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Sarah Pekkanen


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Sarah Pekkanen's work has been published in People, TheWashington Post, USA Today, The New Republic, The Baltimore Sun, Reader's Digest and Washingtonian, among others. Her debut novel, The Opposite of Me, was published in March 2010. She writes a monthly column for Bethesda Magazine, and has been an on-air contributor to NPR and E! Entertainment's "Gossip Show." She is the winner of a Dateline award and the Paul Miller Reporting Fellowship. Sarah lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with her husband and three young sons.
 


Genres: Mystery, General Fiction, Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
August 2025

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The Locked Ward
 
Novels
   The Opposite of Me (2010)
   Skipping a Beat (2011)
   These Girls (2012)
   The Best of Us (2013)
   Catching Air (2014)
   Things You Won't Say (2015)
   The Perfect Neighbors (2016)
   The Wife Between Us (2018) (with Greer Hendricks)
   The Ever After (2018)
   An Anonymous Girl (2018) (with Greer Hendricks)
   You Are Not Alone (2020) (with Greer Hendricks)
   The Golden Couple (2022) (with Greer Hendricks)
   Gone Tonight (2023)
   House of Glass (2024)
   The Locked Ward (2025)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   All Is Bright (2010)
   Love, Accidentally (2011)
   Beginning Again (2012)
   The Getaway (2020) (with Greer Hendricks)
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Award nominations
2019 CrimeFest: Sounds of Crime Award (nominee) : The Wife Between Us
2019 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (shortlist) : The Wife Between Us


Sarah Pekkanen recommends
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The Stalker (2024)
Kate Rhodes
"A creepy slow-burn of a thriller - one that will have you looking over your own shoulder as you read late into the night."
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My Favorite Terrible Thing (2024)
Madeleine Henry
"A twisty, evocative novel from a gifted writer with a smart, fresh voice. I loved it!"
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If Something Happens to Me (2024)
Alex Finlay
"If Something Happens to Me shows why Alex Finlay is one of the leading thriller writers today. Pulse-pounding, layered, and impossible to put down. Finlay-the master of twists-has outdone himself."

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