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Todd Ritter
Todd Ritter, also known under the nom de plume of Riley Sager and Alan Finn, is an American author of thriller novels. Biography Ritter grew up in a ranch-style house in Pennsylvania. Before becoming a full-time novelist Ritter worked as a journalist, editor and graphic designer. Writing career As of 2022 Ritter has released six novels as Sager and three novels under his real name, the latter of which make up the Kat Campbell series. Ritter has also released one novel under the pen name Alan Finn, ''Things Half in Shadow''. He referenced the choice to write under the name Sager, stating that "since we were looking for a new publisher, one could argue that editors would be willing to go with someone who had a clean slate, rather than a critically acclaimed author with a spotty sales record." The author's website for "Riley Sager" initially lacked an author photo or any gender identifying language, including pronouns. This has since changed, as the current website features a ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pen Name
A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to merge multiple persons into a single identifiable author, or for any of a number of reasons related to the marketing or aesthetic presentation of the work. The author's real identity may be known only to the publisher or may become common knowledge. Etymology The French-language phrase is occasionally still seen as a synonym for the English term "pen name", which is a "back-translation" and originated in England rather than France. H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler, in ''The King's English'' state that the term ''nom de plume'' evolv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranch-style House
Ranch (also known as American ranch, California ranch, rambler, or rancher) is a domestic architectural style that originated in the United States. The ranch-style house is noted for its long, close-to-the-ground profile, and wide open layout. The style fused modernist ideas and styles with notions of the American Western period of wide open spaces to create a very informal and casual living style. While the original ranch style was informal and basic in design, ranch-style houses built in the United States (particularly in the Sun Belt region) from around the early 1960s increasingly had more dramatic features such as varying roof lines, cathedral ceilings, sunken living rooms, and extensive landscaping and grounds. First appearing as a residential style in the 1920s, the ranch was extremely popular with the booming post-war middle class of the 1940s to the 1970s. The style is often associated with tract housing built at this time, particularly in the southwest United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Girls (novel)
''Final Girls'' is a 2017 thriller novel by Todd Ritter, writing under the penname Riley Sager. Synopsis Ten years ago, Quincy Carpenter joined her friends in a vacation at Pinewood Cottage. The trip ended with a massacre, of which Quincy was the sole survivor. She was saved by Franklin “Coop” Cooper, the police officer who responded to the scene. Joe Hannen, an escaped mental patient who arrived at their camp, is blamed for the murders. The press dubs Quincy a " final girl," comparing her to two other final girls; Lisa Milner and Samantha "Sam" Boyd. Quincy is contacted by Lisa, and the two begin communicating with each other, albeit very infrequently. Lisa does not have a similar relationship with Sam. Years later, Quincy is barely holding herself together, as she finds it hard to trust anyone other than Coop and her boyfriend Jeff. She is unable to remember anything from the night of the massacre. Her fragile living situation is thrown into an upheaval when she learns th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Time I Lied
''The Last Time I Lied'' is a 2018 thriller novel by American author Todd Ritter under the pen name Riley Sager. The plot concerns the reopening of a summer camp from which three girls disappeared 15 years before. Their former roommate, now a counselor, attempts to solve the disappearance while dealing with her own survivor guilt. The novel was inspired by the classic Australian film '' Picnic at Hanging Rock''. It received favorable reviews and reached the ''New York Times Bestseller List''. Plot Fifteen years ago, three girls named Vivian, Natalie, and Allison snuck out of their cabin at Camp Nightingale, a prestigious summer camp for the wealthy, and were never seen again. Their fellow camper, Emma, was the last to see them alive. Their disappearance stuck with Emma throughout her life and now, as an artist, she includes pieces of that past in all of her artwork. At one of Emma's showings, she meets the owner of Camp Nightingale, old money socialite A socialite is a person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lock Every Door
''Lock Every Door'' is a 2019 thriller novel by American author Todd Ritter, writing under the pen name of Riley Sager. The plot concerns an apartment sitter at an exclusive building in Manhattan who discovers that her predecessor in the job disappeared under suspicious circumstances. The novel made the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List for July 21, 2019 and a television adaptation is planned. Synopsis Jules Larsen has lost her family, her job, and her boyfriend and is now living with her best friend, Chloe, in New York City. With no job prospects, Jules answers a job posting for an apartment sitter in an exclusive building called The Bartholomew. Property manager and longtime resident Leslie Evelyn explains that the former occupant has died, but they cannot let an apartment sit empty due to fear of burglars. She explains that Jules will live in the apartment for three months, for which she will be paid $12,000. Ms. Evelyn cautions Jules against interactions with the other resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Before Dark (novel)
''Home Before Dark'' is a 2020 psychological horror novel by pseudonymous author Riley Sager. The novel was first published on June 30, 2020 through Dutton. Sager references the 1977 Jay Anson book '' The Amityville Horror'' during the novel, which also served as part of ''Home Before Dark'''s inspiration. The novel is told via a split narrative in alternating chapters. It focuses on the characters of Maggie Holt, via her first person narrative, and her father Ewan, through excerpts taken from a book. The book-within-a-book focuses on supernatural events that Ewan claims drove them to flee their home and never return. Reviewers were impressed by the use of parallel structure. Synopsis The novel is told via a split narrative. Maggie Holt narrates events as they happen during current day, while her father Ewan's narrative occurs via passages of his book ''House of Horrors,'' which details the family's time at Baneberry Hall during the 1990s. ''House of Horrors'' Ewan Holt and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survive The Night (novel)
''Survive the Night'' is a 2021 thriller novel by American author Todd Ritter, under the penname Riley Sager. It was first published in the United States on June 29, 2021 through Dutton and centers upon a woman who realizes that she may be sharing a car ride with a murderer. Synopsis The book follows Charlie, a young woman who drops out of film college due to the trauma of her best friend Maddy being murdered by a serial killer. Dubbed "The Campus Killer", the murderer had been picking off women on their campus. At the time Charlie had assumed that the murder was one of her visual hallucinations, something she is prone to experiencing, especially in emotional situations. These hallucinations typically appear as film scenes. As she did not stop the murder and cannot provide many helpful details, Charlie is extremely guilt stricken. She arranges for a ride home via a ride share, as she doesn't drive due to her parents dying in a car crash, and through this meets Josh. Their ride is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Across The Lake (novel)
''The House Across the Lake'' is a 2022 thriller novel by American author Todd Ritter, writing under the pen name Riley Sager. The plot concerns a woman who investigates the disappearance and possible murder of her glamorous neighbor at a Vermont lake resort. Reviewers favorably compared the book to the classic film '' Rear Window'' and a movie adaptation is planned. Plot Alcoholic actress Casey Fletcher has retreated to her family's cabin at Lake Greene, Vermont in order to hide from the press. She is haunted by the death of her screenwriter husband Len, who drowned in Lake Greene the previous year. While watching the lake one afternoon, she rescues her neighbor, former runway model Katherine Royce, from drowning. Over the next several days, Casey befriends Katherine and her husband, app developer Tom. She develops a habit of watching the Royces in their large house across the lake from her own. While sharing an expensive bottle of wine, Katherine reveals to Casey that Tom's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Only One Left
''The Only One Left'' is a 2023 murder mystery/horror novel by American author Todd Ritter, writing under the pen name Riley Sager. The plot concerns a woman who takes a job caring for elderly invalid Lenora Hope, who was accused decades ago of murdering her parents and younger sister. She slowly unravels the truth behind the Hope murders and a missing nurse. Plot Kittredge "Kit" McDeere is a 30-something caregiver accused of fatally overdosing her mother, who was dying of painful stomach cancer. The only job she can get is acting as a home health aide to Lenora Hope, an old woman who, like Kit, was once accused of murdering her family. The job is open because the previous nurse, Mary Milton, disappeared one night a week previously, leaving all her things behind. Kit takes the job and moves to Hope's End, Lenora's decrepit mansion. She meets the servants: nanny Mrs. Baker, Archie the cook, Jessie the housemaid, and Carter Mayhew, the groundskeeper, who believes himself to be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Thriller Writers
International Thriller Writers (ITW), was founded October 9, 2004, at Bouchercon XXXV, the "World Mystery and Suspense Conference", in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Six months later, some 150 authors with more than one billion books sold worldwide had joined the organization as founding members. As of October 5, 2014, the organization's website boasts more than 3,100 members in 28 countries. History On October 9, 2004, at Bouchercon XXXV, the "World Mystery and Suspense Conference", in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, International Thriller Writers was founded. The organization was founded by Gayle Lynds and David Morrell and they became the organization's first co-presidents. Membership Its membership includes David Baldacci, Steve Berry, Dale Brown, Sandra Brown, Lisa Gardner, Brian Garfield, David Liss, Lee Child, Lincoln Child, Clive Cussler, David Dun, Joseph Finder, Tess Gerritsen, Raelynn Hillhouse, Gregg Hurwitz, Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, John Lescroart, Kather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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