Before we get into today's episode, a little news from the Killer Author Club: your hosts Kimberly, Heather, and Kaira have written a thriller of their own. Take Back the Night publishes January 12, 2027 — and you can preorder your copy now and win exclusive swag at killerauthorclub.com/killer-book.

Show Notes:

Noelle Ihli joins us to talk about Gray After Dark, a survival thriller inspired by true events and set deep in the Frank Church Wilderness of Idaho — one of the most remote and unforgiving landscapes in the country. We get into the real-life story that made Noelle think "I have to write this," how she engineers suffocating suspense without leaning on tropes or gratuitous violence, and why ordinary people dropped into extraordinary danger make for the most compelling protagonists of all. Plus, we talk about the wild ride from indie publishing to seeing her books with sprayed edges on shelves everywhere — and Noelle reveals the worst thing she's ever done to a character. We're still not over it.

And if you haven't yet — preorder Take Back the Night, the thriller written by your KAC hosts, at killerauthorclub.com/killer-book. January 12, 2027 can't come soon enough.

Download and listen today — because the wilderness doesn't care how fast you can run. It only cares if you can survive.