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Meg Gardiner

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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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Sept. 9 Los Angeles event: Inventing the Page

Y’all! I’m delighted that September 9 I’ll be in Los Angeles for what promises to be a terrific evening in discussion with two authors whose work I love, Tess Gerritsen and Jordan Harper, moderated by the fantastic writer Gary Phillips. If you’re in Southern California, check it out. I’d love to see you!

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Meg Gardiner’s books

Average rating: 4.00 · 86,497 ratings · 10,706 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors

	UNSUB (UNSUB, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 18,326 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Into the Black Nowhere (UNSUB, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 10,212 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) 4.15 avg rating — 7,457 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Dirty Secrets Club (Jo Beckett #1) by Meg Gardiner (Goodreads Author), Susan Ericksen (Narrator) 3.67 avg rating — 4,181 ratings — published 2008 — 58 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) 4.03 avg rating — 3,372 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 — 2,501 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	The Shadow Tracer 3.85 avg rating — 2,186 ratings — published 2013 — 31 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 — 2,245 ratings — published 2002 — 43 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 — 1,957 ratings — published 2012 — 27 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
	Phantom Instinct 3.58 avg rating — 1,936 ratings — published 2014 — 19 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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“The concept behind behavioral analysis arose from a surprisingly straightforward insight: The criminal and victim must inevitably cross paths. When they do, at the crime scene, the offender’s conduct leaves behind clues that reveal his psychology, his personality, and, inevitably, his identity. He might leave evidence or take evidence with him. Might pose victims’ bodies, comb their hair, masturbate, cover their faces with a blanket. Bite them. Help himself to a beer.”
― Meg Gardiner, The Dark Corners of the Night

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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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December 2018 Runner-Up (Mixed) Subgenre Tie-Breaker Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Subgenre book would you like to read in December?

UNSUB by Meg Gardiner

41 votes, 59.4%

You by Caroline Kepnes

28 votes, 40.6%

69 total votes

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Meg’s Quotes

“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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