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Laura Benedict


(Laura Philpot Benedict)
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Laura Benedict's short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and a number of anthologies. For the past decade she has worked as a freelance book reviewer for The Grand Rapids Press in Michigan and other newspapers. She lives with her husband and two children in rural Southern Illinois, a lonely, enchanted sort of place that offers excellent inspiration for writing thrillers.
 

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Literary Fiction
 
Series
Bliss House
   1. Bliss House (2014)
   Cold Alone (2015)
   2. Charlotte's Story (2015)
   3. The Abandoned Heart (2016)
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Novels
   Isabella Moon (2007)
   Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts (2008)
   Devil's Oven (2012)
   The Stranger Inside (2019)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Anthologies edited
   Surreal South 2007 (2007) (with Pinckney Benedict)
   Feeding Kate (2012) (with Laura K Curtis, Neliza Drew and Clare Toohey)
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Series contributed to
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Laura Benedict recommends
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Wild Spaces (2023)
S L Coney
"Monstrous and elegant. Sensual and transformative. Wild Spaces left me aching to know what infernal wonders might follow its final, dazzling image. Coney has the vision of a once-in-a-generation writer. This is how it's done, people!"
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The Butcher's Prayer (2021)
Anthony Neil Smith
"The Butcher’s Prayer is wine-dark noir, with a hammering and bloody heart. This is Smith at his bleak and soulful best."
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Wayward Girls (2021)
Penny Koepsel and Claire Matturro
"Wayward Girls" is a portrait of brave sisterhood, infused with beauty and exquisite pain. Your heart will melt with every turn of the page."

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Anthologies containing stories by Laura Benedict
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Dead Ends (2017)
Stories from the Gothic South
edited by
J T Ellison

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