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Meg Gardiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen thrillers. Shadowheart, her latest novel, is part of the UNSUB series featuring FBI agent Caitlin Hendrix. The Real Book Spy calls it “A mind-trip of a story.” Booklist says, “As always, the writing is exquisite and the story is perfectly crafted.” UNSUB, the first novel in the series, won the 2018 Barry Award for Best Thriller. The Dark Corners of the Night was bought by Amazon Studios for development as an hour-long television drama.

Heat 2 is a prequel/sequel to the film Heat, co-authored with the film’s writer/director, Michael Mann. Booklist’s starred review calls it “Riveting… the fully fleshed human stories support and even transcend the often-breathtaking action.” ...more

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A great day at the Imanoli Creative Writers Conference

What a terrific day at the Imanoli Creative Writers Conference, held at the stellar Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma. The conference was lively and perfectly organized by the Chickasaw Press. It was great to get to know the other attendees and presenters. Thank you to everyone who came, and thank you to The Chickasaw Nation!

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	UNSUB (UNSUB, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 16,719 ratings — published 2017 — 15 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
	Into the Black Nowhere (UNSUB, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 9,623 ratings — published 2018 — 13 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 Dark Corners of the Night (UNSUB, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 6,867 ratings — published 2020 — 13 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 Dirty Secrets Club (Jo Beckett #1) by Meg Gardiner (Goodreads Author), Susan Ericksen (Narrator) 3.67 avg rating — 4,094 ratings — published 2008 — 55 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
	Shadowheart (UNSUB #4) 4.05 avg rating — 2,912 ratings — published 2023 — 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 Memory Collector (Jo Beckett #2) 3.79 avg rating — 2,447 ratings — published 2009 — 51 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 Shadow Tracer 3.84 avg rating — 2,160 ratings — published 2013 — 28 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
	China Lake (Evan Delaney, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,203 ratings — published 2002 — 40 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
	Ransom River 3.74 avg rating — 1,929 ratings — published 2012 — 25 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 Nightmare Thief (Jo Beckett #4) 3.78 avg rating — 1,789 ratings — published 2011 — 41 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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“Was it hard to watch people go?
No. Breathing afterward, every day, was harder.”
― Meg Gardiner, The Dirty Secrets Club

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“Running cured almost anything. It eased pain; it exhilarated; it served as penance and validation. It turned lone wolf into a compliment. Running was objective – the stop-watch never lied. Races judged competitors on how long and hard they could run fast, not on a coach’s decision to play favorites with the starting lineup. Running was pure.”
― Meg Gardiner, Ransom River

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“I've been an investigator longer than you've been playing Vulcan Mind Meld with dead people - Tang”
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What book do you wish to read for November Themed Book of the Month nominations: Second Chances?

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

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The Alibi Man by Tami Hoag

2 votes, 14.3%

Killer Takes All by Erica Spindler

2 votes, 14.3%

Evidence of Murder by Lisa Black

2 votes, 14.3%

Dark Places by Linda Ladd

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The Innocent by Taylor Stevens

1 vote, 7.1%

Mission Canyon by Meg Gardiner

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Indefensible by Pamela Callow

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Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag

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Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath

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“neatness can be carried too far, so that the work begins to seem fussy and overwrought, anal compulsive, unspontaneous, and remembering that, on the other hand, mess is no adequate alternative.”
― John Gardner, The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

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