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Gregg Olsen


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A New York Times bestselling author, Olsen has written seven nonfiction books, two novels, and contributed a short story to a collection edited by Lee Child.

Olsen, a Seattle native, lives in Olalla, Washington with his wife, twin daughters, three chickens, Milo (an obedience school dropout cocker spaniel) and Suri (a mini dachshund so spoiled she wears a sweater).
 


Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
August 2025

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Out of the Woods
 
Series
Emily Kenyon
   1. A Cold Dark Place (2008)
   2. Heart of Ice (2009)
   3. A Wicked Snow (2007)
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Waterman and Stark
   0.5. The Bone Box (2012)
   1. Victim Six (2010)
   2. Closer Than Blood (2011)
   3. The Girl in the Woods (2014)
   4. Now That She's Gone (2015)
   5. Just Try To Stop Me (2016)
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Port Gamble Chronicles
   1. Beneath Her Skin (2011)
     aka Envy
   2. Dying to Be Her (2012)
     aka Betrayal
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Vengeance
   1. The Girl on the Run (2014)

     aka Run

   2. The Boy She Left Behind (2017)
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Detective Megan Carpenter
   1. Snow Creek (2019)
   2. Water's Edge (2020)
   3. Silent Ridge (2020)
   4. Stillwater Island (2021)
   5. Cougar Point (2024)
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Novels
   Fear Collector (2011)
   Shocking True Story (2013)
   The Last Thing She Ever Did (2018)
   Lying Next to Me (2019)
   The Hive (2021)
   I Know Where You Live (2022)
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Series contributed to
Notorious USA
   Bodies Of Evidence (2013) (with Rebecca Morris)
   Unnatural Causes (2014)
   The Deadly Daughter-in-Law (2014) (with Rebecca Morris)
   Fundamental Love (2014) (with Rebecca Morris)
   Her Lover's Wife (2014) (with Rebecca Morris)
   Overkill (2014) (with Rebecca Morris)
   Nightmare at Noon (2015) (with Ron Franscell)
   The Best of Notorious USA (2022) (with others)
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Gregg Olsen
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Suspense Magazine March 2013 (2013)
(Suspense Magazine)
edited by
John Raab
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Suspense Magazine, June 2010 (2010)
(Suspense Magazine)
edited by
John Raab
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Killer Year (2008)
Stories to Die For
edited by
Lee Child

Award nominations
2018 ITW Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : The Boy She Left Behind


Gregg Olsen recommends
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Last Night at Villa Lucia (2024)
Simon McCleave
"Smart, evocative... full of the kinds of twist and surprises that makes a first-time reader into a lifelong fan. Terrific!"
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All the Little Truths (2023)
(Finley O'Sullivan, book 3)
Debra Webb
"Webb is the Queen of smart suspense."
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Mrs. Rochester's Ghost (2021)
Lindsay Marcott
"Smart, thrilling, and completely unexpected, Lindsay Marcott delivers the goods in the brilliant Mrs. Rochester’s Ghost. Highly recommended for readers who like incandescent prose and deep deceptions."

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