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Deborah Goodrich Royce

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Detroit, Michigan, The United States

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Suspense, Thriller, Fiction

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Daphne du Maurier, Tana French

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Deborah Goodrich Royce’s Reef Road, a national bestseller, was named one of the best
books of 2023 by Kirkus Reviews and an Indie Next pick by the ABA. Ruby Falls won
the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist, and Finding Mrs. Ford was hailed by Forbes, Book
Riot, and Good Morning America. Her newest, Best Boy, will be published on February
24, 2026.
Her Ocean House Author Series—in partnership with Martin House Books and WCRI—
brings world-class authors like Sarah Ferguson, Emma Straub, Chris Bohjalian, and
Katie Couric to Watch Hill. With fellow authors, Luanne Rice and Amy Scheibe, she
created the Deer Mountain Writers’ Retreat in the Catskills.
Deborah writes a book column for Providence Monthly and Hey Rhody magazines. She
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	Finding Mrs. Ford 3.68 avg rating — 3,491 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reef Road 3.50 avg rating — 2,352 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruby Falls 3.36 avg rating — 1,385 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Q: What inspired you to write Finding Mrs. Ford?
A: Several different threads of inspiration coalesced to get me started on Finding Mrs. Ford. First—and I say this only half facetiously—was the empty nest. I jokingly say that it took the youngest child leaving home for me to get the real estate in my brain back. To be clear, I LOVE my children and could not—would not—imagine my life without them. H Read more of this blog post »

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“I am missing those I love. That is how we say it in English, anyway. In French, it flips around to tu me manques. You are missing to me. You are missing from me.”
― Deborah Goodrich Royce, Ruby Falls

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“He is kind. He has almost every attribute that he needs to be successful in life. But he lacks some subtle discernment, some ability to judge character that, from time to time, lands him in settings like this one. Perhaps it is the gentle padding of privilege that allows him to assume the best of everyone.”
― Deborah Goodrich Royce, Finding Mrs. Ford

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“In Essentials, Unity: in Non-Essentials, Liberty: in All Things, Charity.”
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