NEWS & EVENTS
Amazon First Reads for The Alone Time!
For the entire month of April, The Alone Time has been selected as part of Amazon First Reads! If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can now grab the ebook of my latest psychological thriller for free. Non-prime members can also purchase it for $1.99
Next: Preorder Your Dark Secrets
Very excited to share that my first romantic thriller, Your Dark Secrets, is now available for preorder! Reserve and purchase your copy before it publishes on July 30, 2024 wherever you buy books. Here are a few options: Barnes & Noble: https://rb.gy/196ib Penguin Random House: https://rb.gy/eakof Amazon: https://rb.gy/elzu5
Cover Reveal: Your Dark Secrets
COVER REVEAL The cover for YOUR DARK SECRETS is here! My first romantic thriller, coming from Hyperion Avenue and Disney Publishing, this book was so much fun to write. I’m thrilled to share this gorgeous cover, it hits all my favorite elements of the story:
I am so excited to share the cover of THE ALONE TIME, my 5th thriller! Coming May 1, 2024, this book follows Fiona and Violet, two estranged sisters, 25-years after a plane crash that landed them in the wild took the lives of their parents,
Publication Day for The Family Bones
The Family Bones has launched into the world today! Available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook, this locked room thriller mystery was so much fun to write, as it combined my favorite pastimes of psychology and true crime. Publishers Weekly gave The Family Bones a coveted
Coming May 1, 2024, my plane crash thriller The Alone Time is available for pre-order now. Pitched as Showtime’s Yellowjackets meets Karin Slaughter’s Pretty Girls, The Alone Time was so much fun to write. I can’t wait for readers to dive in next year!
Launch Events for The Family Bones
Publication week for The Family Bones is gearing up! I’ll be doing several recorded interviews to celebrate the launch of my next thriller, but you can also watch and listen to these interviews live: Hope to see you there!
Starred Review for The Family Bones
My first trade review is in for The Family Bones — and it’s a STARRED review from Publishers Weekly! To get this kind of industry recognition for my fourth novel is incredible. I hope readers feel the same way about my plane crash thriller. PW
Goodreads Giveaway: The Family Bones
Less than a week remains until THE FAMILY BONES publishes on March 7! For anyone who has not yet pre-ordered their copy, my publisher is currently holding a giveaway of THE FAMILY BONES on Goodreads. Enter by March 6 to snag one of 100 ebook
Book Deal with Thomas & Mercer
Surprise! I’m writing another thriller with Thomas & Mercer, titled THE ALONE TIME! I’m so excited to keep working with the incredible team at @amazonpublishing and to bring readers more twisted psych thrillers inspired by reality. Mark your calendars for Spring 2024, and secure your
Book Deal with Hyperion Avenue
I just signed on to write a book for Disney! Thrilled that I get to work with Hyperion Avenue, the adult fiction imprint with @disneybooks, and can’t wait to share this story with readers in 2024. If you’re on Goodreads, add YOUR DARK SECRETS to
Goodreads Selects STRANGERS WE KNOW for APIHM
I’m so honored that STRANGERS WE KNOW was included on Goodreads’ list of Books to Read for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the month of May. It means everything to me to add to the catalog of books that celebrate API culture. Check out
STRANGERS WE KNOW On Sale Now!
My latest thriller novel STRANGERS WE KNOW has officially launched! Selected for the Amazon First Reads program during April and called by Audible a Most Anticipated Spring 2022 Listen, STRANGERS WE KNOW was inspired by True Crime headlines and my personal experience with genetics testing.
Audible: STRANGERS WE KNOW, A Most Anticipated Spring Listen
Strangers We Know was named an Audible Most Anticipated Listen of Spring 2022! Thank you to the Audible Editors! If you are an audiobook lover, you can pre-order your copy before my latest Thriller publishes May 1. The voice actors blew me away in their
New Book Title Reveal: THE FAMILY BONES
My next and 4th thriller has an official title: THE FAMILY BONES! Set in eastern Oregon, the book’s premise centers around what happens when a family of psychopaths gathers for a family reunion. (Mini-spoiler: nothing good!) I’m so excited to finally share this title with
STRANGERS WE KNOW Selected for Amazon First Reads
Big news: STRANGERS WE KNOW was selected as an 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 for all of April! I am beyond excited for readers to access the e-book version a whole month early. Already there have been a few orange banners across the Amazon page for SWK
THE MISSING SISTER Russian & Romanian Editions
My debut thriller THE MISSING SISTER has a Russian cover! I love everything about this gorgeous image – from the Eiffel Tower to the woman staring out from a window in a Paris apartment. Huge thanks to Thomas & Mercer and my Russian publisher Arkadia
My sophomore thriller LIES WE BURY is getting translated into Czech! Feast your eyes on this creepy cover for the Czech edition — Special note: that teddy bear My Czech publisher says the original title translates differently, so the new version is called BURIED LIES.
100,000 Copies Sold of THE MISSING SISTER
As of August 2021, my debut thriller THE MISSING SISTER has sold over 100,000 copies! I am elated that readers continue to discover my debut across ebook, paperback, and audiobook formats. Thank you everyone who has read TMS and shared a review either online, with
Cover Reveal for STRANGERS WE KNOW
It’s here! The cover for my new thriller STRANGERS WE KNOW! Coming to you May 2022, I am so excited for readers to discover the secrets of Ivy’s past and learn more about the elusive serial killer hiding among her biological relatives. STRANGERS WE KNOW
My second thriller LIES WE BURY published April 1 and is officially out in the world! I could not be happier to have a sophomore novel being read and reviewed right now, and I’m so grateful to my publisher, my editor, and my agent for
Virtual Launch Events for LIES WE BURY
April 1 is mere days away, when Lies We Bury will be officially published in ebook, audiobook, and paperback, and available wherever you buy books! I’m thrilled my sophomore novel will soon be out in the world, and I’ve got big plans to celebrate. Although this is my second
LIES WE BURY Selected for Amazon First Reads!
E-book news! I’m excited to announce LIES WE BURY was selected as an 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 for all of March!! The First Reads program offers up titles to choose from that are handpicked by the Amazon editors, and I am *thrilled* that another of my
New 2-book deal signed with Thomas & Mercer!
I have book news!! Ecstatic to share that Thomas & Mercer ordered *two* more books from me and the next one up is titled STRANGERS WE KNOW! Check out the Publishers Marketplace deal announcement below and see the description here first. I’m super excited about this
THE MISSING SISTER in Top 25 of Amazon’s Best Selling ebooks of 2020!
Proud author moment: THE MISSING SISTER clocked in at #24 on Amazon’s Best Selling ebooks of 2020! It’s unreal to be in the Top 25 (out of literally 6 million Kindle titles on Amazon) — but I got star struck landing only two spots behind
Kirkus gives STARRED review for LIES WE BURY!
LIES WE BURY was given a starred review from Kirkus! The reviewer calls LIES WE BURY, “A deep, deep dive into unspeakable memories and their unimaginably shocking legacy.” Twenty years after escaping a hyperextended childhood trauma, a peripatetic photographer touches down in Portland to find
Publishers Weekly says of LIES WE BURY, “Marr is a writer to watch.”
The first trade review is in for LIES WE BURY! In a glowing review, Publishers Weekly says, “The suspenseful plot is matched by the convincing portrayal of the vulnerable Claire, who just wants to lead a normal life. Marr is a writer to watch.” When
THE MISSING SISTER makes The Oregonian’s creepy books list!
Thank you to The Oregonian for naming The Missing Sister to its creepy books list! Featuring books by local authors to read during Halloween season, I loved the variety and added several to my #spookytbr. Find this list while it’s featured in OregonLive’s Books section!
LIES WE BURY has a release date: April 1, 2021. Available for pre-order now!
Excited to announce pre-order links for LIES WE BURY are live! My next standalone thriller will be released April 1, 2021 and has been called a “fly-through-the-pages thriller”; “dark and compelling”; and a “clever, twisty murder mystery that creeps into your bones.” If you like
50,000 copies of THE MISSING SISTER sold!
Last month I learned THE MISSING SISTER reached 50,000 copies sold! To celebrate, my publisher Thomas & Mercer created this gorgeous piece of wall art. I am so lucky to have a publisher that champions my books, and am grateful to Megha Parekh, Sarah Shaw,
PopSugar released its June list of Most Anticipated Thrillers and Mysteries of 2020! Elated to see The Missing Sister included here, and so honored to be named among my fave thriller authors. Thank you editorial team at PS and all the readers who have taken
THE MISSING SISTER selected for Amazon’s First Reads program
E-book news! The Missing Sister was selected for the 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 program!! That means you can get the e-book one month early, for FREE NINETY-NINE!The First Reads program offers up hand picked titles to choose from and it equals major exposure for authors, especially
UPCOMING EVENTS
To Be Announced