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Melinda Leigh

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#1 Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author Melinda Leigh is a fully recovered banker. A life-long lover of books, she started writing as a way to preserve her sanity while raising her kids. Over the next few years, she learned a few things about writing a book. The process was much more fun than analyzing financial statements, and she decided to turn her hobby into a career.

Her debut novel, SHE CAN RUN, was nominated for Best First Novel by the International Thriller Writers. Since then, she has garnered numerous publisher awards, including two Silver Falchions and three Golden Leaf Awards. She is a two-time RITA® Award Finalist and has earned three Daphne du Maurier Award nominations. Melinda’s books have sold over 15 million copies.

She holds a 2nd degree belt in Kenpo Karate. She’s dabbled in Arnis stick fighting, studied Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and taught women’s self-defense. She lives near the beach with her family and a small herd of spoiled rescue pets. With such a pleasant life, she has no explanation for the sometimes dark and disturbing nature of her imagination.

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She Can


A Thriller & Suspense series (2011 - 2015)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Small-town suspense with danger right next door
  • Women haunted by old crimes and fresh threats
  • Hard-won trust under pressure from buried secrets

Midnight


A Thriller & Suspense series (2012 - 2017)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Small-town murders with secrets hitting brutally close to home
  • Romantic suspense with ex-cops and trust under pressure
  • Museum mysteries steeped in deadly history

Scarlet Falls


A Thriller & Suspense series (2014 - 2016)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Military veterans pulled into small-town murder cases
  • Slow-burn romance under deadly pressure
  • Protective heroes shielding kids from escalating threats

Morgan Dane


A Thriller & Suspense series (2017 - 2019)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Small-town murders hitting painfully close to home
  • Defense cases with impossible evidence and personal risk
  • Women investigators juggling family with relentless casework

Bree Taggert


A Thriller & Suspense series (2020 - 2027)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Small-town murder hunts with family secrets hitting the detective
  • Cold cases reopening old wounds and turning brutally personal
  • Relentless sheriff investigations with suspects hiding more than guilt

Olivia Cruz


A Mystery series (2026 - 2027)

Standalone Fiction

Twisted Truth

Twisted Truth

Novella

A Bone to Pick

A Bone to Pick

Novella

Whisper of Bones

Whisper of Bones

Novella

A Broken Bone

A Broken Bone

Novella

Buried Bones

Buried Bones

Novella

The Wrong Bones

The Wrong Bones

Novella

Little Stacks of Thriller & Suspense

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