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Liz Alterman

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Liz Alterman lives in New Jersey with her husband, three sons, and two cats.

Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Parents, McSweeney's, and other publications.

She spends most days microwaving the same cup of coffee and looking up synonyms.

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	You Shouldn't Have Done That 4.08 avg rating — 5,370 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perfect Neighborhood 3.66 avg rating — 3,964 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House on Cold Creek Lane 3.87 avg rating — 1,453 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	He’ll Be Waiting 3.85 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Enter My Giveaway for A Different Type of Poison

Hi Everyone!

Thank you to those who entered my recent giveaway for You Shouldn't Have Done That.

I wanted to let you know there's a new giveaway for my forthcoming suspense novel, A Different Type of Poison, which will be released Nov. 25.

A Different Type of Poison by Liz Alterman

If you'd like to pre-order it, the ebook is on sale for 99 cents for a limited time.

Thank you so much for considering it!

Happy reading!

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The Compound

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Carry the Dog

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Say It Again In A Nice Voice

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