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S.J. King

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Thriller, Suspense, Mystery

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February 2025

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Always grateful to readers, and for your reviews.

✍Writer of dark psychological thrillers, and fun-lover! 🎉

As a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister my novels unpack complex and frightening domestic realities and modern fears. They’re often high concept, twisty, dark and readers describe them as unique for raising questions as well as paranoia and tension.

My work has taken me from filmmaker in China in the nineties, into digital innovation and communication for more than thirty years. As global head of Public Affairs for a household multinational, I focus on topics such as sustainability, geopolitics, government relations, and ethical AI. Originally from London, I’ve lived in six countries, including China and India for over a decade.

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S.J. King’s books

Average rating: 3.73 · 800 ratings · 332 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lauren Is Missing 3.60 avg rating — 307 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
	Where You Belong 3.82 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	While You Sleep 3.79 avg rating — 210 ratings — 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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S.J. King liked Rosie's review of While You Sleep: "Imagine living with insomnia but instead of taking a pill to help you sleep, you take a pill to make you more productive. I found this premise so interesting, so of course I had to read it! This book reminded me a lot of a Dark Mirror episode, it gav" Read more of this review »
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S.J. King liked megan.flirtythrills's review of While You Sleep: "While You Sleep by S.J. King 💤🥱  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5/5 Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Storm Publishing for the eARC in exchange for an honest review! 💙 📖Summary: Eve is desperate to be the best mother she can be, so when a revolutionary pill promises" Read more of this review »
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S.J. King and 1 other person liked Nikki B.'s review of While You Sleep: "While you sleep is a psychological thriller that will have you contemplating taking medication for any reason again in the future. Eve is feeling a little down in the dumps after everything she just went thought with her ex. She wants to get back in " Read more of this review »
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S.J. King and 1 other person liked Carrie Shields's review of The Night Swim (Rachel Krall, #1): "This book will haunt me for awhile. Told in alternating points of view by Rachel, a crime reporter with a thriving podcast, and Hannah, who was just a child when her big sister Jenny died. Rachel travels to a small town to cover the trial of a golden " Read more of this review »
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S.J. King rated a book it was amazing The Night Swim (Rachel Krall, #1) by Megan Goldin (Goodreads Author)	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
Well crafted true-crime fiction, weaving three strands together. The past through mysterious letters, the present through Rachel’s coverage of a small town rape trial, and the mechanics and emotions of a trial through transcripts of her podcast. Lagg ...more
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5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A brilliant haunting genius storytelling that brought me to tears again and again. How can a small book hold so much emotional, and traverse such terrain so deftly? I cried and read passages to my teens.
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4.75 Loved this. Made me think. Great writing. Fantastic scene setting. Sad, but true. Which makes it terrifying. Well done Faith! Eye-catching cover (pun intended)
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3.75 fast and pacy and more-ish. I gobbled this one up. Indeed a cupcake of a book. Gorgeous cover!
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“Smile Mask Syndrome; a psychological disorder in which people develop depression and physical illness as a result of prolonged, unnatural smiling. It had become prevalent in Japanese women in the service industry, forced to smile as part of their work.”
― S.J. King, Where You Belong

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