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Katie Tallo

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Born

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Website

http://katietallo.com/

Genre

Thriller, Mystery

Member Since

December 2018

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Katie grew up in Ottawa, studied English, Film and Television, married a bartender, and had a daughter. She spent several decades writing screenplays and making films and TV shows. In 2013, Katie won top prize in a UK writing competition. Her publishing debut came in 2020 with the thriller Dark August which became an international bestseller and inspired a trilogy which includes Poison Lilies and Buried Road. She still works in video production as a scriptwriter and director. Katie lives with her husband in the Wellington West neighbourhood of Ottawa.

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Average rating: 3.81 · 6,311 ratings · 1,067 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dark August 3.82 avg rating — 4,020 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Buried Road 3.76 avg rating — 1,372 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Poison Lilies 3.84 avg rating — 919 ratings — published 2022 — 9 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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“Wondering why life can be such a warm refuge for some, but for others, it’s nothing more than a cold, bottomless pit.”
― Katie Tallo, Dark August

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“She’s still that eight-year-old girl who doesn’t fully know how to trust.”
― Katie Tallo, Dark August

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“People mattered. That’s what history’s all about,”
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