I really enjoyed the process of taking one character’s version of events and twisting it to see through the other character’s eyes.
How is that possible? What is the truth? Is Caroline a liar? Is Aidan mentally disturbed? Both? It’s a way to mine the unreliable narrator trope that is the hallmark of modern suspense.Ĭaroline and Aidan see the same events in completely different ways. I thought telling it from both perspectives would be new, fresh, fun and also really suspenseful. In You, Caroline Kepnes turned the genre on its head and told it from the perspective of the stalker. Normally that type of story is told from the perspective of the victim. This is a Fatal Attraction story, meaning a stalker story. What made you want to write ‘A Stranger On The Beach’ from varying character p erspectives? It’s that added bonus in the set-up that makes this book such a head trip.Ħ. Maybe Aidan is stalking Caroline, or maybe it’s Caroline who’s pursuing Aidan. If that was all there, it would still have the makings of a great thriller.īut here, there’s also the dual, he said/she said perspective, which leaves the readers questioning who is telling the truth. Here two people meet, and one becomes dangerously obsessed with the other. You are known for your great psychological thriller novels! What is the secret to holding suspense so that readers are turning the pages frightened and mentally captivated throughout? Is Aidan meant to be sinister or misunderstood?ĥ. But I would never allow those characteristics to dictate my conduct the way she does.Ĥ.
Do feel that you share any particular characteristics with the main character, Caroline?Īmbition and a fondness for material things. The beachfront setting – in a fabulous house in the Hamptons, set partly during a hurricane - is simultaneously glamorous and dangerous. What makes the beach/ocean such an epic backdrop for a thriller novel? I’ve written a true psychological thriller.Ģ. Those are all there, but I did not set out to write a “message” book and I don’t think I have. If they also think about the issues of class, money, upward mobility, age, and gender that are raised by the book, then great. The main experience I want for my readers is that they be thoroughly transported, immersed and entertained. It’s the story of two gorgeous, charismatic, yet ultimately unreliable people who have an intense one-night stand that turns toxic and dangerous. I’d compare A Stranger on the Beach to Fatal Attraction or Body Heat. What are you most excited for readers to unearth in your newly-released novel ‘ A Stranger On The Beach’?
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