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Caitlin Mullen

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Caitlin Mullen is the author of Please See Us, which won the 2021 Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was named a New York Times best crime novel in 2020. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and children.

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What made you write Please See Us? I am reading it and it’s so good. To me it’s very heartbreaking and I don’t mean just because of the murders. I mean because of what is going on in each woman’s life that brings her to that point in time. People are way to quick to judge. To me, this book proves that.

Caitlin Mullen Hi Linda! Thanks so much for your kind words about the book. The novel was inspired by true events: in 2006 the bodies of four women were found in a m…moreHi Linda! Thanks so much for your kind words about the book. The novel was inspired by true events: in 2006 the bodies of four women were found in a marsh just outside of Atlantic City. While none of my characters are based on the real-life victims and are all inventions from my imagination, I always found the crime so heartbreaking. It was really important to me to write about my characters in a way that was as humane as possible and showed how, for women without a safety net, it only takes a few, sometimes seemingly small, decisions to drastically alter your fate. (less)

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“He couldn't let go of what he had lost and would spend the rest of his days hoarding the wrong things trying to make up for it.”
― Caitlin Mullen, Please See Us

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“The world was always conspiring to make young women vulnerable while labeling it as “fun.” Made it seem like we were in control, like we were making all the choices, and then it was our fault when things went wrong. Us and our short skirts, our makeup, our taste for rum, for liking the things we were told to like, wanting what we were told to want.”
― Caitlin Mullen, Please See Us

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“You are capable of extending kindness and empathy to strangers, why not to the woman who raised you?"
Callie kicks her sneaker through the sand. "Because we're hardest on them. Because they have to be perfect.”
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