ThrillerFest 2025 is going to be AMAZING. 🎉

Thrilled by this STARRED review from Library Journal by the fab LesaHolstine for The Night Woods! Minotaur Books #BookRecommendations #MercyCarrMysteries libraryjournal.com/review/the-nig…

AMAZING NEWS! WILLIAM is an Indie Next Pick for September as chosen by the American Booksellers Association American Booksellers Association!! Thank you, booksellers -- and particular thanks to Jason Kennedy at Boswell Book Company for the write-up. Support our indies! G. P. Putnam's Sons

My August newsletter is out! Click for CAPTURE OR KILL tour and signed books info. See you in September! mailchi.mp/16fdfeb04f82/b…

Super grateful for these lovely early reviews. If you’re looking for some serious chills, grab THE COLDEST CASE on NetGalley! netgalley.com/catalog/book/4…

So excited to have talked with Bill Hader about Howard Hawks’s peerless classic, SCARFACE, the OG of OGs, for Criterion Collection’s sublime November release...✖️✖️✖️

This deep dive into “Vermont noir” is just outstanding. Thanks for including the Shana Merchant books, Sarah Stewart Taylor!

You are cordially invited to the 1000 Islands. shanamerchant.com

Mark your calendars, Connecticut writers and crime fiction fans! On 9/4 at 7 pm in Fairfield, CT, I’ll be interviewing Detective Jason Takacs for a terrific Fairfield County Writers' Studio event on police procedure. Details at the link fcwritersstudio.com/procedurals-as…

Tomorrow! Join me at the Cape Vincent Library in beautiful Cape Vincent, NY! capevincentlibrary.org/event/authors-…

Yesterday in Cape Vincent, NY… 💙

It’s paperback pub day for DEVILS AT THE DOOR! If you like puzzle box mysteries, psychological thrillers, and spooky season atmosphere, I hope you’ll check it out. 🖤 amazon.com/Devils-Door-Sh…

Thanks for the terrific questions, Jeff! I had almost forgotten about writing while watching The Wiggles 😅

Last night in Montreal. This city never disappoints.

It’s always a treat to visit ITW’s Interrogation Room! Thanks for having me, Sara DiVello!

Want an early read of CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10? Head over to Goodreads now for your chance to win 1 of 10 advanced reader copies from HTP_Books. Enter here: goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

Looking forward to moderating this discussion with Fairfield PD Detective Jason Takacs—tonight only at the Fairfield County Writers’ Studio!

What a lineup! Thanks for including THE DEAD SEASON, Elena!

Watching people continue to discover the Shana Merchant books (and their many Canadian scenes and characters) will never get old. Thank you, toronto.com! toronto.com/things-to-do/b…