Moderators.

Carrie Doyle

Carrie Doyle is the bestselling author of multiple novels and screenplays that span many genres, ranging from cozy mysteries to chick lit to comedies to Young Adult.

Carrie’s latest book, SOMETHING’S GUAVA GIVE, was released on January 25, 2022. It is the second book in the Trouble in Paradise Series. Book one, IT TAKES TWO TO MANGO, was named one of the best books of 2021 by King’s River Life Magazine.

Also trending is Carrie’s book THE MURDER GAME, which was nominated by Suspense Magazine as one of the best YA mysteries of 2021.

A born and bred New Yorker, Carrie has spent most of her life in Manhattan and East Hampton, with the exception of a six-year stint in Europe (Russia; France; England) and five years in Los Angeles. A former Editor-in-Chief of the Russian edition of Marie Claire, Carrie has written dozens of articles for various magazines, including countless celebrity profiles. She is also a screenwriter, and her movie INTERN (co-written with Jill Kargman) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Carrie currently splits her time between New York and Long Island, with her husband and two teenage sons. She is also one of the co-founders of Hamptons Whodunit.

Abby Endler

Abby Endler is the creator of Crime by the Book, a crime fiction Instagram account with over 100,000 followers, as well as the host of the Criminal Types crime fiction podcast and curator of Crime by the Box, a monthly book subscription service.

By day, she works in marketing at Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House. She lives in Houston, Texas. 

Dennis Michel

Dennis, the creator of the bookstagram account @scaredstraightreads, is a 35-year-old gay New Yorker who loves to read and share his opinions with anyone who will listen. It may be his short attention span, but he just can't get enough of thrillers.

Created in 2018, Dennis has over 30,000 followers who watch him rant over his latest read. He hosts a monthly book club for his followers where he curates his top choice for each month.

In his spare time, he enjoys scuba diving, trying to not burn down his apartment while learning how to cook, traveling, and working in marketing for the real estate industry.