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Rio Youers is the British Fantasy and Sunburst Award–nominated author of Lola on Fire and No Second Chances. His 2017 thriller, The Forgotten Girl, was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel. He is the writer of Refrigerator Full of Heads, a six-issue comic series from DC Comics, and Sleeping Beauties, a graphic novel based on the number-one bestseller by Stephen King and Owen King. Rio’s latest novel, The Bang-Bang Sisters, was published by William Morrow in summer 2024.

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	Sleeping Beauties, Vol. 1 by Rio Youers (Goodreads Author) (Adaptation), Stephen King (Goodreads Author), Owen King (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 1,626 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Lola on Fire 3.98 avg rating — 1,032 ratings — published 2021 — 10 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
	The Bang-Bang Sisters 3.71 avg rating — 999 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
	Halcyon 3.87 avg rating — 645 ratings — published 2018 — 12 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
	Refrigerator Full of Heads by Rio Youers (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Tom Fowler (Illustrator), Craig A. Taillefer (Illustrator) 3.58 avg rating — 681 ratings — published 2022 — 6 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
	Westlake Soul 4.28 avg rating — 548 ratings — published 2012 — 12 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
	No Second Chances 4.03 avg rating — 578 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
	The Forgotten Girl 3.89 avg rating — 595 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Sleeping Beauties, Vol. 2 (Graphic Novel) by Rio Youers (Goodreads Author) (Adaptor), Stephen King (Goodreads Author), Owen King (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 613 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
	Refrigerator Full of Heads #1 by Rio Youers (Goodreads Author), Tom Fowler (Artist), Sam Wolfe Connelly (Cover Art), Bill Crabtree (Colorist) 3.82 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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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Goodreads Giveaway Part II

The fine people at Goodreads and William Morrow are offering readers in the US a second chance to snag a copy of my new action thriller, LOLA ON FIRE.

1 of 100 advance reader’s editions are up for grabs. The giveaway will run from Monday, November 2nd to Monday, November 16th, so that’s plenty of time to get your name down.

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Series by Rio Youers

Basketful of heads-Refrigerator full of heads (13 books)
by

Rio Youers (Goodreads Author),

Sam Wolfe Connelly (Cover Art),

Marcio Takara (Cover Art),

Mateus Manhanini (Cover Art),

Bill Crabtree (Colorist),

Tom Fowler (Penciller)

4.12 avg rating — 2,580 ratings

Refrigerator Full of Heads (6 books)
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Rio Youers (Goodreads Author),

Sam Wolfe Connelly (Cover Art),

Marcio Takara (Cover Art),

Mateus Manhanini (Cover Art),

Bill Crabtree (Colorist),

Tom Fowler (Penciller)

3.71 avg rating — 1,125 ratings

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Rio Youers liked Char Grell's review of What They Did: A Novel – An Intense Suspense Story of Fierce Friendship, Deadly Secrets, and Irreversible Tragedy: "31157 of 45K pages ARC - review to come "
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Rio Youers and 1 other person liked Janine's review of What They Did: A Novel – An Intense Suspense Story of Fierce Friendship, Deadly Secrets, and Irreversible Tragedy: "Gripping thriller about friendship and the cost of lies and secrets with a true crime feeling. Carly Rivers and Dana Lee are best friends. A split second decision tears them apart and separates them for almost twenty-five years. In present day, Carly" Read more of this review »
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Rio Youers liked Erica Winchester's review of What They Did: A Novel – An Intense Suspense Story of Fierce Friendship, Deadly Secrets, and Irreversible Tragedy: "This book was a bit of a slow burn for me. There were moments where the story would really pick up and build tension, only to slow back down again, but I’m so glad I stuck it out because the payoff was worth it. While the ending was heartbreaking, it " Read more of this review »
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Rio Youers made a comment on Megan Janae’s review of What They Did: A Novel – An Intense Suspense Story of Fierce Friendship, Deadly Secrets, and Irreversible Tragedy " I ❤️ this review! "
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Rio Youers made a comment on Cole’s review of The Bang-Bang Sisters " Fantastic. Thank you so much! "
Sep 22, 2025 03:51AM · see review

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“Cats manage arrogance and cool better than any creature alive. They have all the qualities you hope to see in people: loyalty, independence, intelligence, cleanliness ...”
― Rio Youers, The Forgotten Girl

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“The man with no hands is crying.”
― Rio Youers, Halcyon

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“Without emotion, they died inside. They became the Dead Ones.”
― Rio Youers, 21st Century Dead

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