Newfoundland is more than a backdrop in Thaine Chase’s writing, it’s a force.
What happens when a crime thriller centers around a 60-year-old protagonist with limitations instead of superhuman strength?
In this episode of Inside the Mind of Thaine Chase, we dive deep into City of Legend: Shooter, where age becomes an advantage, experience replaces speed, and cunning outsmarts muscle.
Thaine reveals why he chose to write a lead character in his sixties and how physical vulnerability added more tension, more creativity, and more emotional depth to the story. We explore:
Why older protagonists are rarely seen in high-stakes thrillers
How writing from his own age changed his creative process
The challenge of writing amnesia “backwards”
Why he avoids CSI-style crime fiction
And how Newfoundland isn’t just a setting… it’s therapy
Then we shift gears completely, from gritty crime to youthful magic.
We talk about Dock Ridge Kids, a high-energy middle-grade adventure inspired by Newfoundland folklore, and the powerful lessons of loyalty, courage, and keeping dreams BIG.
Finally, we explore Broken Things in Bonavista, Thaine’s bestselling literary fiction novel about healing, generational connection, and a mysterious fix-it shop that may, or may not fix more than broken objects.
This episode is about more than books.
It’s about identity. Aging. Memory. Adventure. And writing as a way to come home.
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