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Gripping suspense stories with heart. Seattle, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Whidbey Island

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Chris Patchell is an award-winning USA Today Bestselling Author who started writing to curb the homicidal tendencies she experienced during her daily Seattle commute. She writes gripping suspense thrillers with romantic elements set in the Pacific Northwest and believes good fiction combines a magical mix of complex characters, compelling plots, and well-crafted stories.

Over the years, she has written numerous popular books and series, including bestsellers Deadly Lies, In the Dark, and her most recent collection of small-town crime novellas, the Lacey James Series. Along the way, her writing has won several awards, including a 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award, an IndieReader Discovery Award, and a Pacific Northwest Literary Award.

When she’s not writing, you can find Chris reading books, hanging out with her family, watching football, and struggling to keep up with her workout regime, all while shushing her incessantly yapping Yorkies. She lives in Oregon with her husband and two kids.

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Genres: AnthologiesSmall Town & RuralFemale SleuthsPolice ProceduralsRomantic SuspenseSuspense

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My latest book, Find Her, which is included in the Her Silent Shadow boxset, is the culmination of three story ideas. The first was inspired by a short story I wrote years ago, about a mall security guard who was obsessed with a woman who works in one of the stores. What I love about this idea is the creepy sense that you can't trust the people who are supposed to be taking care of you. The second idea was a scene that popped into my mind about a cop responding to a burglary, which seems innocuous at first, but turns out to be anything but. The scene was filled with a group of small-town characters that were a lot of fun to write. I scribbled it down just to capture it, hoping I might use it someday. And the third idea concerned something shocking that the suspect does once he’s in custody that turns this case on its head. Those three ideas combined in a way that I hope readers find entertaining and compelling.

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