Jenifer Ruff
USA Today bestselling author Jenifer Ruff writes dark and twisty mystery thrillers, including the award-winning Agent Victoria Heslin Series. Jenifer spends her days writing with the goal of keeping her readers eagerly turning the pages and putting the clues together. She adores peace and quiet, animals, and exercise, especially hiking. If she’s not writing, she’s probably out exploring trails with her dogs. Sign up for her Reader's Newsletter at Jenruff.com and never miss a new release.
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Raymond Harold Sawkins was a British novelist, who mainly published under the pseudonym Colin Forbes, but also as Richard Raine, Jay Bernard and Harold English. He only published three of his first books under his own name.Sawkins wrote over 40 books, mostly as Colin Forbes. He was most famous for his long-running series of thriller novels in which the principal character is Tweed, Deputy Director of the Secret Intelligence Service.
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Audrey J. Cole
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Gary Birken
Gary Birken is a full-time pediatric surgeon, medical thriller author, husband, father, grandfather, and more.
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Born and raised in New York, Birken completed his undergraduate studies in Ohio, spent two years studying in Paris, before returning to complete his general and pediatric surgery training at the Ohio State University Hospital and Columbus Children’s. Upon completion of his fellowship in pediatric surgery, Birken moved to Hollywood, Florida where he has spent his entire professional career. Presently, Birken serves as the Surgeon-In-Chief of the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.
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Lindsay Maracotta
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J. Luke Bennecke is a veteran civil engineer with a well-spent career helping people by improving Southern California roadways. He has a civil engineering degree, an MBA, a private pilot's certificate, and is CEO of an engineering firm. In his role as philanthropist, he awards scholarships annually to high school seniors.
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In addition to his debut novel, bestseller and award-winning Civil Terror: Gridlock, Bennecke has written several other novels and screenplays, a creative process he thoroughly enjoys. His second Jake Bendel thriller, Waterborne, was published originally in 2021 by Black Rose Writing and received several awards. Echo From a Bayou is his newest published suspense thriller with a supernatural twist.
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Valerie Davisson
A book addict from way back, I cut my teeth on fairy tales and C.S. Lewis, skipping class to hang out in the library. Later, I moved on to Tolkein and Twain. During graduate school, I only had time to read Anthropology books, so it wasn't until later I got hooked on Mysteries and Thrillers. Michael Conneally's Bosch, Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone, C.J. Box, J.A. Jance's Sheriff Brady, and Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon. I don't know about you, but I burned through those books as fast as I could discover a new series. Still do!
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Mike Krentz
Mike Krentz writes medical suspense, psychological thrillers, and military fiction featuring complex characters and relationships.
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Born and raised in Arizona, Mike earned a classical degree in English from the University of San Francisco, a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and a Master of Public Health Degree from Johns Hopkins University.
Following a civilian career as an emergency physician, Mike rededicated his professional life to serve America's Navy and Marine Corps heroes and their families, and to honor their sacrifices in defending our freedom and way of life. His last active duty assignment was as 7th Fleet Surgeon on board the flagship, USS BLUE RIDGE.
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Darren Sugrue
Darren Sugrue grew up in Dublin, Ireland and has lived and worked all over the world including the UK, Cambodia, USA and Australia.
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He loves hearing from readers and always responds.
In 2015, his first novel "The Prediction" reached No.4 in the Amazon Best Seller list of Mystery, Thriller & Suspense. His second novel "The Shattered Conscience" was released in 2016 and reached No.1 in the Amazon Canada Best Seller list of Mystery, Thriller & Suspense.
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H.K. Christie
H. K. Christie watched horror films far too early in life. Inspired by the likes of Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, true crime podcasts, and a vivid imagination she now writes suspenseful thrillers. When not working on her latest novel, she can be found eating & drinking with friends, walking around the lakes, or playing with her favorite furry pal. She is a native and current resident of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Simon King
Simon King is the author of more than 40 books, spanning 5 series, and writes with a voracious appetite that includes both hard-hitting thrillers and confronting true crime.
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His personal experiences inside a maximum-security prison have given rise to his popular Prison Days books, which ultimately led to the raw and nail-biting world of MAX, his ongoing prison-based crime thriller series.
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Carrie Rubin
Carrie Rubin is a physician-turned-novelist who writes thrillers. She enjoys exploring other genres as well, and has a cozy mystery published under the pen name Morgan Mayer and a novel of magical realism under the pen name Dannie Boyd.
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K.J. North
K. J. North lives with her husband in a small town on the beautiful Oregon coast. She has been an avid reader most of her life and her idea of a perfect evening would be to curl up in front of the fireplace with a suspense thriller and a glass of cabernet. Her education includes a degree in Green Technology and Business. An entrepreneur most of her life, K. J. North has been a professional photographer and has owned and managed her own photography studio. Today she, along with her husband, own and manage a vacation rental near the beach in the small coastal town they live in. She is thrilled to welcome guests from all over the world. K. J. North is well traveled, and has been to countries throughout Europe, South America, Canada and Mexico,
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Birgitte Märgen
BIRGITTE MÄRGEN is the author of "LIE LIKE THE DEVIL" and "THE RED DEATH," whose writing has also been featured in Mystery & Suspense magazine. Her foretelling medical thriller "THE RED DEATH" was written before the Covid pandemic. The serial killer thriller, "LIE LIKE THE DEVIL," has received two reader awards, including Reader's Favorite & Indie's Today.
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Jillianne Hamilton
Jillianne Hamilton writes entertaining historical fiction and historical romance novels with happy endings. Her stories feature feisty female protagonists and plenty of sass and wit, using the past as an exciting backdrop. Her debut novel was shortlisted for the 2016 PEI Book Award.
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Denis O'Neill
Denis O’Neill is an author, screenwriter, producer, and nature enthusiast who holds a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University. He worked on staff and as a freelance writer/producer for Boston’s public television station, WGBH-TV. He began publishing articles and short stories in Sports Illustrated, the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Fly Rod & Reel, Antiques, American Photographer, and others. His original screenplay, The River Wild, was produced in 1994, directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, and John C. Riley. A Shot at Glory, directed by Michael Corrente and starring Robert Duvall, was released in 2001. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Anita Diamant
Anita Diamant is the author of thirteen books -- including THE RED TENT. Based on the biblical story of Dinah, THE RED TENT became a word-of-mouth bestseller in the US and around the world, where it has been published in more than 25 countries.
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Her new book, a work of nonfiction. PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE. A NEW CHAPTER IN THE FIGHT FOR MENSTRUAL JUSTICE will be published in May 2021., As different as they are, this book returns to some of the themes of THE RED TENT -- including the meaning and experience of menstruation.
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Mike McCrary
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Mike McCrary is the bestselling author of Someone Savage, Relentless, and the Remo Cobb series. He's been a waiter, a dishwasher, investment analyst, and an unpaid Hollywood intern. He's quit corporate America, come back, been fired, been promoted, been fired again. Currently, he writes stories about questionable people who make questionable decisions. Keep up with Mike at www.mikemccrary.com.
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Chris DiBella
Chris DiBella is the author of the NESA Files series. His latest novel, Blood Dawn is the third installment to feature Sean Mercer and the rest of the NESA team.
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Chris lives in Carlsbad, California, where he is active in the local community with other writers helping to spread the word about the wonderful world of books.
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Rebecca Cantrell
A few years ago Rebecca Cantrell quit her job, sold her house, and moved to Hawaii to write a novel because, at seven, she decided that she would be a writer. Now she writes the award-winning Hannah Vogel mystery series set in Berlin in the 1930s. “A Trace of Smoke,” "A Night of Long Knives," "A Game of Lies," and "A City of Broken Glass." She also co-writes the Order of Sanguines series with James Rollins, starting with the upcoming book 1: "The Blood Gospel." And she writes the iMonster series as Bekka Black, including "iDrakula" and "iFrankenstein."
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Terry Toler
TERRY TOLER is a international #1 best selling and award winning author who has written seventeen non fiction books and thirty novels including the Jamie Austen and Alex Halee spy stories along with The Eden Stories. He is a public speaker, counselor, and retired entrepreneur. Impacting the lives of people worldwide through storytelling has become one of his passions in life. He can be followed at terrytoler.com.
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"Terry Toler is well written, and a rising star in literary fiction." Michael DeAngelo (Reviewer)
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Donnell Ann Bell
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I grew up in the 4-Corners area, in the city of Farmington, New Mexico. I love New Mexico, and am influenced by its rich Hispanic and Native American culture, and will bring some of this knowledge to future work. I also love Colorado of which I was a resident for thirty plus years.
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Shelly Stratton
Shelly Stratton is the penname of an award-nominated author who has published almost a dozen books under another pseudonym.
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William Neal
WILLIAM NEAL is the author of eight books, the writer-producer-director of the feature documentary "Long Gone Wild," about the ongoing plight of captive orcas; and an Executive Producer on the feature documentary "Dying To Race," about the many ills of thoroughbred horse racing - a film funded by Warner Bros.
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Neal is a former college and professional hockey coach, ESPN color analyst, and television writer-producer with credits on some 400 hours of primetime programming. He has won numerous awards for his work.
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Sheila Lowe
"Publishers Weekly gave Poison Pen a starred review and called it ""a dynamite debut.""
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Award-winning author Sheila Lowe's stories of psychological suspense put ordinary people into extraordinary circumstances. Jefferey Deaver, No. 1 International Bestselling Author, said this: Utterly compelling! Outside the Line joins the ranks of those rare thriller that expertly blend nonstop plotting with keen perceptions of the characters--good and bad--who populate this wonderful tale.""
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Maureen Myant
Maureen Myant has had six novels published to date. Her first novel was historical fiction set around the destruction of the village of Lidice in Czechoslovakia following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. She has now turned to crime and her crime novels are set in the southside of Glasgow where she lives. She is currently writing the fifth in the series. In addition to these, she has written a standalone suspense novel, What Lies Beneath, which is set in a snowbound house at Christmas. Maureen was a psychologist by profession but has now retired to concentrate on writing. She studied creative writing at the University of Glasgow gaining an MLitt and PhD.
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Erika Mailman
Update April 2018: The Murderer's Maid: A Lizzie Borden Novel just won a gold medal in Historical Fiction from the IPPY Awards, awarded to small press publications, university press publications and self-published books. I'm grateful to Bonhomie Press (an imprint of Yellow Pear Press) for entering the book into the awards!
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Erika Mailman is the author of THE WITCH'S TRINITY(Random House, 2007), a novel about a medieval woman accused of witchcraft, WOMAN OF ILL FAME (Heyday Books, 2007), about a Gold Rush prostitute caught in a serial killer's web, HOUSE OF BELLAVER, a literary ghost story involving Shakespeare and suffrage, and THE MURDERER'S MAID: A LIZZIE BORDEN NOVEL, the famous true crime story told from the Irish maid Bridget Sullivan's -
Amanda Russo
Amanda is a horror/YA writer who occasionally writes a little romance. She is a movie enthusiast, a traveler, and can be found in her backyard either reading or writing.
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Derek Robinson
Hey there. I'm Derek Robinson. I live north of Boston with my wife Kathryn, and when I'm not writing stories, I work in software as a technical learning content developer. You can probably find me cheering on my hometown Boston teams in my free time.
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My journey with Forever After began in 2021, and after numerous brainstorming sessions and creative hiatuses, the story finally came to fruition in 2025. For me, storytelling has always been a passion, and I can't wait to see what future stories entail. -
J.T. Falco
Joey (J.T.) Falco is an author, screenwriter, and showrunner who recently wrapped up a four-year run on the CW’s CHARMED, during which he rose through the ranks to become Co-Showrunner. He currently has an adaptation of the Goldie Taylor novel, PAPER GODS, in development at Netflix with Angela Bassett attached to star, and his first feature, a romantic comedy called COMMON PEOPLE, is in development at Amazon with Berlanti Productions. Meanwhile, his debut novel, BLOOD ON THE VINE, is set to be released on April 22, 2025, by Crooked Lane Books, and has been optioned by Gaumont for TV development. Recently, he served as creator/showrunner of a pilot for ABC—a legal procedural called JUDGEMENT, starring Sarah Shahi and Reid Scott, and directed
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Steph Nelson
A lifelong PNW girl, Steph currently lives in Boise, Idaho.
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Her books have been reviewed in the New York Times and Library Journal.
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Megan Devine is the author of the book It's OK that You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn't Understand.
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A.J. Waines
AJ Waines writes Psychological Thrillers with *over half-a-million* copies sold worldwide. She's a #1 International Bestselling Author: GIRL ON A TRAIN topped the full UK and Australian Kindle Charts in 2015 & 2016.
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All her books can be read in any order:
The Evil Beneath, Girl on a Train, Dark Place to Hide, No Longer Safe, Inside the Whispers, Lost in the Lake, Don't you Dare, Perfect Bones, Enemy at the Window, Cut you Dead Find them all at: AJ Waines' Books
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Grace Marcus
Grace Marcus holds a Master in Theatre Arts from Montclair University. Visible Signs is her debut novel. An early version of the book was a semifinalist in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition.
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She has been an actress, waitress, social worker, newspaper editor, and radio and cable TV show producer to name a few of the byways on her road to becoming an author. Her work has been published in Philadelphia Stories, The Bucks County Writer Magazine, Adanna Literary Journal, TheWritersEye, Women on Writing, Me First Magazine and Embark Literary Journal.
A Brooklyn native, she has lived on both coasts, and presently calls North Carolina home where she is working on a new novel.
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Jacob M. Appel
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Jacob M. Appel's first novel, The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up, won the Dundee International Book Award in 2012. His short story collection, Scouting for the Reaper, won the 2012 Hudson Prize. He has published short fiction in more than two hundred literary journals including Agni, Conjunctions, Gettysburg Review, Southwest Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, and West Branch. His work has been short listed for the O. Henry Award (2001), Best American Short Stories (2007, 2008), Best American Essays (2011, 2012), and received "special mention" for the Pushcart Prize in 2006, 2007, 201 -
L.V. Pederson
L.V. Pederson holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Alberta and in Film Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. He began his career as a film censor in Canada before transitioning to Hollywood, where he became a produced screenwriter. Following a life-changing event, Pederson developed a groundbreaking light therapy device for treating Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), earning multiple patents and international recognition for revolutionizing the field.
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Drawing on his cinematic background and lifelong passion for storytelling, Pederson creates narratives that seamlessly blend action, suspense, and emotional depth. His work often delves into themes of perseverance in the face of adversity, the redemption of u -
Amanda Brittany
Amanda Brittany is the best selling author of psychological thrillers NOW YOU ARE MINE, HER LAST LIE, TELL THE TRUTH, TRACES OF HER, I LIE IN WAIT, I'M WATCHING YOU and THE ISLAND HOUSE
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LET ME OUT is out on June 29th 2025 with Boldwood Books.
Her debut, HER LAST LIE has so far raised £9000 for Cancer Research UK in memory of her sister from eBook royalties.
Amanda lives in Hertfordshire in the UK with her husband and her crazy, cute dog. When she's not writing, she loves spending time with her family and friends, travelling, walking her dogs, reading & sunny days. She also has a soft spot for snow, which features in HER LAST LIE & I LIE IN WAIT.
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N.A. Cooper
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N. A. Cooper is the author of Ripple Effect, Unravelling Alice, The Quiet Space Between Us and The Affair. She is an avid reader and writer and loves to discuss all things books on her social media accounts.
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Jeremy Waldron
Author of Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense.
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H.K. Christie
H. K. Christie watched horror films far too early in life. Inspired by the likes of Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, true crime podcasts, and a vivid imagination she now writes suspenseful thrillers. When not working on her latest novel, she can be found eating & drinking with friends, walking around the lakes, or playing with her favorite furry pal. She is a native and current resident of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The MARTINA MONROE series featuring Private Investigator Martina Monroe and her unofficial partner, Detective August Hirsch of the Cold Case Squad, is a nail-bing crime thriller series full of suspense. If you like high-stakes games, jaw-dropping twists, and embattled seekers struggling to do right, then you’ll love the thrilling -
Lindsay Maracotta
Before making a living as a writer, Lindsay held a wide variety of jobs: waitress in a trendy club; waitress in a funky dive; catalogue model; assistant to a soap opera diva; cat sitter (required many of the same skills as previous job); fact checker for Esquire Magazine; and briefly -- and unwittingly -- a bag man for the mob. Drawing on these experiences, she began writing for magazines and the non-fiction book "The Sad-Eyed Ladies." Her first novel, "Hide and Seek:, was a mass market best seller. "Everything We Wanted" was a Publisher’s Weekly bestseller, a Literary Guild selection, an English and translated into six languages. Next was the critically acclaimed “Dead Hollywood” series (ebook: “Dead Fabulous” series). Accolades: Mystery I
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Ivonne Keller
Ivonne Keller lebt und schreibt in der Nähe von Frankfurt am Main. Im Genre Psychologische Spannung hat die Autorin drei Romane veröffentlicht, außerdem ist sie in über zwanzig Krimi-Anthologien vertreten. Die gelernte Bankkauffrau studierte nach ihrer Ausbildung in Spanien und arbeitete einige Jahre als Personalerin, bis sie sich hauptberuflich dem Schreiben widmete. Sie engagiert sich in den Autorenvereinigungen Mörderische Schwestern und Syndikat.
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Kirsty Ferguson
Kirsty Ferguson is a born and bred Australian author. She writes crime and thriller novels. Her stories centre around strong, capable, yet flawed women, with dark themes and undertones, designed to make you question what you think you know about the people you're closest to. Kirsty chooses to deconstruct and enthrall her readers with the secrets of an everyday person, the stories behind closed doors.
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Kirsty grew up in a rural town, on a farm and likes to base her stories in isolated places, physically, mentally and emotionally. She has long been a lover of reading and writing, beginning her professional career in 2015. She can be found with a good book in hand, her to be read list never growing any smaller no matter how hard she tries. -
Irene Wittig
Memories of my Viennese family and the fellow refugees and people displaced by war that I grew up with lie at the core of my novel. ALL THAT LINGERS I absorbed their stories of loss, of difficult decisions and survival against the odds, of rebuilding lives, even of triumph. I came to understand how much of the past lingers -- sorrow, anger, the loss of trust and even faith. Yet their resilience was proof that hope lingers as well for otherwise the struggle would not have been worthwhile.
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The CLAY CANVAS and the revised CLAY CANVAS were inspired by my 20 years of work as a ceramic painter. Alphabet tiles I painted led to the children's illustrated alliterative alphabet book AN AMUSING ALPHABET.
SHORT TALES AND RUMINATIONS were inspired by real -
Cristyn West
I find catching serial killers (on paper of course), well... fun.
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Do you really need to know anything more about me?
Ok, fine, I am also a veterinarian (for real, not just in my own head like the serial killer thing) and I find the thought of having a romance with a homo chiroptera pretty hot.
See? I told you, you didn't want to know anything else!
For the holidays I am giving away my Patterson-style thriller "Plain Jane" for FREE the only catch? You simply have to promise to give it away to 5 mystery-loving friends! And of course give an honest review here and on Smashwords: http://bit.ly/b60jVe
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Kinley Bryan
An Ohio native, Kinley Bryan lives in South Carolina with her husband and three children. Her debut novel, Sisters of the Sweetwater Fury, inspired by the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 and her own family history, won the 2022 Publishers Weekly Selfies Award for adult fiction. The Lost Women of Mill Street is her second novel.
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Mary Keliikoa
Mary Keliikoa is the author of DON'T ASK, DON'T FOLLOW, a domestic thriller, and the award-winning HIDDEN PIECES, DEADLY TIDES and KILLER TRACKS novels in the Misty Pines mystery series. In addition, she is the author of the PI Kelly Pruett mystery series, which includes the Shamus Finalist and Lefty, Agatha and Anthony award-nominated DERAILED for best debut.
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A Pacific NW native, she admits to being that person who gets excited when called for jury duty. When not in Washington, you can find Mary with toes in the sand on a Hawaiian beach. But even under the palm trees and blazing sun, she’s plotting her next murder—novel that is.
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Alec Peche
Author’s Bio
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I have fourteen books published in the Jill Quint, MD murder mystery series. They are best described as soft-boiled mysteries.
The books are set in different locations in the United States and Europe. The lead protagonist is Jill Quint, a forensic pathologist. She worked for a state crime lab, but left as she became disenchanted with court appearances, paperwork, and politics. She operates a vineyard in the central valley of California producing Moscato wine.
Jill also works as a private consultant providing a second opinion on the cause of death for families not satisfied with what they are being told about their loved one's death. She had developed a lab that serves two purposes: she can analyze specimens from a crime scene an -
Skyla Dawn Cameron
Friend Requests: I am really happy to accept new friends, however there is a challenge question. I realize it sounds bitchy, but I don't like author spam any more than any other reader. I ignore requests that don't respond to the challenge question (unless I *actually* know you in some capacity).
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Please don't spam me with invitations to read your book. Thanks.
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Award-winning author Skyla Dawn Cameron has been writing approximately forever. Her early storytelling days were spent acting out strange horror/fairy tales with the help of her many dolls, and little has changed except that she now keeps those stories on paper. She signed her first book contract at age twenty-one for River, a unique werewolf tale, which was released to crit -
Georgia K. James
Georgia K. James's favorite gift ever was her Kindle. It opened up a world of new and exciting authors and expanded her love of romance novels. After knocking around some ideas for a while, she decided to put those stories down on paper. Georgia works full time in education and lives with multiple chronic illnesses. Being diagnosed with chronic illness seemed like the end of the world, but it turns out it is a different way to live in the world. Writing a story with characters who live well with various chronic illnesses became a passion and the Chronic Romance series was born. Georgia lives with her furry family in Philadelphia.
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Jack Erickson
My interest in fiction, especially mysteries, started when I was about ten years old and read my first Hardy Boys books, "Secret of the Old Clock," I think the title was. I saved up from mowing lawns and running errands to buy every title I could. They were only $1.00 each, but when you're only making 25 cents an hour, it takes time to save those nickels and dimes.
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And then I discovered shelves of exciting books at my hometown Andrew Carnegie Memorial library just two blocks away from our middle class home in the Midwest. By that time I was reading "The Saturday Evening Post," "Collier's," "Life," "Look," "Time," "Argosy," "True," "Photoplay," that my parents subscribed to and others I can't remember. Needless to say, I skimmed through them -
S.M. Thomas
SM Thomas (known in the real world as Steph) is a British author from Somerset who specialises in gripping psychological thrillers and suspense novels
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Writing since she “could hold a pencil,” she’s known for crafting twisty, immersive worlds that keep readers on edge
When she’s not plotting her next page-turner, you may find her with her nose buried in a book, or dancing around her living room to Beyoncé
Her 'Paige Hanson' series builds an addictive arc of mystery and sacrifice, while her standalone thrillers like 'My Sister’s Downfall' and 'Long Weekend' stand out for their psychological depth and tense plotting.
Whether through government conspiracies, damaged relationships, or isolated settings, Steph brings a compelling blend of tension -
Richard L. Mabry
Dr. Richard Mabry is a retired physician, past Vice-President of the American Christian Fiction Writers, and the author of twelve published novels of medical suspense and six novellas. His books have been finalists in competitions including ACFW’s Carol Award and Romantic Times’ Inspirational Book of the Year, and have won the Selah Award from the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference.
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Richard’s non-fiction book, The Tender Scar: Life After The Death Of A Spouse (Kregel Publishers), has ministered to multiple thousands of grieving individuals. His meditations and short pieces have appeared in The Upper Room, In Touch, and several other periodicals.
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Holly Tierney
Holly Tierney is the author of over twenty novels and novellas, including Sweet Hollow Women, Surviving Valencia, Right Under Your Nose, Bellamy's Redemption, and Murder at Mistletoe Manor. She is also the creator of mid-century dollhouse flipping blog www.flipthisminihouse.com and the author of several dollhouse and miniature how-to books. She lives in Wisconsin.
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Jeffrey James Higgins
Jeffrey James Higgins is a retired supervisory special agent who writes thrillers, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays. He has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents. He received the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Heroism and the DEA Award of Valor.
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Jeffrey has been interviewed by CNN, National Geographic, and The New York Times. He’s a #1 Amazon bestselling author with 18 literary awards, including the Claymore Award, PenCraft’s Best Fiction Book of 2022, and a Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal.
He has been a panelist at ThrillerFest, Killer Nashville, Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity, and other conferences.
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Jonathan Payne
Jonathan Payne is a British-American writer based in New York City. His first novel, CITIZEN ORLOV, was named a Book of the Month by Apple Books. It won the 2024 IBPA Silver Medal for Mystery/Thriller and the 2024 IPPY Bronze Medal for Suspense/Thriller. The sequel, HOTEL MELIKOV, will be published in November 2025.
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Danielle Esplin
Danielle Esplin studied BSc Food Science with Chemistry at the University of Stellenbosch. She was one of the top students, and she got a full-ride scholarship. After years of sleepless nights, working in the laboratories and experimenting with new food products, she realized that something was missing.
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And that was writing and the freedom to express herself as an artist.
Without telling anyone, she packed her bags in her apartment, waved her twin good-bye, trudged down the street on campus and got on a bus. When she crossed the border, entering Namibia, she switched on her phone and sent her mother a text : "I dropped out of University." She never looked back.
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Joan Carroll Cruz
Mrs. Cruz is a native of New Orleans, LA, and was educated by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She was a member of the Discalced Carmelite Secular Order for 50 years and received the Mother Teresa Award in 2005.
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Mrs. Cruz was the author of 15 Catholic books, all of which received the imprimatur. She was perhaps best known for her writings on miraculous occurrences of faith which she compiled through meticulous research of foreign shrines, churches, convents and monasteries. -
P.R. Black
P.R. Black lives in Yorkshire, although he will always belong to Glasgow.
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He is the author of the DI Lomond thrillers, starting at Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine back in 2019. The first full-length novel, To Pay The Ferryman, is available now.
The second in the series, Jack-in-the-Box, will be published on February 2026.
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Valerie Taylor
Valerie Taylor lives in Connecticut and considers herself a typical "average Jane." She might remind you of the reclusive neighbor who fancies herself a novelist. Unlike many of her peers whom she admires, she does NOT have a degree in literature. But she is the award-winning author of the romantic comedy trilogy: What's Not SAID, What's Not TRUE, What's Not LOST. The roots of those three novels, as well as the first two books in the Venus Bixby Mystery series—A WHALE OF A MURDER and SWITCHED AT DEATH—most likely took hold during her early years watching Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, and The Twilight Zone. Her love of oldies music stems from hours listening and dancing to Elvis Presley and The Beatles, and being in the Bobby Dari
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Ken Casper
Ken Casper was born and raised in New York City. After graduating from Fordham University with a degree in Russian, he joined the Air Force, was stationed in the Far East, served in Vietnam, and lived five years in Germany. He also earned a Master's degree in Education from the University of Southern California. Ken retired from more than 33 years of government service in September '97.
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Now a transplanted Texan. He and Mary, his wife of 34 years, own a horse farm in San Angelo. Along with their Border Collie, Chief, they have a Golden Retriever, Casey, two house cats, four barn cats and eight horses. They also board and breed horses and Mary teaches English riding. She's a therapeutic riding instructor for the handicapped, as well.
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Kate Michaelson
Growing up in rural Ohio, Kate Michaelson simultaneously developed a love of the natural world and a strong desire to live closer to a mall. Her writing uses humor and mystery to explore women’s experiences with chronic illness. Kate works as a curriculum designer and holds a PhD in Educational Psychology. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and trying (fruitlessly) to tire out her Labrador mix She currently lives with her husband and pets in Toledo, Ohio.
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D.L. Hammons
DL Hammons wrote his first piece of fiction decades ago to impress a girl (he was moderately successful) and never looked back.
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Growing up as a military brat, DL moved around quite a bit as a kid. After graduating from LSU and raising a family in several southern states, he now makes his home in Central Arkansas, where he has spent the last dozen years perfecting his voice, splitting his writing time between YA and Adult Mystery/Suspense. Besides being an author, DL claims that the most interesting thing about him is that he lacks a sense of smell. Other passions include (but are not limited to) his family (including his two mini-Australian Sheppards), music, movies, video gaming, and cool weather camping.
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Nicole Annbury
Nicole Annbury is a writer of dark fiction in the thriller, psychological suspense, and mystery genre. Her debut novel, THE FINAL SENTENCE, released June 13, 2025.
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She's currently editing book two, THE SIGNATURE LINE.
Nicole currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband and three cats. Although she's originally from Missouri, she spent part of her youth in California.
She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a degree in human services and worked as a social worker for several years until chronic illness made that impossible. After being diagnosed with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis, she left her career and dreamt of the day she'd become a published author. It took her several more years to begin writ -
Laura Kemp
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Laura is a teacher who loves to write about her home state of Michigan. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University where she studied under Stuart Dybek, and has had her short fiction and poetry published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Word Riot, Tonopalah Review, SaLit and SLAB: Sound and Literary Art Book. “The Pursuit of Happiness,” – a short story she wrote while at WMU, was chosen as a finalist in the Trial Balloon Fiction Contest.
When not writing, Laura enjoys musical theatre, hiking, swimming, reading and performing with her Celtic band- Si Bhaeg Si Mohr. She also enjoys spending time with her husband and children as well as her dog, two hamsters, two gerbils, ten chickens, two horses and eight (and counting) c -
Jessica Gomez
Dark thriller PIECES OF YOU now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target or BookShop.org, or request it from your local bookstore!
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Jessica Gomez is an author with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from The University of Michigan. Her debut novel, a thriller titled PIECES OF YOU, released October 1st, 2024.
Jessica is a film critic and journalist in the horror genre. She has been published on weddings, business, real estate, and motherhood. She's been featured on BRIDES, Bustle, TODAY, and several film sites. She currently resides in Michigan with her husband and son. For inquiries, visit WriterJessicaGomez. com or follow @writerjessicagomez on Instagram. -
A.M. Khalifa
A.M. Khalifa grew up in a diplomatic corps family and has lived and worked in more than fifteen countries. Exposed from a young age to the stranger than fiction machinations of international relations and the corridors of power, he writes spellbinding international thrillers that breach cultural taboos and provoke uncomfortable dialogue on sensitive issues like espionage, counterintelligence, religious fanaticism, terrorism and gender inequities. He is trilingual and lives in the eternal city of Rome.
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Debra Purdy Kong
I've been writing and publishing mystery novels, short stories, personal essays, and articles for over 30 years.
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Both books in my Alex Bellamy series, TAXED TO DEATH (now out of print) and FATAL ENCRYPTION center around white-collar crime and take place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
My newer series features transit security cop, Casey Holland. THE OPPOSITE OF DARK was originally released in 2011, followed by DEADLY ACCUSATIONS, BENEATH THE BLEAK NEW MOON, THE DEEP END, KNOCK KNOCK, and most recently THE BLADE MAN.
I've also published two humorous novellas, DEAD MAN FLOATING and A TOXIC CRAFT featuring campus security guard Evan Dunstan. They're currently out of print as well, but I hope to re-release them in the near future.
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Avanti Centrae
Avanti Centrae is the author of the international award-winning VANOPS thriller series. She's honored to have won thirteen literary awards, including a Chanticleer Genre grand prize for both The Lost Power and Solstice Shadows. The Doomsday Medallion won Best Political Thriller at the annual BestThrillers.com contest and Cleopatra’s Vendetta took home a gold medal in the Conspiracy Thrillers category at the Readers’ Favorite Awards ceremony.
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Her books have hit the Top 100 bestseller lists in the United States, Canadian, and Australian Amazon Kindle stores as well as the Barnes & Noble Nook store.
She’s appeared on ten radio shows, including NPR, and has been featured in dozens of podcasts and interviews. Mystery & Suspense Magazine, Authority