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Angela Carlisle resides in the hills of northern Kentucky and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and The Christian PEN. Angela’s debut novel, Secondary Target, was a Parable Weekly top seller and was included in the Library Journal Stars So Far listing. Angela is an editor by day and prefers to spend her free time reading, baking, and drinking ridiculous quantities of hot tea.
USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Kaira Rouda has written
more than twenty novels beloved by readers and acclaimed by critics, who’ve
called her books “chilling, satisfying suspense” (Good Housekeeping) and
“delightfully wicked fun” (Kirkus Reviews) that are “destined to fly off the
shelves” (Library Journal). She’s distinguished herself in the popular genre of
psychological suspense by constructing seemingly perfect l...
AFTER ESCOBAR is the gripping true story into the rise and ultimate takedown of what former DEA head Thomas Constantine called “the biggest and most powerful crime syndicate in history”, as told by the agents themselves. By the early 1990s, Colombia’s Cali cartel had become responsible for nearly 85% of the cocaine that reached U.S. soil and 90% worldwide. They were untouchable, earning billions of dollars all while maintaining the...
Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with debut author Travis Kennedy to talk about his outrageously fun, heart-thumping, satirical thriller—THE WHYTE PYTHON WORLD TOUR.
A dream gig. A secret mission. A Cold War about to blow its amp.
It’s 1986 and L.A. drummer Rikki Thunder is on the brink of stardom with Whyte Python—until the band’s rise hits a global nerve. What starts as a world tour becomes a mission of epic prop...
Meredith Lavender has spent more than two decades working as a television writer and an executive producer. Most recently, she served as showrunner and executive producer on Max’s The Flight Attendant, and she is currently in development on multiple projects with A&E, Paramount+, and more.
Kendall Shores’s career spans nearly seventeen years and runs the gamut from grant writing for a nonprofit museum in Orlando to communicatio...
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Allison Brennan believes that life is too short to be bored, so she had five kids and writes three books a year. She lives with her family in Arizona where she enjoys hiking, baseball Spring Training, and (of course) reading. Best known for her long-running Lucy Kincaid FBI series, Allison is currently writing the Quinn & Costa thrillers (Make It Out Alive, Jan 2026) and Angel...
Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with New York Times bestselling author Liv Constantine to dive into her chilling new psychological thriller—DON’T OPEN YOUR EYES.
A perfect life. A haunting vision. A terrifying race to rewrite fate.
Annabelle Reynolds has it all—until her dreams begin revealing a horrifying future she can’t escape. As chilling details come true, every choice she makes could lead to tragedy. Is it d...
Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with crime fiction author Vikki Wakefield to talk about her atmospheric and gripping new thriller—THE BACKWATER.
A deadly fire. A fugitive teen. A journalist chasing the truth.
When nine people die in a trailer park fire, seventeen-year-old Sabine confesses and vanishes into the backwaters. Twelve years later, journalist Rachel Weidermann hunts for the truth—but what she finds could...
Liv Constantine is the pseudonym of Lynne Constantine, am Edgar® Award nominated, New York Times and internationally bestselling author with more than two million copies sold worldwide. She is the co-author of The Last Mrs. Parrish, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, and her critically acclaimed books have been praised by the Washington Post, USA Today, the Sunday Times, People magazine, and Good Morning America, among many othe...
Sean Hagerty is a retired Special Operations Soldier with over 25 years of experience. He spent his younger years training and conducting combat operations with the 1st of the 75th Ranger Regiment. After nine years, in 2005, he was selected for and assigned to a Special Operations unit at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. There he spent sixteen years and finished his military career, retiring as a Sergeant Major. He received several awards a...
Drs. Katherine Ramsland and DP Lyle discuss weapons and their proper usage in crime fiction with expert Chris Grall and discuss his new book: TRIGGER GUARD, the weapons manual every crime and thriller writer needs.
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Tori Eldridge is the bestselling author of the Lily Wong mystery thriller series—The Ninja Daughter, The Ninja’s Blade, The Ninja Betrayed, and The Ninja’s Oath—as well as a two-time Anthony Award nominee, Lefty and Macavity Awards finalist, and winner of the 2021 Crimson Scribe Award for Best Book of the Year. She penned the standalone Dance Among The Flames and, on May 20, 2025, will introduce her new Ranger Makalani Pahukula Mys...
Outliers Get to Know guest host Tracey Devlyn sits down with New York Times bestselling author Andrea Bartz to discuss her chilling new thriller—THE LAST FERRY OUT.
A deserted island. A vanished friend. A truth more dangerous than she imagined.
When Abby returns to the tropical island where her fiancée died, she’s desperate for answers. But the deeper she digs, the more tangled the lies become—and someone will do anything to make s...
Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with bestselling author Tori Eldridge to talk about her atmospheric and heartfelt mystery—KAUA’I STORM.
A fractured family. A deadly forest. A homeland worth fighting for.
When park ranger Makalani Pahukula returns to Kaua‘i, she finds her cousins missing, her family splintered, and a body in the woods. As the island whispers its secrets, she’ll have to dig deep into her heritage—an...
Outliers host Tracey Devlyn sat down with USA Today bestselling author Alex Segura to chat about his new mystery—ALTER EGO.
Alex Segura is the author of Alter Ego, an instant USA Today bestseller and featured in Cosmpolitan, Parade, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and described as “thrilling” by the Wall Street Journal.
Outliers host Tracey Devlyn sat down with debut author Francesco Paolo to chat about his contemporary noir—LEFT ON RACHO.
Born in Turin, Italy, and raised in Italy, Thailand, and Australia, Francesco Paolo eventually made his way to the U.S. where he earned an engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from U.C. Berkeley (Haas). Francesco and his wife Jackie have called New York City home for the past twenty-five years.
Outliers host Tracey Devlyn sat down with New York Times bestselling author Jayne Anne Krentz to chat about her new romantic thriller—SHATTERING DAWN.
New York Times bestseller Jayne Ann Krentz uses three different pen names for each of her three “worlds.” As Jayne Ann Krentz (her married name) she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses Amanda Quick for her novels of historical romantic-suspense. Jayne Castle (her birt...
Outliers hostTracey Devlyn and Christina Dodd discussed their experiences in the writing industry, with Christina sharing her 35-year anniversary of being published and the inspiration behind her book, described as "godfather meets West Side story". They also discussed the concept of a series of books linked by a fictional town called Gothic California and Christina's preference for writing in different locations. Lastly, Christina...
Outliers guest host Tracey Devlyn sat down with USA Today bestselling author Celeste Connally to chat about her new historical mystery—ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND TREACHERY.
Celeste Connally is the USA Today bestselling author of the Lady Petra Inquires series, a two-time Agatha Award nominee, and a former freelance writer and editor. Her historical mysteries are set in Regency-era England and feature a headstrong heroine, a feminist sp...
Outliers host Tracey Devlyn sat down with Eric P. Bishop to chat about his new thriller—BABYLON WILL RISE.
Eric grew up in Connecticut, and relocated to the South after college. After becoming restless moves to the Rockies and the Pacific Northwest occurred before finally heading back East to raise a family. The wanderlust has never left Eric and he's always yearning for the next adventure. Eric lives in the foothills of Western No...
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