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International Thriller Writers Nominee
"Lori Roy's voice is so entrancing you can almost smell the orange blossoms and blood.
I loved it."
—Michael Connelly
#1 New York Times bestselling author
“Echoes of Carson McCullers and a soupcon of Flannery O’Connor filter through Lori Roy’s
superb Lake County.... an outstanding novel.”
—Oline Cogdill
South Florida Sun Sentinel
BEST MYSTERY 2025
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Praise for Lori's work
"Lori Roy is one of the most elegant and enchanting writers to cross my path in a long, long time."
Michael Connelly
"[Roy is a] rising star."
O, The Oprah Magazine
Twice named
Outstanding Crime Fiction
by the New York Times
"Roy excels in depicting the menace lurking in the natural world."
The Washington Post
"Lori Roy's voice is a welcome addition to American fiction.”
Dennis Lehane
"Gripping...Ms. Roy excels at depicting scenes of consummate tension.”
Wall Street Journal
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