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About Tessa

Tessa Wegert is the author of the popular Shana Merchant mysteries, which include Death in the Family, The Dead Season, Dead Wind, The Kind to Kill, Devils at the Door, and The Coldest Case, along with the upcoming North Country thriller series. Her books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Shelf Awareness and have been featured on PBS and NPR Radio. A former journalist and copywriter, Tessa grew up in Quebec and now lives with her husband and children in Connecticut, where she co-founded Sisters in Crime CT and serves on the board of International Thriller Writers (ITW).

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This year’s Authors for Voices of Color auction from @weneeddiversebooks is live! The items up for bid for readers and writers are all amazing, and I’m thrilled to be donating a manuscript critique. Details at afvoc2024.givesmart.com! #w
Let’s talk most-anticipated reads. @allisonbuccola’s THE ASCENT is one of mine—and I feel lucky to have an ARC of it in my hot little hand. I was so taken with CATCH HER WHEN SHE FALLS, Allison’s voice-driven, ballerina-theme
Woke up to this terrific feature in @wdtnews. Thanks to Chris Brock for the excellent interview—look for the first North Country thriller next year! #thecoldestcase #shanamerchantseries #northcountrynovels #thousandislands
That’s a wrap on THE COLDEST CASE book tour! Last night’s event with @misterwands at @abookplace_boutique was a cozy pre-holiday delight. Friends, this adorable bookstore—in Riverhead on Long Island—is a must-see. Thanks to
Yesterday was an event double-header, which ended at @norwalklibct where I had the pleasure of chatting with fellow thriller author and friend @elisehartkipness along with poet and professor @laurelwriter49. Thanks to Laurel and the library for hosti
I’m honored and delighted to be interviewing @megancollinswriter about her new thriller! Trust me when I tell you CROSS MY HEART is outstanding and that this conversation, in collaboration with the wonderful @riverbendbookshop, will be a blast.
If you’d like to hear about eight people overwintering on an icebound island with deadly secrets, how to plot a mystery or thriller, or the awesomeness of the writing community, I’ve got four more events coming up this week and would love
There’s something special about a feature in The Big Thrill, the fantastic online magazine of @internationalthrillerwriters—an organization I’m so proud to be a part of. Thank you to @traceydevlyn for recommending THE COLDEST CASE!
Rolling into the weekend with a special delivery from @bertsbooks. 🙌 I’ve been waiting for this one from @willrdean…if you haven’t discovered the Swedish-set Tuva Moodyson series, which is one of my favorites, prepare for extreme
🚨 E V E N T N E W S 🚨 If you were planning to attend tonight’s @phoenixbooksvt event with me and @sarahstewarttaylor, I have some news: we are moving to Zoom and rescheduling for this Tuesday, 11/19. I so wanted to be there in person, but a