belt. And what exactly does he get up to at the weekends?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"15\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cally had truly loved him. It had taken her years to get over his death in a train wreck. Her marriage to Noah now always seemed like a bit of a second best. But why does she have a letter from him today? And how the hell could he be quoting yesterday\u2019s newspaper headline?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"16\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The British Crown Jewels are the best defended precious objects in the world. No one in the world could steal them. No one except \u2026&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"17\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moriarty\u2019s Story: Sherlock Holmes always gets all the publicity, right? But Moriarty\u2019s story is darker, older and more interesting. It all began one foggy London night in 1889 \u2026&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"18\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A man wakes up in Texas \/ Wolverhampton \/ at the end of your street. It is a starlit night. He has what looks like a bullet-wound in his thigh. A scrap of paper in his hand, with an address on it. No name. The man remembers nothing except for one word&nbsp; &#8211; \u201crun.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"19\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wall Street\u2019s most famous hedge fund manager, Ponzi Scheme owner and all-round bad guy is finally in court facing a 150-year sentence. But one juror isn\u2019t who he claims to be. For the juror, this isn\u2019t business, it\u2019s personal.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"20\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first paragraph of your story: \u201cThe truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?\u201d I stare at the court and the judge. \u201cYou must know by now that I am an expert liar. It\u2019s my superpower. I\u2019ll raise my hand if you want me to, and say whatever nonsense you have on this paper, but truth? No. I\u2019ll lie and lie and make you believe me anyway. So help me God.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"21\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The last paragraph of your story: \u201cReader, I murdered him.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"22\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Detective Inspector Ryan Jackson is diligent, successful, hard-working, boozy, and sometimes a little too prone to use his fists. What worries him, though, is these memory blackouts he tells no one about. Ten of fifteen minutes, to start with. Then an hour or two. Once a whole weekend. And why are his fists sometimes red and blooded? And why did his shotgun smell of powder?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"23\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She\u2019s the perfect wife, with the perfect home, and the perfect husband. There\u2019s nothing wrong with them, <em>nothing<\/em>. Her husband isn\u2019t too controlling. And that\u2019s definitely not arsenic in the cleaning cupboard.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cA murder club?\u201d I asked. \u201cDo you mean solving it?\u201d It was Davina who answered. 16 years old. Pretty, pouty, preppy: all the Ps. \u201cDon\u2019t be boring, darling,\u201d she said. \u201cSolving it, committing it. We go both ways you know.\u201d She kissed the tip of her finger and ran it down my face, over my lips to my heart.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"25\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A detective in recovery from Cotard\u2019s Syndrome \u2013 a real life condition in which sufferers believe themselves to be dead. (That\u2019s Harry\u2019s detective character, by the way, but you\u2019re welcome to take the idea and use it however you want.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Mystery-Thriller-Prompts\"><strong>Mystery Thriller<\/strong> Prompts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mystery thrillers tend to work in the opposite direction to a crime thriller: revealing a crime, and then working backwards so its<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-mannerisms-can-create-memorable-characters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> characters<\/a> can solve it. You could try <em>You<\/em> (Caroline Kepnes), <em>Sharp Objects<\/em> (Gillian Flynn), or <em>The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle<\/em> (Stuart Turton) for inspiration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"26\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No-one believes you, but you are certain the daily newspaper crossword is spelling out a warning\u2026 or a threat.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"27\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You check into a secluded hotel where you\u2019ll sleep in a luxury stilted hut on the private beach. The first morning that you wake up, someone has written \u2018DO NOT TRUST THEM\u2019 in pebbles.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"28\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the comfort of your bed, you check your video doorbell to see if a disputed delivery was left yesterday and who took it. Instead, you see a stranger letting themselves into your house. You do not see them leave.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"29\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Someone is sending you diary extracts, a new one every day\u2026&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"30\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You go to collect your teenager from school, but they aren\u2019t there. When you ask in the office, they are confused \u2013 they\u2019d agreed you could take your child out of school for a holiday, they show you the form with your signature on it and look at you strangely. But you didn\u2019t sign that form and you had no plans to take them anywhere\u2026&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"31\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You move into a new house and start to dig in the garden. You find bones and they look human. But there\u2019s a reason you can\u2019t call the police\u2026&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"32\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your father died when you were still a baby, but you\u2019ve just been sent an obituary for him, dated last week.\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"33\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You wake in the night and can\u2019t find your partner. There is no trace of them in the house and no-one knows where they are. When you report them missing to the police, they say there is no record of them existing. So who is the person you\u2019ve been living with for five years?\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"34\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you turned 10, your parents died in mysterious circumstances. On your 20th\u202fbirthday, your best friend was murdered. It\u2019s your 30th\u202fnext week\u2026\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"35\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best friends are both accused of murder. Each insists the other one is innocent. Who is to blame?\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"promo-block  alignfull\" id=\"\">\r\n    <div class=\"content-container\">\r\n        <div class=\"promo-block-container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"promo-image-container\">\r\n                                            <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/ultimate-novel-writing-course\/\" target=\"\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jericho-Writers_091022-138-2560x1706.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                                                                <\/a>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"promo-text-container\">\r\n                <div class=\"promo-text-wrapper\">\r\n                    <h2>Want some support with finishing your story?<\/h2>                    <div class=\"wysiwyg-container\"><p>The Ultimate Novel Writing Course offers more personalised guidance than any alternative out there. In a year, we&#8217;ll take you from first draft through to readying your completed manuscript for publication. You&#8217;ll get 1-2-1 mentoring, weekly tutorials and feedback from literary agents.<\/p>\n<p>Available to writers around the world, the Ultimate Novel Writing Couse is now accepting applications for Spring 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\r\n                            <a class=\"cta-btn has-background has-thriller-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/ultimate-novel-writing-course\/\" target=\"\"><span>Apply now<\/span><\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Spy-And-Action-Thriller-Prompts\"><strong>Spy And Action Thriller<\/strong> Prompts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Spy and action thrillers tend to focus on secret agents and espionage. Packed full of action-adventure, suspense, and spy stories \u2013 think race against time to uncover an unseemly plot or overthrow a coup! Try Jason Bourne\u2019s <em>The Bourne Identity<\/em>, Robert Ludlum, or <em>Clear and Present Danger<\/em> by Tom Clancy for some background reading in this sub-genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"36\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019re a special agent, chasing an international art thief across Europe. Finally, you find something in Prague that leaves you wondering: is the art theft a cover for something even more heinous? And are you the right person for the job?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"37\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019re a probationary special agent. The lowest of the low on the career ladder. You\u2019re charged with research and filing. When you find something that could finally bring in an international arms dealer, no one believes you. It\u2019s up to you find the proof needed to bring him in.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"38\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8.07 am on the tube was always an experience. Commuters crammed into carriages. Hot air emphasising the distinctive sweaty, stale smell of the Circle Line. While a tinny voice proclaimed \u201cEuston Square\u201d over the tannoy. A pair of eyes found her through the crowd. They trailed her as she hopped off the carriage, narrowly avoiding the gap between platform and tube. They followed her as she ran up the escalator; clearly late, again. And surveyed the path she took as she made her way through the commuters, her red hair glinting in the sun. A different route this morning. It could only mean one thing.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"39\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was a short walk back to the house after Lou\u2019s surprise birthday drinks, but it took an age. Blisters threatened to render Kat\u2019s toes useless for days to follow. Toes throbbing and head dizzy from the vodka lime and sodas, Kat reached for the door. Before the tip of the key could graze the lock, the door swung open. Stepping over the threshold, a neon yellow post-it note caught Kat\u2019s attention. Sitting on the hall table, beside a lidded sharpie, a note lay expectantly.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"40\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019re the victim of a crime, but you don\u2019t report it. Why? Are you guiltier of something worse? What are you hiding? Who are you hiding from?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"41\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>James is a creature of habit. Everyday the same routine. Until one day he starts running\u2026in the wrong direction.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Political-Thriller-Prompts\"><strong>Political Thriller<\/strong> Prompts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your political thriller should be set against a political backdrop \u2013 perhaps a power struggle or political intrigue with suspense and high stakes throughout. Try reading <em>The Sum of All Fears<\/em> (Tom Clancy), or <em>House of Cards<\/em> (Michael Dobbs) for some ideas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"42\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There in the tree line a gloved hand waited; a finger poised and ready to take the photo they\u2019ve come for. Crunched-up leaves and broken branches litters the ground beneath their feet. Biding their time. Waiting. Patience has always been his gift.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"43\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019re a journalist and receive a tip that could change everything in the election next week. But first, you need to validate it.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"44\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An assertive knock on the inner door announced the visit she\u2019d been dreading.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"45\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>COBRA\u2019s been taken hostage.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/thriller-prompts-2.jpg\" alt=\"thriller-prompts\" class=\"wp-image-478507\" title=\"thriller prompts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/thriller-prompts-2.jpg 833w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/thriller-prompts-2-600x396.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/thriller-prompts-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/thriller-prompts-2-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/thriller-prompts-2-640x423.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Legal-Thriller-Prompts\"><strong>Legal Thriller<\/strong> Prompts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to the crime thriller, a legal thriller focuses on the procedures and investigation, whether that\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-crime-writers-can-research-police-procedure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">police procedural<\/a> or the court case. Think <em>The Partner<\/em> (John Grisham), <em>The Devil\u2019s Advocate<\/em> (Steve Cavanagh) or <em>You Don\u2019t Know Me<\/em> (Imran Mahmood).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"46\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cDecisive\u201d was not a word you\u2019d use to describe DC White. Changeable; dim; easily manipulated. But \u201cDecisive\u201d? Not at all. Or at least that\u2019s what they banked on.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"47\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After finishing work late one night, you find a brown paper packet neatly tied with red string on your passenger seat. Alongside a note: \u201cHe\u2019s innocent.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"48\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cell door clangs shut behind you. Looking down at your hands you see dried mud, dirt, and something that looks a lot like blood.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"49\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You arrange to meet your client in your office. When they don\u2019t arrive, you go out to find them.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"50\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 years, 17 days, 6 hours and 32 minutes. That\u2019s how long she had been locked away for. Away from her family. Away from her child. Away from the world as she knew it. But, 12 years, 17 days, 6 hours and 32 minutes is also how long she\u2019s had to plan her revenge. And in 12 minutes she\u2019ll finally be free to do it.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"51\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There\u2019s something not quite right about Mr Hallow. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"52\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They\u2019re hiding something. You can\u2019t put your finger on it, but you know. Your 30 years on the force is telling you there\u2019s something they\u2019re not saying.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Historical-Thriller-Prompts\"><strong>Historical Thriller<\/strong> Prompts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The historical thriller is just that, a thriller set in the past. Make sure to research <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-write-historical-fiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to write historical fiction<\/a> novels too, so you can get the balance between embedding the story within the historical period and keeping the narrative pacy and suspense filled. Titles for background reading could include <em>The Alienist<\/em> (Caleb Carr), <em>The Doll Factory<\/em> (Elizabeth Macneal) and <em>Liar<\/em> (Lesley Pearse).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"53\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The rain came early that year. Forcing Fowler and his farmhands to sprint back to the field to bring the rest of the harvest in. It was now or never. Stealing out from behind his hiding place beside the carriage, he headed towards the house. Tucking himself into a dark corner of the entry room, he waited.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"54\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The truth behind Mary Shelley\u2019s Frankenstein: who was the real Frankenstein and how was he injured so unrecognisably?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"55\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The year is 1536. A time when everyone was at risk of losing their head, even the queen. Clay did what he had to do to survive, even if that meant he was the executioner.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"56\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Her masque hung listlessly on a seat in the corner of her bed chamber. The blue damask gown she had ordered specifically for the masquerade that night lay ruined at her feet. Tinged with the brownish-red hues of now dry blood. <em>What had she done? What was she going to do now?<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"57\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Somewhere in the French Quarter a saxophone serenaded the inky night sky. The streets thrummed with music and laughter, while colours rebounded off the buildings and along the streets. New Orleans in 1932 was something to behold. But here, in this tiny side street taunted by the distant celebrations, a private investigator was finally closing in.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"58\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The funny thing about not attending your wife\u2019s execution is that you didn\u2019t actually witness her death. In Henry\u2019s case, his wife is back and she\u2019s ready for revenge. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"59\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Life in Victorian London is hard, but especially so when your fianc\u00e9 has been accused of murder and you have to fight to find the true killer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Science-Fiction-Thriller-Prompts\"><strong>Science Fiction Thriller<\/strong> Prompts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A science fiction thriller tends to place the action in an alternative reality \u2013 whether that\u2019s a dystopian society or a different planet all together \u2013 the action and intrigue of the thriller will be heavily laced with Sci-Fi themes but will remain within the confines of existing science to create a believable risk scenario. Think <em>11\/22\/63<\/em> (Stephen King) or <em>1984<\/em> (George Orwell).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"60\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fairgrounds are normally bright and colourful, alive. But today, today it feels different. Cold. Empty. Dark.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"61\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019re on a carousel. High up above the crowds you spot something in the distance. Unsure what you see, it takes a while for your eyes to adjust, but when they do, you realise things will never the be same again.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"62\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You run a Detective Agency with a twist: specialising in paranormal crimes and activity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"63\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Liam is tired of being called a conspiracy theorist, but nothing will stop him from proving that the president is not from this earth. His proof? He isn\u2019t either.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"64\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some might want to use a time machine to see the future, but I know where I\u2019m going. Back to 7th\u202fFebruary 2004 to find out who really killed Suzy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"65\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In a post-apocalyptic world, all that stands between building a new future and certain death, is you.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"66\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In a dystopian world technology has become the currency that life depends on, that is until something threatens the very core of that technology.                                                                                                                       <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No kissing is allowed in this world, let alone sex. Babies are made by machines and love is against the law. But one couple have fallen for one another and she&#8217;s pregnant. Will they escape before it&#8217;s too late?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Ten-Bonus-Prompts\">Ten Bonus Prompts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>68. Two non-identical twins are separated at birth. One of them is murdered and the other twin&#8217;s DNA is found all over the dead body.&nbsp;                                                                                                                                                                                                                         <br><br>69. Sarah Daniel&#8217;s credit card is rejected at a coffee shop. She calls her bank who tell her she isn&#8217;t Sarah Daniels. Sarah Daniels is dead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>70. A stranger hands Michelle a phone before jumping off a building to her death. The phone contains a voice message from the stranger accusing Michelle of her death.&nbsp; <br><br>71. Tania&#8217;s best friend Mariah disappeared fifteen years ago. Her body was never found. A young woman moves in next door who looks exactly like Mariah did, back then. But then she vanishes too.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>72. Rachelle wakes up to her sleep talking husband confessing to a murder.&nbsp;<br><br>73. A man lies on his death bed in hospital. He whispers into the nurse&#8217;s ear. &#8216;I know what you did and your son will pay.&#8221; Her son doesn&#8217;t return home from school that afternoon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>74. You come across a news story about a missing person. A woman in her forties, with mid-length black hair, brown eyes, 5&#8217;5. It&#8217;s you. Your face, your description, only&#8230; a different name. The story is dated with tomorrow&#8217;s date. But you&#8217;re safe. Aren&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>75. You&#8217;ve been getting away with minor crimes (fraud, theft, a little arson) for a while now. And you&#8217;re ready for something more challenging. But what will it be? Maybe you could do something about your rude neighbour&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>76. Your cat saunters in, carrying what you imagine is yet another mouse in her mouth. Only it&#8217;s not a mouse. It&#8217;s a finger.<br><br>77. A woman returns home after a work trip away. She opens the front door and there is a strange family sitting in her kitchen, at her table. They claim to be her family, but they&#8217;re not the family she remembers at all.&nbsp;<br><br>78. A woman tweets &#8221;Live or die&#8221;. The votes are 65% in favour of death. The next day she is found murdered in her home.&nbsp;<br><br>79. A recent widow takes a sole cruise around the Atlantic. One by one passengers start to go missing. Scraps of paper found in their rooms spell out the name of her dead husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>80. A woman wakes up in a stranger&#8217;s bed with no memory of what happened last night. Then she sees the dead man lying next to her and his blood on her hands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Follow-The-Footsteps-Of-Top-Thriller-Writers\">Follow The Footsteps Of Top Thriller Writers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge thank you to our guest contributors for sharing some of their psychological and crime thriller story ideas and prompts. Find out more about them and their latest projects here:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/harrybingham.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry Bingham<\/a>&nbsp;<br>Harry is not only the founder of Jericho Writers, but he&#8217;s also the bestselling author of a dozen thriller novels and multiple works of non-fiction. Published all over the world, his work has been adapted for TV, he&#8217;s been on prize short- and long-lists, and had worldwide critical acclaim. <a href=\"https:\/\/harrybingham.com\/harry-binghams-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to discover his books.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hollyseddon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holly Seddon&nbsp;<\/a><br>Holly&#8217;s first thriller novel, TRY NOT TO BREATHE, was published in&nbsp;2016 and went on to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a bestseller in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Australia. A&nbsp;<em>USA Today&nbsp;<\/em>bestseller<em>,&nbsp;<\/em>it was also an&nbsp;audiobook, paperback and e-book bestseller in various countries. Her second novel, DON\u2019T CLOSE YOUR EYES, was&nbsp;published in July&nbsp;2017 in the UK, USA and in many other countries. In May 2018, it hit number one in the audiobook charts. LOVE WILL TEAR US APART was&nbsp;published in June 2018 and THE WOMAN ON THE BRIDGE is out March 2022. She&#8217;s also  one half of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/hollyseddon.com\/about-me\/the-honest-authors-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honest Authors, co-hosting a fortnightly podcast<\/a>&nbsp;on the realities of life as a published author. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/hollyseddon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to pre-order her new book!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sophieflynn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sophie Flynn&nbsp;<\/a><br>Sophie is a Cotswolds based psychological thriller author with an MA in Creative Writing from Oxford Brookes. Her debut novel&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/All-My-Lies\/Sophie-Flynn\/9781398502772\" target=\"_blank\">ALL MY LIES<\/a>&nbsp;was published by Simon &amp; Schuster in April, 2021. Alongside writing, Sophie is also the Head of Marketing at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jericho Writers<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meerashahauthor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meera Shah&nbsp;<\/a><br>Meera Shah is a psychological suspense writer based in London, UK. Her debut novel will be published by Hodder Studio, an imprint of Hodder &amp; Stoughton, in Spring \u201923. To follow her journey to publication you can visit her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmeerashahauthor.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnj.simmonds%40jerichowriters.com%7C2bb58ab21e5a451c9a3e08d9eb2378ed%7C2612c0bcfef84961bbd14371b93d2b88%7C1%7C1%7C637799359851598779%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=sP4X0pwDO23xbD1%2FirDYcDZW1h3WNAiqdrC6AKAGzV8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">author website<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FElbayMeera%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cnj.simmonds%40jerichowriters.com%7C2bb58ab21e5a451c9a3e08d9eb2378ed%7C2612c0bcfef84961bbd14371b93d2b88%7C1%7C1%7C637799359851598779%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=07ecOCwpoWmH%2FC1c3bmLmr4YwGWU%2FNWi0VyPCOzySCw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"More-Thriller-Writing-Tips\">More Thriller Writing Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope these thriller writing prompts helped you fight off your writers\u2019 block and sparked a source of inspiration for you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn a little more about thriller writing, check out our favourite Jericho Writers thriller articles below.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-crime-writers-can-research-police-procedure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Crime Writers can Research Police Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/tips-for-writing-crime-fiction-and-thrillers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tips for Writing Crime Fiction and Thrillers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-get-an-agent-for-your-thriller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Get an Agent for Your Thriller<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/7-top-tips-for-writing-gripping-thrillers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;7 Top Tips for Writing Gripping Thrillers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-plot-a-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Plot a Novel (Using our Easy Plot Template Technique) \u2013 Jericho Writers<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-create-a-great-inciting-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Create a Great Inciting Incident \u2013 Jericho Writers<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And remember, even the very best thriller writers started out staring at a blank white blank page. So don\u2019t worry if you haven\u2019t hit upon the perfect idea yet; start out by looking through the story ideas we\u2019ve listed here, or better yet, start listing your own prompts from inspiration you find in everyday life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You never know, a tiny spark of an idea may inspire you to write something you weren\u2019t expecting and you will be joining the greats at the bestselling thriller table at your favourite bookstore!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>80 Thriller Prompts To Get Hearts Racing&nbsp; Thrillers are commercially one of the most competitive genres to write in. Walk into any bookstore or visit any online shop and you\u2019ll see bestseller tables covered with thrillers. So how do you make your thriller stand out from the crowd? 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