Laura Benedict

Laura Benedict is the Edgar- and ITW Thriller Award-nominated author of eight novels, including The Stranger Inside and the Bliss House Southern Gothic series.

In addition to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, her short fiction has appeared in publications such as The Strand Magazine, Mystery Tribune, and numerous anthologies. When I Make Love to the Bug Man: Collected Stories includes eleven of her darkest, most celebrated short stories.

When she's not writing, Laura teaches writing workshops and edits fiction for emerging writers from her home in Illinois.

Author photos: Julia Noack Photography.