Anthony Award-nominated E.A. Aymar’s most recent thriller, They’re Gone, was published to rave reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus (starred), and was named one of the best books of the year by the South Florida Sun Sentinel. His next novel, No Home for Killers, is coming out in 2023 from Thomas and Mercer.

In the words of the New York Times, Louis Bayard “reinvigorates historical fiction,” rendering the past “as if he’d witnessed it firsthand.” His acclaimed novels include Jackie & Me, The Pale Blue Eye, the national bestseller Courting Mr. Lincoln, Roosevelt's Beast, The School of Night, The Black Tower, and Mr. Timothy.

James Grady’s first novel, Six Days Of The Condor, became the Robert Redford movie "Three Days Of The Condor" and the Max Irons TV series "Condor." Born and raised in Montana, Grady has received Italy’s Raymond Chandler Medal, France’s Grand Prix Du Roman Noir, and Japan’s Baka-Misu literature award.

Cheryl A. Head writes the Anthony Award-nominated Charlie Mack Motown Mysteries. Head is a two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist, two-time Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist, and winner of the Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award. 

Alma Katsu is the award-winning author of seven novels. Her latest is The Fervor, a reimagining of the Japanese internment that the NY Times called "a feat of pure storytelling" and Booklist called “a stunning triumph” (starred). Red Widow, her first espionage novel, was nominated for the Thriller Writers Award for best novel, was a NYT Editors Choice, and is in development for a TV series.

Angie Kim is a Korean immigrant, former trial lawyer, and debut author of the international bestseller and Edgar winner Miracle Creek, named a "Best Book of the Year" by Time, The Washington Post, Kirkus, and "The Today Show," among others. Her novel also won the ITW Thriller Award, the Strand Critics’ Award, and the Pinckley Prize, and is being translated into 20 languages.

Sujata Massey is the author of 16 mystery novels set in India and Japan. Her latest series features Perveen Mistry, the first woman lawyer in 1920s Bombay, a character inspired by India’s original women lawyers working in the early 20th century. Sujata's books are published in 20 countries and have won the Agatha, Mary Higgins Clark, Lefty and Macavity mystery awards.

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