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Laura Benedict
(Laura Philpot Benedict)
Laura Benedict's short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and a number of anthologies. For the past decade she has worked as a freelance book reviewer for The Grand Rapids Press in Michigan and other newspapers. She lives with her husband and two children in rural Southern Illinois, a lonely, enchanted sort of place that offers excellent inspiration for writing thrillers.
Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Literary Fiction
Series
Bliss House
1. Bliss House (2014)
Cold Alone (2015)
2. Charlotte's Story (2015)
3. The Abandoned Heart (2016)
1. Bliss House (2014)
Cold Alone (2015)
2. Charlotte's Story (2015)
3. The Abandoned Heart (2016)
Novels
Isabella Moon (2007)
Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts (2008)
Devil's Oven (2012)
The Stranger Inside (2019)
Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts (2008)
Devil's Oven (2012)
The Stranger Inside (2019)
Collections
Haunted Holidays (2014) (with Carolyn Haines and Lisa Morton)
When I Make Love to the Bug Man (2022)
When I Make Love to the Bug Man (2022)
Novellas and Short Stories
A Paler Shade of Death (2017)
The Hollow Woman (2020)
The Peter Rabbit Killers (2021)
The Erstwhile Groom (2021)
The Hollow Woman (2020)
The Peter Rabbit Killers (2021)
The Erstwhile Groom (2021)
Anthologies edited
Surreal South 2007 (2007) (with Pinckney Benedict)
Feeding Kate (2012) (with Laura K Curtis, Neliza Drew and Clare Toohey)
Feeding Kate (2012) (with Laura K Curtis, Neliza Drew and Clare Toohey)
Laura Benedict recommends
An Inconvenient Wife (2024)
Karen E Olson
"Obscenely wealthy Hank Tudor might imagine he's king of his realm, but it's the women around him who rule. Devious and delicious as a season of celebrity housewives, An Inconvenient Wife pulses with the intrigue of the most dangerous time in history to be a woman wedded to power. Beginning with an unidentified body, and at least one missing wife, the secrets and betrayals are non-stop. You'll never see the killer ending coming!"
Wild Spaces (2023)
S L Coney
"Monstrous and elegant. Sensual and transformative. Wild Spaces left me aching to know what infernal wonders might follow its final, dazzling image. Coney has the vision of a once-in-a-generation writer. This is how it's done, people!"
The Butcher's Prayer (2021)
Anthony Neil Smith
"The Butcher’s Prayer is wine-dark noir, with a hammering and bloody heart. This is Smith at his bleak and soulful best."
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