Laura Griffin is a ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestselling American author of

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. She has won

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RITA Award for Best Romantic Suspense twice, as well as the Daphne du Maurier Award.

Biography

Griffin started her career as a journalist and preferred hard-news stories. She attributes her experience to her desire to write suspense fiction, since she's able to make justice prevail and give the characters happy endings. "As a reporter, you cover a lot of stories that go unresolved or do not end happily." She grew up reading

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books, and as she grew older,

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and

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. "I love King and Cornwell because their books go above and beyond scary. To me it's the characters that make them so compelling — I care about the people, so I can't stop turning the pages to see what happens to them." In 2013, Griffin teamed up with bestselling author

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to co-write a female detective series. Since they were both with different publishers, they decided to self-publish this series. She currently resides in

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Bibliography

Alpha Crew series

* ''At the Edge''. March 2016 * ''Edge of Surrender''. March 2016 * ''Cover of Night''. September 2017 * ''Total Control''. September 2019

Borderline

*1. ''One Last Breath''. September 2007 *2. ''One Wrong Step''. April 2008

Glass Sisters

*1. ''Thread of Fear''. October 2008 *2. ''Whisper of Warning''. April 2009

Tracers

*1. ''Untraceable''. November 2009 *2. ''Unspeakable''. July 2010 *2.5 "Unstoppable". October 2010 *3. ''Unforgivable''. December 2010 *4. ''Snapped''. September 2011 *5. ''Twisted''. April 2012 *6. ''Scorched''. November 2012 *7. ''Exposed''. June 2013 *8. ''Beyond Limits''. February 2015 *9. ''Shadow Fall''. September 2015 *10. ''Deep Dark''. May 2016 *11. ''At Close Range''. January 2017 *12. ''Touch of Red''. October 2017 *13. ''Stone Cold Heart''. April 2019

Moreno & Hart Mysteries

co-author

* 1. ''Crash and Burn''. September 2013 * 2. ''Hit and Run''. July 2014 * 3. ''Lost and Found''. January 2016

Texas Murder Files series

* 1. ''Hidden''. August 2020 * 2. ''Flight''. March 2021 * 3. ''Midnight Dunes''. May 2022

Wolfe Security series

* 1. ''Desperate Girls''. August 2018 * 2. ''Her Deadly Secrets''. July 2019

Stand-alone works

* ''Far Gone''. April 2014 * ''Nightfall''. April 2013 * ''Surrender at Dawn''. June 2011 * ''Last Seen Alone''. September 2021

Awards and reception

* 2010: Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Romantic Suspense for ''Whisper of Warning'' * 2013: Romance Writers of America RITA Award Finalist for Best Romantic Suspense for ''Twisted'' * 2013: Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Romantic Suspense for ''Scorched'' Griffin has also received several starred reviews from ''

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'', as well as a ''Romantic Times'' Top Pick. Several of her novels made the ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestseller lists. ''Twisted'' reached the ''USA Today'' list at #132 in April 2012; ''Scorched'' reached #89 in November 2012; ''Exposed'' reached #139 in July 2013; and ''Beyond Limits'' reached #85 in February 2015.

References

External links

Author's Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Lauraaura Living people American romantic fiction writers RITA Award winners 21st-century American novelists American women novelists Women romantic fiction writers 21st-century American women writers 1973 births