Alafair Burke

Founding Honorary Co-Chair

Alafair Burke is a New York Times bestselling author whose most recent novels include FIND ME, THE BETTER SISTER, THE WIFE, and THE EX which was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel.

She has also been the co-author of the bestselling UNDER SUSPICION series with Mary Higgins Clark. She currently serves as the President of Mystery Writers of America, the first woman of color to be elected to that position.

A former prosecutor, she now teaches criminal law and lives in Manhattan and East Hampton.

For more information, visit alafairburke.com

Steve Cavanagh

Featured Author

Steve Cavanagh is the bestselling and award-winning author of several books, including the Eddie Flynn series and KILL FOR ME, KILL FOR YOU.

A former lawyer, he was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he still lives. Find out more at SteveCavanaghAuthor.com

Alyssa Cole

Featured Author

Alyssa Cole is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers and romance (historical, contemporary, and sci-fi). Her books have received critical acclaim from Library Journal, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, Booklist, Jezebel, Vulture, Book Riot, Entertainment Weekly, and various other outlets. 

When she’s not working, Alyssa can usually be found watching anime or wrangling her many pets.

Ashley Elston

Featured Author

Ashley Elston worked for many years as a wedding photographer before turning her hand to writing.

She lives in Louisiana with her husband and three sons. Elston has written six young adult novels.

FIRST LIE WINS is her adult fiction debut.

Alex Finlay

Featured author

Alex Finlay is the bestselling author of the 2021 breakout novel, EVERY LAST FEAR, the 2022 Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Mystery and Thriller, THE NIGHT SHIFT, the 2023 Library Reads Hall of Fame recipient, WHAT HAVE WE DONE, and his latest release, the USA Today bestseller, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME.

Alex’s novels are regularly on “best of the year” lists, have been translated into twenty-five languages, and have been optioned for film or television. EVERY LAST FEAR is in development for a major limited series.

Alex lives in Washington, DC and Virginia.

A. J. Finn

founding Honorary Co-Chair

A. J. Finn lived in England for many years before returning to his native New York.

His debut novel, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, has been published in more than forty languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. In 2021 it was adapted for the screen in a huge film starring Amy Adams and Gary Oldman.

His latest book, END OF STORY, was published last year.

Lucy Foley

Guest of Honor

Lucy Foley studied English literature at Durham University and University College London and worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry. She is the author of five novels including THE MIDNIGHT FEAST and THE GUEST LIST.

Lucy lives in London.

Tess Gerritsen

Guest of honor

Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D. While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction and in 1987, her first novel, CALL AFTER MIDNIGHT, was published. It was just the first of 32 suspense novels that she’s written over a 36-year writing career.

Tess’s 1996 medical thriller, HARVEST, marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list and her novels have hit bestseller lists ever since. Among her titles are GRAVITY, THE SURGEON, THE SPY COAST, and THE SUMMER GUESTS. Her books have been translated into 40 languages, and more than 40 million copies have been sold around the world.

Emiko Jean

FEATURED AUTHOR

Emiko Jean is a New York Times best-selling author of adult and young adult fiction. Her books have been published in over thirty languages. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America as a GMA Book Club pick, by Reese Witherspoon as a Young Adult Book Club pick, and in publications such as Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Cosmopolitan, Shondaland and Bustle.

She lives in Washington with her husband and two kids.

Shari Lapena

Guest of Honor

Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of the thrillers THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR, A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE, AN UNWANTED GUEST, SOMEONE WE KNOW, THE END OF HER, NOT A HAPPY FAMILY, EVERYONE HERE IS LYING, and WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?, which have all been New York Times and The Sunday Times (London) bestsellers. Her books have been sold in forty territories around the world.

Shari lives on a farm outside Toronto.

Clémence Michallon

Featured Author

Clémence Michallon was born and raised near Paris. She studied journalism at City University of London, received a Master’s in Journalism from Columbia University, and has written for The Independent since 2018. Her essays and features have covered true-crime, celebrity culture, and literature.

Clémence moved to New York City in 2014 and recently became a US citizen. She now divides her time between New York City and Rhinebeck, NY.

Jason Rekulak

Featured Author

Jason Rekulak is the author of THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING, an instant New York Times bestseller, HIDDEN PICTURES, a national bestseller and winner of a Goodreads Choice Award, and THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTRESS, a finalist for the Edgar Award.

He is represented by Doug Stewart at Sterling Lord Literistic, and by Rich Green and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein at The Gotham Group.

Jason lives in Philadelphia with his family.