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Carter Wilson

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Carter Wilson is the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of ten psychological thrillers, known for their intense emotion, tight pacing, and haunting twists. His books have received starred reviews from every major trade publication, have been optioned for film and television, and his 2025 novel Tell Me What You Did was selected as a national monthly pick by Barnes & Noble.

In addition to his fiction, Carter is the creator and host of Making It Up, a podcast featuring unscripted, revealing conversations with fellow writers about the creative process. He is also the founder of Unbound Writer, a company devoted to helping writers find their voice through coaching, immersive retreats, and online classes.

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Carter Wilson Yes, this book was inspired by--but not based on--the Slenderman stabbing crime in Wisconsin in 2014.
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Tell Me What You Did

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The Dead Girl in 2A

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The New Neighbor

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Mister Tender's Girl

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The Dead Husband

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The Father She Went to Find

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The Comfort of Black

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The Boy in the Woods

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Revelation

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Final Crossing

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My Multimedia Problem

I’ve always been fascinated by multimedia storytelling. Not because I think books need gimmicks. I don’t. A novel should absolutely stand on its own. But when I’m deep in a story, I sometimes become obsessed with the objects inside it. I think this is because I visualize each scene so clearly in my head, as if I’m storyboarding a movie.

And as I write, I eventually get to the point where I want to

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"I adore Wilson's books so flew through this one! It centers on two young women, Riven and Annie: one is a ruthless killer and the other is a mother trying to protect her young daughter. It's a wonderfully convoluted tale of two women who will do what" Read more of this review »
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"Lord help me, still trying to catch my breath after reading this one! What an action-packed ride!! I don't want to give anything away, so I'm just going to do a basic recap. Five years ago, something terrible happened to Annie Wolf and her daughter C" Read more of this review »
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Thank you! I love writing thrillers--anything that gets the blood pumping, keeps the paranoia real, and forces you to sleep with the lights on.
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“See, that’s the thing about trauma. You never get to quit it. You never get to walk away from it and rediscover the innocence and joy you felt just before The Thing happened.”
Carter Wilson, Tell Me What You Did

“We never really know how others view us, but the one certain thing is that it's rarely how we expect.”
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“I’ve been lonely for a long time. The key is to reframe loneliness as solitude. Solitude is introspective and comforting, if you set your mind right.”
Carter Wilson, Tell Me What You Did

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Lynn Sholes Thanks for being my Goodreads friend.


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Kris Neri Good to connect, Carter. Always great to connect with another author, especially from the other side of the world.

Kris

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Zoë Sharp Hi Carter

Thanks so much for Friending me, and congratulations on sticking with it to get your publishing dreams realised. Loved your blog on the topic - http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...


Jeannie and Louis Rigod Thank you, Carter for extending your hand in friendship here on Goodreads. I will look up your book. Congratulations.


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Peg Brantley Thanks for your Goodreads friendship, Carter.


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