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Maggie Smith

In a career that’s included work as a journalist, a psychologist, and the founder of a national art consulting company, Maggie Smith added novelist to her resume with the publication of her debut, Truth and Other Lies, a women’s fiction novel set in Chicago and released in March 2022 by Ten16 Press. It won NIEA’s Juror Grand Prize, the Star Award for Debut Fiction from Women’s Fiction Writers Association, Foreword INDIES Gold Metal for General Fiction, and was selected for the Women’s Book Association Great Group Reads. Her second novel, a psychological suspense called Blindspot, releases in May 2024.

In addition to her writing, Maggie hosts the weekly podcast Hear Us Roar (225+ episodes), blogs monthly for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and

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Aliah Wright

Now You Owe Me is NOW A Foreword INDIES finalist for Book of the Year!

Philadelphia native Aliah Wright worked her way through college as an editorial assistant for The Philadelphia Daily News, and as a stringer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A successful journalist, she spent her career working for a variety of news outlets. Those include The Associated Press, where she was a Political Correspondent, and at what is now known as Gannett | USA TODAY Network, where she was the Entertainment Editor for Gannett News Service. A Temple University graduate, she lives with her family just outside Philadelphia, where she’s plotting the next two novels in this series. She loves writing and traveling. This is her first novel.

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Britney King

Britney King lives Texas with her family, two literary dogs, one ridiculous cat, and a partridge in a pear tree.

When she’s not wrangling these characters, Britney crafts psychological, domestic, and romantic thrillers that dive deep into the complexities of human nature.

You can find Britney online here:

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Rebecca Drake

Rebecca Drake is an American author of psychological suspense. Her latest book, JUST BETWEEN US, was featured by O, The Oprah Magazine as a “compulsively readable thriller,” while Publisher’s Weekly and the Associated Press lauded it as “tense, bombshell laden and action-packed” and “twisty and compelling.”

Her previous novel ONLY EVER YOU, was chosen by Barnes & Noble as a top thriller and Library Journal’s starred review called it a “gripping domestic thriller.” She is also the author of DON’T BE AFRAID, THE NEXT KILLING and THE DEAD PLACE,as well as short fiction featured in the anthologies, PITTSBURGH NOIR, SWAMP KILLERS, and A THOUSAND DOORS.

A native New Yorker and Penn State grad, Rebecca has lived in eight cities, including Doha, Qat

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S.L. Harker

Even as a young child SL Harker would conjure up stories to share with her family. That love of books and storytelling never went away, but her skills have improved since then.

As a lover of twisty fiction, her books are fast-paced domestic thrillers with a little spice added in.

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Jennifer Sadera

This author also writes as Jennifer McGill-Sadera

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Natalie Michaels

Natalie Michaels is the thrilling new pen name of USA Today bestselling author N. Gray, who writes unforgettable characters and dark twist endings... (source: Amazon.com)

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Brittni Chenelle

Brittni Chenelle is a USA Today Bestselling Multicultural Fantasy Author who specializes in multi-POV romances and the angsty enemies-to-lovers trope. She loves to explore the blurred lines between good and evil and believes wholeheartedly in a great story's ability to bring people together.

When she's not writing, she can be found at her home in South Korea where she spends far too much time consuming coffee, dark chocolate, and videos of animals doing human things.

Visit www.BrittniChenelle.com to browse her complete catalog, including upcoming books.

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Kit Craig

Pseudonym for author Kit Reed.

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Janet Dawson

Janet Dawson is the author of The Sacrificial Daughter, first in a new series featuring geriatric care manager. She has also written thirteen novels featuring Oakland private investigator Jeri Howard. Her first, Kindred Crimes, won the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America contest for best first private eye novel. The most recent book in the series is The Devil Close Behind.

Her Jill McLeod historical mystery series features a Zephyrette sleuthing aboard the long-distance train called the California Zephyr in the early 1950s. The first in that series is Death Rides the Zephyr.

In the past, Dawson was a newspaper reporter and a Navy journalist. She has worked in the legal field and on the staff of the University of California Berke

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Sean Black

I write the Ryan Lock series of thrillers, which feature ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock and his partner, former Marine, Ty Johnson. The first two books in the series, Lockdown and Deadlock, hit the Official UK Top 50 Bestseller Chart, and the third, Gridlock, has just been released in hardback. They have have also been translated into Dutch, German, and Russian.

I'm a firm believer in hands-on research, also known as 'any excuse to get out of the house', so before I wrote Lockdown, I trained for a month with former members of the Royal Military Police's specialist close protection unit. That turned out to be great preparation for Deadlock, which I researched by spending time inside Pelican Bay Supermax in California (see the TV interview on

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Miranda Rijks

Miranda Rijks is the author of 26 psychological thrillers, many of which have been Amazon bestsellers. She lives in Sussex, England with her Dutch husband and black Labrador.

Her fast-paced, twisty thrillers are inspired by scary things that have happened to her or places she has visited.

Miranda turned to writing after recovering from Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. She's so grateful that she's now a full-time author and living the dream!

Visit www.mirandarijks.com to get her FREE novella, The Cheat, and the chance to name characters in her books.

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Britney King

Britney King lives Texas with her family, two literary dogs, one ridiculous cat, and a partridge in a pear tree.

When she’s not wrangling these characters, Britney crafts psychological, domestic, and romantic thrillers that dive deep into the complexities of human nature.

You can find Britney online here:

Website ➜ https://britneyking.com
Facebook ➜ https://www.facebook.com/BritneyKingA...
TikTok ➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@britneyking_
Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/britneyking_/
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Newsletter ➜ https://britneyking.com/newsletter/

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John Marrs

John Marrs is the author of #1 bestsellers including The One, The Good Samaritan, When You Disappeared, The Family Experiment, The Marriage Act, The Passengers, What Lies Between Us, Keep It In The Family and The Stranger In Her House. His next book, You Killed Me First, is out in March 2025.
What Lies won the International Thriller Writers' Best Paperback of 2021 award.
The One is a million-copy seller and has been translated into 35 different languages. It was also a Number One Netflix series.
After working as a journalist for 25-years interviewing celebrities from the world of television, film and music for national newspapers and magazines, he is now a full-time writer.
Follow him on Twitter @johnmarrs1 Facebook: @johnmarrsauthor Instagra

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Erik Therme

Erik Therme has thrashed in garage bands, inadvertently harbored runaways, and met Darth Vader. He currently resides in Iowa City, Iowa—one of only twenty-eight places in the world that UNESCO has certified as a City of Literature.

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Sarah A. Denzil

Sarah A. Denzil is a Wall Street Journal bestselling suspense writer. She is also known as young adult author Sarah Dalton.

Sarah lives in Yorkshire with her partner, enjoying the scenic countryside and rather unpredictable weather.

She is the author of international bestselling psychological thriller SILENT CHILD, which topped the bestseller lists on Amazon in the US, UK and Australia.

You can read now read AIDEN'S STORY, a short story and sequel to SILENT CHILD. It's completely free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/n7lb74chp3

Find out more at: http://www.sarahdenzil.com/

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Natalie Barelli

You will usually find Natalie Barelli reading a book, and that book will more likely than not be a psychological thriller. When not absorbed in the latest gripping page-turner, Natalie rides motorcycles, knits very badly and spends far too much time at the computer. She lives in Australia.

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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.  

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

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L.G. Davis

Author L.G. Davis (Liz) creates fast-paced, unpredictable, twisty-turny, psychological thrillers set in small towns. She strives to create characters that feel so real that her readers would want to meet them in real life. She loves to set her thrillers in small towns that, at first sight, look picturesque, but upon closer inspection, dark secrets and dangerous minds threaten the residents.

In addition to being an author, Liz is a self-taught digital artist who enjoys transforming a blank canvas into anything she can imagine.

Her greatest joys in life consist of spending time with her family, reading a good book, watching a great movie, or daydreaming about the next story she wants to bring to life in the future.

Liz Grace Davis was born in a

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Nadija Mujagic

Nadija has written several psychological thrillers and a memoir series. In her spare time, she enjoys playing sports and electric bass guitar.

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Emily Shiner

Emily lives in the mountains of North Carolina and loves hiking with her dogs--only when she's not thinking up twisted tales, that is. She loves books that keep you up long after you should be in bed.

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Rylie Dark

Rylie Dark is author of the SADIE PRICE FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising six books (and counting); of the CARLY SEE FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising six books (and counting); of the MIA NORTH FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising six books (and counting); of the MORGAN STARK FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising five books (and counting); of the HAILEY ROCK FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising five books (and counting),of the TARA STRONG MYSTERY series, comprising five books (and counting); and of the ALEX QUINN SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising five books (and counting).

Rylie loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.ryliedark.com to receive free ebooks, hear the latest news, and stay in touch.

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Audrey Wilson

Audrey Wilson is an award-winning writer and the author of LANDING LIKE RAIN, ONLY HUMAN, and WRONG GIRL GONE. Her next book THE EVER END will be released by Bywater Books in August 2025. From screenplays and television pilots to short stories and novels, Audrey boasts an eclectic writing background. After graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Television Writing and Producing, she began her career, and has since produced nationally and internationally for PBS and National Geographic, as well as locally for WLS. In 2018, she received a regional Emmy nomination.

As much as Audrey enjoys getting behind a camera, she feels most at home when immersed in one of her fictional works. When she isn't writing, Audrey enjoys hiking, read

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S.L. Harker

Even as a young child SL Harker would conjure up stories to share with her family. That love of books and storytelling never went away, but her skills have improved since then.

As a lover of twisty fiction, her books are fast-paced domestic thrillers with a little spice added in.

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Natalie Michaels

Natalie Michaels is the thrilling new pen name of USA Today bestselling author N. Gray, who writes unforgettable characters and dark twist endings... (source: Amazon.com)

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S. Englefield

Scott Englefield grew up on the Isle of Wight. Despite being surrounded by idyllic beaches and woodland walks, he was often to be found with his head buried in a book.
His love of reading endured into adulthood and now he spends his free time writing crime and psychological thrillers, often having to stop to fend off his cat James who believes his keyboard is the perfect place to sleep.
He is in his mid-forties (and feels it) and lives with his wife, son and cat in the East of England.
He grew a beard once – his wife hated it.

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M.Q. Webb

M. Q. Webb writes psychological thrillers and suspense novels, including the Oscar de la Nuit series. Her books have hit the Amazon best seller chart in the US. She studied psychology but prefers the fictional kind.

Not all secrets stay behind closed doors . . . The Girl in the Cellar is her latest psychological thriller.

Also writes under Maryann Webb

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Sean Black

I write the Ryan Lock series of thrillers, which feature ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock and his partner, former Marine, Ty Johnson. The first two books in the series, Lockdown and Deadlock, hit the Official UK Top 50 Bestseller Chart, and the third, Gridlock, has just been released in hardback. They have have also been translated into Dutch, German, and Russian.

I'm a firm believer in hands-on research, also known as 'any excuse to get out of the house', so before I wrote Lockdown, I trained for a month with former members of the Royal Military Police's specialist close protection unit. That turned out to be great preparation for Deadlock, which I researched by spending time inside Pelican Bay Supermax in California (see the TV interview on

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Audrey Wilson

Audrey Wilson is an award-winning writer and the author of LANDING LIKE RAIN, ONLY HUMAN, and WRONG GIRL GONE. Her next book THE EVER END will be released by Bywater Books in August 2025. From screenplays and television pilots to short stories and novels, Audrey boasts an eclectic writing background. After graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Television Writing and Producing, she began her career, and has since produced nationally and internationally for PBS and National Geographic, as well as locally for WLS. In 2018, she received a regional Emmy nomination.

As much as Audrey enjoys getting behind a camera, she feels most at home when immersed in one of her fictional works. When she isn't writing, Audrey enjoys hiking, read

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Rose McClelland

Out of your Head is Rose McClelland’s fifth novel and her second psychological thriller.

Her previous novel Under Your Skin became an Amazon No. 1 Bestseller in the UK and USA/ Canada. It also won Best Books of 2020 in Belfast Telegraph and with several online book bloggers.

Rose has also written two short plays which were performed in the Black Box theatre in Belfast. Find out more at: http://rosiesrag.blogspot.com

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K.B. Fisher

KB Fisher is an independent author of mystery thrillers. He lives in the Southeast United States and is a native of Slidell, Louisiana.

Fisher is a former evolutionary biologist and academic, where he developed a passion for writing while publishing peer-reviewed research from 2013 to 2023. He gradually transitioned to writing fiction full time as a means to escape the technical writing associated with his scientific work. Influenced by Ann Rule, James Patterson, and Edgar Allan Poe, Fisher’s fast-paced storytelling goes against the grain with morally gray characters, sinister turns, and bittersweet endings.

He enjoys reading, hiking, and cooking in his spare time.

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Hillary Adrienne Stern

Hillary Adrienne Stern is originally from New York City. As a child, she was a voracious and extremely fast reader. Her love of books was coupled with a love of writing, primarily fiction but also poetry.

Hillary wrote her first novel at the tender age of eight and her supportive parents encouraged her to submit it to a publisher. In response, she received a very kind note that, while a rejection, nevertheless, encouraged her to continue writing. And continue she did.

Hillary wrote all through college and law school and continued to write while raising a family and practicing as a lawyer. She took writing classes and participated in writing workshops and writers groups. Ultimately, she completed her first novel written as an adult as well

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Jerry Roth

Jerry Roth is an award-winning author of Bottom Feeders, from Sunbury Press. Following up with this success, he released a psychological thriller, On the Tip of Her Tongue, one year later.

His writing career began with his award-winning screenplay, Gray Matter. Switching gears, Jerry created the critically successful Disc Golf website, Inkslingers DG and wrote for the Disc Golf Pro Tour in 2017.

His influences for writing can be traced backed to authors such as Anne Rice and Stephen King. Jerry’s upcoming literary projects include: a Gothic novel, Wish it away, and a Short Story novel, Throwing Shadows: a dark collection— Out now!

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R.C. David

R.C. David is a teacher, husband, and father of two, with a passion for crafting stories that are sharp, engaging, and approachable. His debut novel, a gripping psychological thriller, showcases his love for suspense and unexpected twists.

R.C. David is currently working on a middle grade book, further expanding his range as a storyteller. When he's not writing or teaching, he enjoys spending time with his family and diving into the worlds of thrillers, science fiction, and fantasy.

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Jill Amber Chafin

Jill Amber Chafin's work has appeared in The Personal Story Publishing Project and Motherfigure, and has been honored as a Finalist for the Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award, Honorable Mention in the New Millennium Writing Awards, and Third Place winner in the anthology America’s Next Author. Shaken is her debut novel and has recently been selected as a finalist for The Wishing Shelf Book Awards.

Jill lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her husband and two children, where she works as a freelance writer, editor, and circus arts instructor.

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