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Liz Alterman lives in New Jersey with her husband, three sons, and two cats.

Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Parents, McSweeney's, and other publications.

She spends most days microwaving the same cup of coffee and looking up synonyms.

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	The Perfect Neighborhood 3.65 avg rating — 3,780 ratings — published 2022 — 11 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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	He’ll Be Waiting 3.94 avg rating — 680 ratings — published 2021 — 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
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	A Different Type of Poison by Liz Alterman (Goodreads Author), Anna Caputo (Narrator), Rachel F. Hirsch (Narrator) 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 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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Giveaway Alert: Win a Signed Paperback Copy of You Shouldn't Have Done That

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Hope you've been well and are enjoying some great reads!

I wanted to let you know there's a giveaway for my suspense novel, You Shouldn't Have Done That, now through November 4. I hope you'll enter!

In other news, my next suspense novel, A Different Type of Poison, comes out Nov. 25. Stay tuned for a Giveaway in early November. In the meantime, I'd be so grateful if you'd add it to your Want to Read more of this blog post »

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The Compound

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Carry the Dog

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Say It Again In A Nice Voice

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