Laura Benedict

Laura Benedict is the Edgar- and ITW Thriller Award- nominated author six novels of dark suspense, including the Bliss House gothic trilogy: The Abandoned Heart, Charlotte¿s Story (Booklist starred review), and Bliss House. Her short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen¿s Mystery Magazine, and in numerous anthologies like Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads, and St. Louis Noir.Her upcoming novels include a cozy mystery, Small Town Trouble, for the Trouble the Black Cat Detective series (KaliOka Press), in January 2018, and One Last Secret, a suspense novel from Mulholland Books in late 2018/19.A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Laura grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and claims both as hometowns. Visit her at www.laurabenedict.com to read her daily blog and sign up for her quarterly newsletter.