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Linda Wells

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Linda Wells grew up in Florida and attended the University of South Florida in Tampa. After college, she went on to travel the world as a flight attendant. Like the heroine in her latest novel, Midnight Beach, Linda loves reading mysteries under a beach umbrella and swimming beyond the breakers. She also loves writing mysteries set in her treasured home state of Florida.

Now living in the Midwest, her dreams to launch a writing career finally took flight. Wells is the author of four thrillers: Dead Love, Dead Promise, Cypress Lake, and Midnight Beach. She is hard at work on her fifth.

Linda belongs to several writers' organizations, including Romance Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. Find out more by visiting Linda at lindawellsbooks.c
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Average rating: 3.89 · 280 ratings · 91 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Dead Love (Dead, #1)

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MIDNIGHT BEACH Free on Kindle April 18-19-2026!

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"A high school teacher learns dark, unwelcome secrets may be hiding in her family's tumultuous lives in Wells' thriller, (which) is an impressive exercise in subtlety...Wells' concise prose keeps the narrative moving at a steady beat-surprising turns come one after another...The murder happens later in the tale than some readers may anticipate, but its impac Read more of this blog post »
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"Thank you, and blessings to you!"


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Majenta Happy International Women's Day! Blessings!


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Linda Wells Majenta wrote: "Happy Easter! Best wishes!"

Happy Easter, Majenta! xoxo


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Majenta Happy Easter! Best wishes!


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Linda Wells Apuca wrote: "Thank you very much for the "Friendship"!"

Thank you, Apuca : )


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Apuca Thank you very much for the "Friendship"!


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Linda Wells Donna wrote: "Thank you, Linda, for becoming a friend on Goodreads. Happy to meet you here."

Thanks for your friendship! : )


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Donna Thank you, Linda, for becoming a friend on Goodreads. Happy to meet you here.


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John Williams Dear Linda, I just saw this, Thank you so much, I appreciate the help. I have since revised the book and captured your editorial comments. Thank you so much for doing that. Believe it or not my editor missed those. = John Williams, Author "Wormhole Moon."


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Linda Wells Ivonne wrote: "Thank you for the Friend request. Any fan of Louise Penny, Anthony Horowitz, Alexander McCall Smith and M.C. Beaton is a friend of mine! And who wouldn't adore The One and Only Ivan..."

Thanks, Ivonne : ) I'm glad we're friends!


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Ivonne Rovira Thank you for the Friend request. Any fan of Louise Penny, Anthony Horowitz, Alexander McCall Smith and M.C. Beaton is a friend of mine! And who wouldn't adore The One and Only Ivan? What an amazing book!

Cheers, Ivonne


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Linda Wells Nazanin wrote: "Hi, Linda! Thank you for the friend-vite! See you around GR! <33"

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Linda Wells Sandra wrote: "Hi Linda,
Thanks for the friend-invite! :)"


Thanks for your friendship, Sandra : )


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Sandra Hi Linda,
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Nazanin Hi, Linda! Thank you for the friend-vite! See you around GR! <33


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Linda Wells Majenta wrote: "Hello, Linda! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your book! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings. Have a great day and week.

Best wishes from Majenta"



Thank you, Magenta! I hope you have a happy, blessed week, also! : )


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Linda Wells Majenta wrote: "Hello, Linda! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your book! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings. Have a great day and week.

Best wishes from Majenta"

Thank you, Majenta! Have a happy week, also! : )


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Linda Wells Maddie wrote: "It is Easter weekend – so let the hunt begin →

Do not do too much running – more relaxing and reading :D

Happy Weekend my friend - sending you hugs Mwah – ** ♥
Thank you, Maddie! I hope you had a wonderful Easter! xoxo
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Majenta Hello, Linda! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your book! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings. Have a great day and week.

Best wishes from Majenta


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Linda Wells Sean wrote: "Thanks for asking me to be a friend, and I hope you will join my group, we love thrillers and authors.

" A Good Thriller"

regards

Sean"


Thanks for inviting me to join your group! And thanks for your friendship : )

Linda


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Sean Peters  (A Good Thriller) Thanks for asking me to be a friend, and I hope you will join my group, we love thrillers and authors.

" A Good Thriller"

regards

Sean


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Linda Wells Maddie wrote: "

And thanks for being a good friend already :D"


Thanks for being mine : ) xoxo


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Linda Wells Jacob wrote: "Hi Linda, thx for the friend request, welcome onboard :-)"

Thanks for your friendship : )


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Jacob S Hi Linda, thx for the friend request, welcome onboard :-)


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