Books by Jess Lourey

Litani

by Jess Lourey

(4,408 reviews)

The Amazon Charts bestselling author of Unspeakable Things and Bloodline explores the darkness at the heart of the rural Midwest in a novel inspired by a chilling true crime. In the summer of '84, fourteen-year-old Frankie... See More

Unspeakable Things

by Jess Lourey

(55,048 reviews)

Inspired by a terrifying true story from the author's hometown, a heart-pounding novel of suspense about a small Minnesota community where nothing is as quiet -- or as safe -- as it seems. Cassie McDowell's life in 1980s... See More

Bloodline

by Jess Lourey

(25,610 reviews)

An ITW Thriller Award and Anthony Award winner. Perfect town. Perfect homes. Perfect families. It's enough to drive some women mad... In a tale inspired by real events, pregnant journalist Joan Harken is cautiously... See More

Catch Her in a Lie (Getaway collection)

by Jess Lourey

(1,738 review)

Two agents on the trail of a serial killer. A mother and daughter on the trip of a lifetime. Fates converge in paradise in a chilling short story by an Amazon Charts bestselling author. Cold case expert Evangeline Reed and... See More

The Quarry Girls: A Thriller

by Jess Lourey

(51,095 reviews)

Killers hiding in plain sight. Small-town secrets. A girl who knows too much. From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Unspeakable Things and Bloodline comes a nerve-twisting novel inspired by a shocking true... See More

The Taken Ones: A Novel (Steinbeck and Reed Book 1)

by Jess Lourey

(4,767 reviews)

Two girls vanished. A woman buried alive. Between two crimes lie decades of secrets yet to be unearthed in a pulse-pounding novel by the Edgar Award-nominated author of Unspeakable Things. Summer 1980: Despite the local... See More

The Catalain Book of Secrets: A Book Club Pick! (The Catalain Witches 1)

by Jess Lourey

(492 reviews)

? "Lourey expertly concocts a Gothic fusion of long-held secrets, melancholy, and resolve... " ?Publishers Weekly ? "Think Alice Hoffman... spell-binding!" ?Midwest Book Review Faith Falls is a snug little Minnesota town... See More

Death by Potato Salad: A Murder-by-the Minute Short Story Featuring Mrs. Berns (A Murder by Month Romcom Mystery)

by Jess Lourey

(72 reviews)

Revenge is a tator tot hotdish best served cold. In this Murder-by-the-Minute mystery, Mrs. Berns is roped into attending the All Church Retreat in Bemidji, Minnesota. The three-to-one female to male ratio has her down, but... See More

The Adventure of the First Problem: A Salem's Cipher Short Story (A Salem's Cipher Thriller)

by Jess Lourey

(13 reviews)

Before Salem's Cipher, there was the first problem. In this short story, future world-famous cryptanalyst Salem Wiley must crack a 150-year-old code to rescue a dying child trapped inside a tomb. She also meets her... See More

Crimespree Magazine #49

by John Connolly

Issue 49 of Crimespree Magazine features a Stuart Neville interview by John Connolly. There are six additional interview crammed into the issue as well. There's Stephen Blackmore, F. Paul Wilson, Matthew MacBride, Jess... See More