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Carol Goodman

(b.1959)

aka Lee Carroll, Juliet Dark

Carol Goodman graduated from Vassar College, where she majored in Latin. After teaching Latin for several years, she studied for an MFA in Fiction. Her writing has been published in a number of literary magazines. She currently teaches writing and works as a writer-in-residence. She lives in Long Island, USA.

Awards: Edgar (2020) see all

Genres: Mystery, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Children's Fiction, Horror

New and upcoming books

July 2026

Our Marriage is Murder

Series

Black Swan Rising (as by Lee Carroll)
   1. Black Swan Rising (2010)
   2. The Watchtower (2011)
   3. The Shapestealer (2013)

Fairwick Chronicles
   1. Incubus (2011)
   2. Water Witch (2012)
   3. Dark Possession (2013)

Fairwick Chronicles (as by Juliet Dark)
   1. The Demon Lover (2011)
   2. The Water Witch (2013)
   3. The Angel Stone (2013)

Blythewood
   1. Blythewood (2013)
   2. Ravencliffe (2014)
   3. Hawthorn (2015)

Novels

   The Lake of Dead Languages (2002)
   The Seduction of Water (2003)
   The Drowning Tree (2004)
   The Ghost Orchid (2005)
   The Sonnet Lover (2007)
   The Night Villa (2008)
   Arcadia Falls (2010)
   River Road (2016)
   The Metropolitans (2017)
   The Widow's House (2017)
   The Other Mother (2018)
   The Night Visitors (2019)
   The Sea of Lost Girls (2020)
   The Stranger Behind You (2021)
   The Disinvited Guest (2022)
   The Bones of the Story (2023)
   Return to Wyldcliffe Heights (2024)
   Writers and Liars (2025)
   Our Marriage is Murder (2026)

Awards

	2020 Mary Higgins Clark Award : The Night Visitors
	2018 Mary Higgins Clark Award : The Widow's House

Award nominations

	2025 Mary Higgins Clark Award (nominee) : Return to Wyldcliffe Heights
	2024 Mary Higgins Clark Award (nominee) : The Bones of the Story
	2023 Mary Higgins Clark Award (nominee) : The Disinvited Guest
	2005 Mary Higgins Clark Award (nominee) : The Drowning Tree

Carol Goodman recommends

The Dark Library (2025)
Mary Anna Evans
"Mary Anna Evans plunges us into a deceptively peaceful Hudson Valley village in the midst of wartime where all is not what it appears and the intrepid and bookish heroine must decipher a labyrinthine trail of secrets and lies. As stunning and breathtaking as a walk along the Hudson Highlands, The Dark Library had me reading late into the dark hours."

The Lost House (2025)
Melissa Larsen
"A chilling suspense that will keep you up through the long Icelandic night. Melissa Larsen's prose is as sharp as an ice-pick and her story will thaw your heart."

The Third Wife of Faraday House (2024)
B R Myers
"A deliciously chilling gothic mystery with a smart and resourceful heroine . . . What more could fans of Jane Eyre and Rebecca want?"

The Engagement Party (2023)
Darby Kane
"The Engagement Party is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep you up all night following its twists and turns to a stunning conclusion. I couldn't put it down."

Windfall (2023)
Wendy Corsi Staub
"A tense and moving exploration of women's friendships and lives. Reading Windfall is like winning the lottery of suspense writing!"

A Cruel Light (2023)
Cyndi MacMillan
"Cyndi MacMillan deftly peels away the layers of small town's secrets in this deliciously haunting Gothic mystery. An artful debut!"

The Keepers of Metsan Valo (2021)
Wendy Webb
"Wendy Webb once again spins a magical web in The Keepers of Metsan Valo, weaving Nordic folklore, family legacy, and the bonds that unite us to each other and to the natural world. She is the sorceress of Lake Superior. Get ready to be ensnared!"

Gone For Good (2021)
(Detective Annalisa Vega, book 1)
Joanna Schaffhausen
"Gone for Good is a riveting exploration into the dark heart of violent crime and the scars it leaves behind. Joanna Schaffhausen is a master of the craft."

Lie, Lie Again (2021)
Stacy Wise
"Stacy Wise writes characters who get under your skin; whose secrets and lies set off land mines beneath seemingly ordinary lives; and who will stay with you long after you finish the last page of this clever, satisfying, and ultimately hopeful book."

The Second Mother (2020)
Jenny Milchman
"With her ever-masterful sense of place and astute psychological insight, Jenny Milchman takes us on a journey from the Adirondack Mountains to a remote island off the coast of Maine, and from the dark depths of grief into the light. This is a harrowing and heartrending story that earns its place in the sun."

Open Secrets (2020)
Sheila Kohler
"Open Secrets is a riveting and elegant suspense novel in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith. Sheila Kohler's razor-sharp language dazzles and beguiles."

The Lucky One (2020)
Lori Rader-Day
"Lori Rader-Day takes us on a twisting journey into a past riven by secrets and lies that challenges everything we think we know about the ties that bind us. The Lucky One is that rare thing, a nail-biting thriller full of heart and soul."

One Night Gone (2019)
Tara Laskowski
"A heart-wrenching and suspenseful novel of betrayal and revenge. A stunning debut!"

Corpse & Crown (2019)
(Cadaver & Queen, book 2)
Alisa Kwitney
"An electrifying tale of beautiful monsters and mad scientists that will keep your nerves tingling and your heart racing long into the night."

Social Creature (2018)
Tara Isabella Burton
"A compulsively readable, razor sharp novel for the social media age. Edith Wharton meets Patricia Highsmith."

The Twisted Thread (2011)
Charlotte Bacon
"A winner!"

They Did It with Love (2007)
Kate Morgenroth
"A deliciously entertaining romp through the thickets of suburban marriage and murder."

The Tailor's Daughter (2006)
Janice Graham
"This is a book that grows in your heart and stays there long after you've put it down."

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