Stephanie Wrobel discusses six novels that influenced the structure and characters of her fourth book, Revenge Plot. She cites Stephen King's Misery as a key inspiration, noting she reversed the premise by having a writer kidnap an agent. Herman Koch's The Dinner provided a structural model, leading Wrobel to divide her story into meal courses. Other influences include Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend, Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot, R.F. Kuang's Yellowface, and Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
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