J. Carson Black

J. Carson Black’s books have been praised by bestselling authors Jeffery Deaver, John Lescroart, David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, and T. Jefferson Parker, who declared her “a strong new voice in American crime fiction.” Her first Cyril Landry thriller,The Shop, reached #1 on the USA Kindle Bestseller list, and her crime thriller series featuring homicide detective Laura Cardinal became a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. Black’s other suspense titles starring Laura Cardinal are The Devil’s Hour, Cry Wolf, and the Daphne du Maurier Award–nominated Darkness on the Edge of Town. Her second Cyril Landry thriller, Hard Return, followed The Shop as a popular and literary success. Although Black earned a master’s degree in operatic voice, she was inspired to write her first novel, a ghost story, after reading The Shining. She lives in Tucson, Arizona. You can reach her at www.jcarsonblack.com.