Erica Spindler





Erica Spindler

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Raised in Rockford, Illinois, Erica had planned on being an artist, earning a BFA from Delta State University and an MFA from the University of New Orleans in the visual arts. In June of 1982, in bed with a cold, she picked up a romance novel for relief from daytime television. She was immediately hooked, and soon decided to try to write one herself. She leaped from romance to suspense in 1996 with her novel Forbidden Fruit, and found her true calling.

In 2002 her novel Bone Cold won the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award for excellence. A Romance Writers of America Honor Roll member, she received a Kiss of Death Award for her novels Forbidden Fruit and Dead Run and was a three-time RITA® Award finalist. In 1999 Publishers Weekly awarded t...more


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Before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, stained-glass restoration artist Mira Gallier had it all: a thriving business doing work she loved, good friends, and an idyllic marriage to the perfect man.But the devastating storm stole her beloved husband – his body swept away by floodwaters, never to be found.




Now, after years of pain and turmoil, it looks as if Mira isfinallyon the verge of p... read more »
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Average rating: 3.91 · 11,733 ratings · 1,146 reviews · 51 distinct works
See Jane Die
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,242 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions
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Last Known Victim
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 956 ratings — published 2007 — 15 editions
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Killer Takes All
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 911 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions
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Copycat (Kitt Lundgren, #1)
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 975 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions
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Bone Cold
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 761 ratings — published 2001 — 12 editions
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Dead Run
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 2002 — 15 editions
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Mörder ohne Gnade
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 685 ratings7 editions
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Blood Vines
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 684 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions
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Breakneck (Kitt Lundgren, #2)
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 676 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions
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In Silence
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 637 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions
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“Hard as nails Stacy Killian was one like one of those Tootsie Roll Pops - hard shell, soft, chewy center.

Once a guy knew the center could be chewed, that's what they did. Chewed you up and spit you out. Or swallowed you, bite by bite. Goodbye respect. Goodbye self-esteem.”
Erica Spindler, Killer Takes All

“The underlying notion of a world where the sane is insane”
Erica Spindler, Killer Takes All

“Reed gazed at him, unmoved, 'You were so worried about your precious reputations. About the truth ruining you. You didn't see that you'd already been ruined and that the truth was the only thing that could have redeemed you.'" (Sheriff Dan Reed speaking to his Father. Blood Vines, p.355)”
Erica Spindler, Blood Vines

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Novel Ladies: Dannielle's Summer Challenge 4 16 May 21, 2009 11:56pm  
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Novel Ladies: Karin's Summer Challenge 2009 8 21 Aug 02, 2009 02:01pm  
Novel Ladies: Crystal's Reading Log 62 75 Aug 06, 2009 12:25pm  
Novel Ladies: Judges Selected - Red by Erica Spindler 42 39 Aug 11, 2009 02:37pm  
Novel Ladies: Forbidden Fruit by Erica Spindler 12 21 Aug 28, 2009 05:44pm  
Novel Ladies: Welcome Cassidy from Prescott Valley, AZ 41 30 Sep 04, 2009 12:02pm  


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