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"A thank you to J.L. Hyde for letting me be a part of the Grady Lake ride." - Raven
fiction writers on the Southern Noir Book Club portion of the show:
author, psychotherapist
Sagit Schwartz is a writer, producer, and licensed psychotherapist. Her work has been featured in Medium, Slate, The Atlantic, Reddit NoSleep, and Lifetime Television. She resides with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog in a Southern California beach town.
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'SINCE SHE'S BEEN GONE'
An emotionally charged, dual-timeline suspense set between LA and NYC, this debut novel is perfect for fans of The Last Thing He Told Me and Luckiest Girl Alive.
A clinical psychologist is thrown into her dark past as she races to uncover the truth about her mother's death while struggling with her own mental health.
Can we ever truly know the people we love?
Losing her mother to a hit-and-run at age 15 threw Beatrice “Beans” Bennett’s life into turmoil. Bereft, she developed a life-threatening eating disorder, and went through a challenging recovery process which paved the way for her work as a clinical psychologist decades later.
When a new patient arrives at her office and insists that Beans’s mother is still alive—and in danger—Beans is forced to revisit her past in order to uncover the truth. She learns the “patient” is a member of a notorious family that owns a drug company largely responsible for the national opioid epidemic, and that her mother was once tangled in their web. In a race against time—and her mother’s assailants—while once again facing the disorder she thought she’d put behind her, Beans discovers that, like herself, her mother had a devastating secret.
With its fast-moving, edge-of-your-seat action and intimate look at mental health, Since She’s Been Gone will keep readers in its grasp long after the last page.
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Sagit is a featured guest on an episode of Southern Noir Book Club.
author, Former CIA Analyst
David McCloskey is a former CIA analyst and consultant at McKinsey & Company. While at the CIA, he wrote regularly for the President’s Daily Brief, delivered classified testimony to Congressional oversight committees, and briefed senior White House officials, Ambassadors, military officials, and Arab royalty. He worked in CIA field stations across the Middle East. During his time at McKinsey, David advised national security, aerospace, and transportation clients on a range of strategic and operational issues. David holds an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, where he specialized in energy policy and the Middle East. He lives in Texas with his wife and three children.
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'THE SEVENTH FLOOR'
Six CIA officers. Dear friends and cherished enemies. For a quarter century they have stolen other people’s secrets. Now they must steal each other’s.
A Russian arrives in Singapore with a secret to sell. When the Russian is killed and Sam Joseph, the CIA officer dispatched for the meet, goes missing, operational chief Artemis Procter is made a scapegoat for the disaster and run out of the service. Months later, Sam appears at Procter’s doorstep with an explosive secret: there is a Russian mole burrowed deep within the highest ranks of the CIA.
As Procter and Sam investigate, they arrive at a shortlist of suspects made up of both Procter’s closest friends and fiercest enemies. The hunt requires Procter to dredge up her checkered past in the service of the CIA, placing the pair in the sights of a savvy Russian spymaster who will protect Moscow’s mole in Langley at all costs. What happens when friendships forged by sweat and blood—from the Farm to Afghanistan and the executive “Seventh Floor” of CIA’s Langley headquarters—are put to the ultimate test? What can we truly know about the people we love the most?
Taking readers from Langley to Moscow to Paris and beyond, The Seventh Floor explores the nature of friendship in a faithless business, and what it means to love a place that does not love you back.
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David is a featured guest on an episode of Southern Noir Book Club.
Author & Crime Writer for Oxygen
Jax Miller is an American author of several books, and writer for Oxygen True Crime. While hitchhiking across America in her twenties, she wrote her first novel, Freedom’s Child, for which she won the 2016 Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle and earned several CWA Dagger nominations. She has received acclaim from the New York Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, and many more. She now works in the true-crime genre, having penned her much-anticipated book and acting as creator, host, and executive producer on the true-crime documentary series Hell in the Heartland on CNN’s HLN network. It is currently streamable on Discovery Plus. Jax is a lover of film and music, and has a passion for rock ‘n’ roll and writing screenplays.
'FREEDOM'S CHILD'
Freedom Oliver has plenty of secrets. She lives in a small Oregon town and keeps mostly to herself. Her few friends and neighbors know she works at the local biker bar; they know she gets arrested for public drunkenness almost every night; they know she’s brash, funny, and fearless.
What they don’t know is that Freedom Oliver is a fake name. They don’t know that she was arrested for killing her husband, a cop, twenty years ago. They don’t know she put her two kids up for adoption. They don’t know that she’s now in witness protection, regretting ever making a deal with the Feds, and missing her children with a heartache so strong it makes her ill.
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Then, she learns that her daughter has gone missing, possibly kidnapped. Determined to find out what happened, Freedom slips free of her handlers, gets on a motorcycle, and heads for Kentucky, where her daughter was raised. As she ventures out on her own, no longer protected by the government, her troubled past comes roaring back at her: her husband’s vengeful, sadistic family; her brief, terrifying stint in prison; and the family she chose to adopt her kids who are keeping dangerous secrets.
Written with a ferocious wit and a breakneck pace, Freedom’s Child is a thrilling, emotional portrait of a woman who risks everything to make amends for a past that haunts her still.
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Jax is featured as a guest in our 6-part miniseries named for her book, Hell in the Heartland, about Ashley Freeman & Lauria Bible along with Lorene Bible and Lisa Brodrick where we discuss the book, the case, and some of her thoughts in general. She is also a guest on our 'Ethics in True Crime' episode.
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Penguin Random House
The book is available in Paperback, Kindle, and Audible.
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Best Selling Cozy Mystery Writer
J.L. Hyde was raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is a proud graduate of Central Michigan University. She currently lives Delta County with her boyfriend and pets.
When she is not watching her beloved Green Bay Packers, you can find her listening to a true crime podcast or posting book & beer reviews on her Instagram account, @bookandbeerreview.
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'GRADY LAKE'
Two missing girls. One lake. Twenty years apart.
Katie Benard reluctantly returns home to Grady Lake two decades after her older sister Malorie disappeared without a trace, a story that has captivated the nation since the day she was reported missing in 2003. After leaving home years ago, Katie is overjoyed to reunite with her childhood best friend and cousin while working at her family's lakeside resort at the end of tourist season in northern Michigan. Just when life begins to feel normal again, a teenage girl goes missing from the resort. She has vanished without a trace, just like Malorie.
The area hasn't seen a major crime in decades, leading everyone to believe the disappearances must be connected. Which scenario is more terrifying: the theory that there are two monsters lurking in the small lakeside town, or the possibility that the same maniac has waited twenty years before striking again?
The Grady Lake Mystery Series - Raven narrates the audiobooks for on Audible.
'SECRETS OF GRADY'
Grady Lake Book 2
'GHOSTS OF GRADY'
In the third and final book of this hit series, we follow the Benard family as they slowly discover that the secrets of their little town run deeper than they could have ever imagined.
With the discovery of security footage found buried on Rich Lowery’s property, a new round of suspects in Grady’s seedy criminal underground ring emerge. Will they be apprehended before they can commit more heinous crimes, or will the residents of Grady Lake have to take justice into their own hands?
Kidnapping, lies, and murder have rocked this quaint community and thrust the family into the national spotlight once again. As the story of Grady Lake comes to an end, will this family find peace at long last, or is their nightmare only beginning?
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OTHER WORKS
'UNDERGROUND'
In a new state with only her husband and dog to keep her company, a woman joins a true crime group online, meets new friends from it, and finds herself in a real life mystery.
Available in Paperback, Kindle.
'SUMMER OF '99'
The book flashes back and forth between a woman's present day and her summer camp experience of 1999 where two camp-goers where murdered during her stay.
Available in Paperback, Kindle.
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'DELTA COUNTY'
With a tragic loss in her past, a woman attends her high school reunion and discovers that not all is as it seems.
Optioned for TV.
Available on Audible, Kindle, Paperback.
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'MIDNIGHT IN DELTA COUNTY'
Follow up novel to Delta County AND Summer of '99.
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'MAGNOLIA COURT'
How well do you really know your neighbors?
A cul-de-sac murder mystery.
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J.L. is currently featured on 2 Episodes. Find all of her books here.
Award winning Journalist,
Best Selling Author
An award-winning journalist and a critically acclaimed bestselling author, Kathryn Casey has written eleven true crime books and is the creator of the Sarah Armstrong and Clara Jefferies mystery series. Her books have been Literary and Mystery Guild selections, and DEADLY LITTLE SECRETS was made into a Lifetime movie.
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As a journalist, Casey has written more than a hundred national magazine articles and pieces for The Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and the Houston Chronicle. Based on her work for her book DELIVER US, she was featured in all three episodes of the Netflix limited series "Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields." A frequent public speaker, Casey has appeared on dozens of television and radio programs and podcasts, including The Today Show, Good Morning America, 20/20, 48 Hours, Oprah, Investigation Discovery, the Travel Channel, and other venues.
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Her first novel, SINGULARITY, was named a Best Crime Novel Debut by Booklist, and Library Journal chose THE KILLING STORM for its annual list of Best Mysteries. Elle Magazine picked DIE, MY LOVE as one of the ten best thrillers and crime books written by a woman. True crime matriarch Ann Rule praised Casey as "one of the best," and #1 NY Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen has called Casey "a true crime great."
Casey is a member of the Authors Guild and Mystery Writers of America.
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'ANGEL FALLS'
“A dynamic cast of characters, lush settings, and an engaging plot that is sure to excite Casey’s legion of loyal fans.”—New York Times bestselling author of Perennials, Julie Cantrell.
The jungle 1949: Everyone said it was impossible, dangerous, unwise. Three expeditions mounted by men had failed. How could one led by a woman succeed? “Don’t be a fool. You’ll die out there,” a friend whispered to Ruth. But a siren haunted her dreams, calling to her. She had no choice but to follow it into the deepest, darkest jungle in the world, a decision that would change her life forever.
Houston 1993: A violent storm pummels the Gulf Coast. Fleeing from her abusive husband, Gabby Jordan becomes disoriented and lost. After a terrifying escape, she happens upon a convenience store bulletin board that leads her to the ramshackle, riverside house of a woman named Ruth. As Gabby’s husband hunts her down, intent on revenge, Gabby and Ruth rely on their instincts and each other to fight for survival.
Inspired by the true story of a woman explorer, Angel Falls is a poignant, inspirational tale of two women who join forces to fight a deadly enemy and, in the process, confront painful pasts to find peace with long-hidden secrets.
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Find more about her here: https://www.kathryncasey.com/
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She is a featured guest on an episode of Southern Noir Book Club where we talk about her books 'Angel Falls' and 'Deliver Us.'
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Books are available in Hardback, Paperback, Kindle, and Audible where ever you get your books!
Best Selling Cozy Mystery Author
J.C. Fuller is the author of The Rockfish Island Mystery series.
A lover of all things mystery, especially thrillers and whodunits, she is excited to share her imagination with her readers and is currently working on expanding the series.
She lives in Washington state and is a nature lover, enjoying the outdoors with her family whenever possible, and lives at home with her two faithful companion dogs, who also keep her feet warm when she's writing.
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'BLACK BEAR ALIBI'
Philip Russell, a U.S. Park Ranger for a small island in the Pacific Northwest has stumbled across a dead body in the woods. Unsure if the dead woman is a local or someone from the mainland, the new female sheriff is called in to find out if the community has anything to fear. Eager to help solve the mystery, both instantly find themselves at odds with each other. Philip, defending the people he's known his whole life, and Sheriff Lane, giving no one the benefit of the doubt...not even Philip. Together the investigation progresses and both quickly realize that on this sleepy island not everyone is who they pretend to be...and possibly, one of their fellow islanders is a killer.
Read the first book in the Rockfish Island Mysteries Series followed by The Push, False Findings and Within The Pines!
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J.C. is a featured guest on an episode of Southern Noir Book Club.
Best Selling YA Author
Shawn earned a psychology degree, a master’s degree in social work, and worked in pediatric mental health for roughly ten years. Dissatisfied with where pediatric counseling and therapy was headed, he returned to college and earned a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering and worked in that field for roughly seven years.
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"At every stage of my life, people have complimented me on my writing. Those kind words were always followed up with, “…but you can’t make a living out of doing that,” and I was dumb enough to listen. I was a kid! What did I know? So here I am, living out my childhood dream. My wife, (did I mention how spectacular she is?) has given me all the support and encouragement any man could ask for. Though I’ve written on and off since my beginnings, I’m now writing on a daily basis. Other writers and publishing professionals have told me they think my stuff is pretty good, so I’ll keep at it because, Wow! What an adventure this is!"
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'Leigh Howard & The Ghosts of Simmons Peirce Manor'
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The #1 Amazon Charts Bestseller, Top Ranked book in the world, and TikTok Famous with millions of views, Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor by USA Today bestselling author Shawn M. Warner.
In a witty and spooky RL Stine’s Goosebumps meets Nancy Drew, Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor, is the tale of a teenage girl who teams up with a ghost with multiple personalities to solve the mystery of her parents’ murder.
Leigh's life has been ripped apart.
Orphaned, she goes to live with incredibly wealthy relatives she never knew she had. Struggling to fit into her new world, she can't let go of her grief. When the police tell her the investigation into her parents' murder has hit a brick wall, she knows the only way she will ever know peace is to solve the mystery herself. With new family and friends, which includes a ghost with multiple personality issues, Leigh risks everything to find her answers.
Join Leigh on her adventure through the brutal world of organized crime and betrayal.
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OTHER WORKS
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'HOMELAND INSECURITY'
Coming Soon.
Preorder here.
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Shawn is a featured guest on an episode of Southern Noir Book Club.
Shawn's Website
Author & Forensic Anthropologist
Dr. Kathy Reichs received her bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from American University, in Washington, DC (1971). She went on to Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where she earned a Masters in Physical Anthropology (1972) and a PhD in Physical Anthropology (1975). The American Board of Forensic Anthropology certified Dr. Reichs as a Diplomate (D.A.B.F.A) in 1986.
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Dr. Reichs has served as a forensic anthropology consultant to the Medical Examiner’s Office of Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, NC and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the State of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC. She is currently a consultant to the Ministere de la Securite publique at the Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale, in Montreal, Québec.
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Dr. Reichs has spoken at the White House, Smithsonian Institute, Montreal Science Museum, Cape Fear Crime Festival, and many more.
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Her first novel "Déjà Dead" catapulted her to fame when it became a New York Times bestseller and won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel. She has 21 published books in the series. The TV show "Bones" was based off her works, and she served as a Producer on the show. In addition, Kathy co-authored the Virals young adult series with her son, Brendan Reichs.
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From teaching FBI agents how to detect and recover human remains, to separating and identifying commingled body parts in her Montreal lab, as a forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs has brought her own dramatic work experience to her mesmerizing forensic thrillers.
Dr. Reichs is one of only 100 forensic anthropologists ever certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology.
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'FIRE AND BONES'
Always apprehensive about working fire scenes, Tempe is called to Washington, DC, to analyze the victims of a deadly blaze and sees her misgivings justified. The devastated building is in Foggy Bottom, a neighborhood with a colorful past and present, and Tempe becomes suspicious about the property’s ownership when she delves into its history.
The pieces start falling into place strangely and quickly, and, sensing a good story, Tempe teams with a new ally, telejournalist Ivy Doyle. Soon the duo learns that back in the thirties and forties the home was the hangout of a group of bootleggers and racketeers known as the Foggy Bottom Gang. Though interesting, this fact seems irrelevant—until the son of a Foggy Bottom gang member is shot dead at his home in an affluent part of the district. Coincidence? Targeted attacks? So many questions.
As Tempe and Ivy dig deeper, an arrest is finally made. Then another Foggy Bottom Gang-linked property burns to the ground, claiming one more victim. Slowly, Tempe’s instincts begin pointing to the obvious: somehow, her moves since coming to Washington have been anticipated, and every path forward seems to bring with it a lethal threat.
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She is a featured guest on three episodes where we discuss her career and her newest novels in the Temperance Brennan series at each releaase.
'Cold, Cold Bones,' 'The Bone Hacker,' and 'Fire and Bones.'
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Thriller Author,
True Crime/Supernatural podcaster
Marnie Vinge is a novelist and storyteller as well as the creator of the Oklahoma true crime and supernatural podcast, 'Eerie Okie.'
She first started writing at the ripe age of 7, creating a science fiction horror story about a monster that lived in seaweed off the coast of Corpus Christi. Since then, she's stretched her wings by writing urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and horror. But her heart has always been in thrillers and to thrillers she has returned.
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'I REMEMBER EVERYTHING'
You didn’t fall.
You were pushed.
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Stephanie Silkwood just hit her head. Hard. When she comes to, she’s on the deck of a luxury cruise boat headed down the Amazon River. Stephanie remembers nothing about the moments before she fell from the second story of the luxury boat, except for one thing: two hot palms against her back before she went overboard.
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Tensions rise the deeper the boat travels into the jungle. Stephanie must navigate not only the simmering discord between the passengers, but also her memories that are bubbling just below the surface, ready to return at the most inconvenient time. As she gets closer to discovering who pushed her from the boat and why, Stephanie and the others go deep into the jungle on an overnight adventure that brings their relationships to the brink.
And not everyone will survive the night.
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Marnie is a featured guest on an episode of Southern Noir Book Club.
Thriller Author
James Michels in an american fiction crime writer.
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'THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY CARLO'
Johnny “The Surgeon” Carlo is everything a made man in the Mafia is supposed to be. Smart, loyal, and honorable, he’s also one of the deadliest assassins on the streets of New York City, killing any who dare oppose the Argento crime family.
Brilliant, beautiful, honest, tough, and dedicated to protecting her city, Licia is the example to follow in the police department. But after being put in charge of investigating the gangland slayings orchestrated by two opposing gangs, Licia must come face to face with her own father, Frank, the head of one of the warring factions.
Love can be truly unpredictable, and when Johnny and Licia cross paths, they both find it harder to resist the mutual attraction for each other. Despite their respective paths in life, they fall in love.
Will Johnny and Licia walk off into the sunset together or walk into their graves?
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James is featured on 2 Episodes.
Find all his books on Amazon.com by clicking the button above and checking his author page.
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Find him at:
https://jamesmichelsbooks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jamestherealmike
https://www.instagram.com/jamesemichels/
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