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Janelle Brown

Janelle Brown is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist. Having spent four years as a senior writer at Salon, she currently writes for the New York Times and Vogue, amongst others.

Genres: Mystery

Novels

   All We Ever Wanted Was Everything (2008)
   This Is Where We Live (2010)
   Watch Me Disappear (2017)
   Pretty Things (2020)
   I'll Be You (2022)

Janelle Brown recommends

The High Season (2018)
Judy Blundell
"Sharply observed and beautifully written, The High Season is like a cold martini on a hot summer night: refreshing and intoxicating at the same time."

The Banker's Wife (2018)
Cristina Alger
"Cristina Alger's ripped-from-the-headlines thriller is a fascinating glimpse into the mysterious world of billionaire banking, and kept me guessing until the very last page. I couldn't tear myself away."

Girls' Night Out (2018)
Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke
"Lisa Steinke and Liz Fenton have conjured up the tropical vacation of your nightmares. After reading the unsettling Girls’ Night Out, you’ll never look at a tequila shot the same way again."

The Lost Night (2019)
Andrea Bartz
"If The Girl on the Train had been a Brooklyn party kid, she'd feel right at home in The Lost Night A juicy thriller wrapped up in a vivid nostalgia trip."

Miracle Creek (2019)
Angie Kim
"Miracle Creek is an engrossing puzzle-box of a book: a twisty courtroom drama that also manages to be emotionally astute, culturally perceptive, and deeply empathetic. Angie Kim tackles hot-button subjects with a delicate touch, proving herself a master of both portraiture and storytelling. I loved this novel."

The Wolf Wants In (2019)
Laura McHugh
"A perfect thriller . . . a thoughtful commentary on America’s opioid crisis and an utterly satisfying mystery."

The Drowning Kind (2021)
Jennifer McMahon
"The Drowning Kind is satisfying on every level: Marvelously chilling, elegantly written, a true page-turner. I couldn’t wait to get to the end; I also wanted to savor every page. Jennifer McMahon is a master of mood."

Take What You Can Carry (2021)
Gian Sardar
"Lush and sensual and dangerous, Take What You Can Carry is an eye-opening story that deserves to be told. Gian Sardar’s prose is breathtaking; and her book took me on a fascinating journey that I’d never before imagined. A true original."

The Unsinkable Greta James (2022)
Jennifer E Smith
"Thoughtful and tender and true, The Unsinkable Greta James perfectly captures the messiness of loving and being loved. Smith has written a gripping relationship story that's also a perceptive exploration of what it means to dream. I devoured it."

The Lioness (2022)
Chris Bohjalian
"The Lioness is a superb novel, satisfying on every level. Chris Bohjalian has managed a high wire act: A story that is simultaneously a thrilling page-turner, a thoughtful political history, a gripping safari adventure, and a nuanced character portrait. Jumping back and forth between the gimlet glitter of Hollywood and the violent upheavals of midcentury Africa, The Lioness is a whirlwind of a journey. I devoured it."

Acts of Violet (2022)
Margarita Montimore
"Montimore has once again concocted a story that's wildly imaginative, wholly original, and clever as hell. This novel is as mischievous and mysterious as its magical protagonist--and yet, at its heart, a touchingly sincere look at the meaning of sisterly love."

The Pink Hotel (2022)
Liska Jacobs
"Heady and dark and dangerous, The Pink Hotel is an intoxicating binge of a book. Liska Jacobs's stunning indictment of a society teetering toward apocalypse is one you won't easily forget."

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