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Jon St. Denis (pseudonym for J. Sydney Jones ) is a former journalist in Europe, filing stories from Austria, Italy, France, Greece, and Ir...

David Wellington was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Syracuse University and received an MFA in creative writing f...

Allison Montclair is the author of the Sparks and Bainbridge mysteries, beginning with The Right Sort of Man , the American Library Associa...

Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop was born and raised in New York City. She earned her B.A. from Harvard University and her M.F.A. in fiction from...

Jackie McMahon writes murder mysteries with history, twists, and perhaps a romance (or two). She currently resides in Florida with her two ...

Nathaniel Rich is the author of Cloudthief (2026) and three previous novels, all New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice selections: K...

Kathleen Barber is the author of Truth Be Told , which was adapted by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine as a series on AppleTV+, Follo...

Rachel León is a writer, editor, and social worker, who has worked in child welfare for nearly two decades. She serves as Managing Directo...

Kathleen Rooney is the nationally bestselling author of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk , as well as Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey and From D...

Bryan Gruley is the Edgar-nominated author of seven novels and one award-winning work of nonfiction. A lifelong journalist, he shared in Th...

Matt Harry has been writing since he was 10 years old. He learned to make movies at the University of Southern California, which was the cl...

Peter Colt is the author of Cold Island in the Detective Tommy Kelly series and the Andy Roark Mysteries. He was born in Boston, Massachus...