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Meg Gardiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of sixteen thrillers. Heat 2, her latest novel, is a prequel/sequel to the film Heat, co-authored with the film’s writer/director, Michael Mann. Booklist’s starred review calls it “Riveting… the fully fleshed human stories support and even transcend the often-breathtaking action.” The Associated Press says, “Slick as a Neil McCauley heist and as intense as a Vincent Hanna chase, ‘Heat 2’ is just dynamite.” It debuted at #1 on the NYT best seller list.

UNSUB, the first novel in her series featuring FBI agent Caitlin Hendrix, won the 2018 Barry Award for Best Thriller. The Dark Corners of the Night, the most recent UNSUB thriller, was bought by Amazon Studios for development as an hour-l ...more

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Coming October 2023: SHADOWHEART

I’m thrilled to announce that my new novel, book 4 in the UNSUB series, will be published October 3, 2023: Shadowheart. Here’s a preview:

What happens when two serial killers begin to compete with each other?

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Gardiner comes a new high-octane thriller in the acclaimed UNSUB series.

FBI Special Agent Caitlin Hendrix faces a case from nightmar

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	UNSUB (UNSUB, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 11,615 ratings — published 2017 — 16 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
	Into the Black Nowhere (UNSUB, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 7,071 ratings — published 2018	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 Dark Corners of the Night (UNSUB, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 4,725 ratings — published 2020 — 15 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 Dirty Secrets Club (Jo Beckett #1) by Meg Gardiner (Goodreads Author), Susan Ericksen (Narrator) 3.65 avg rating — 3,713 ratings — published 2008 — 52 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 Memory Collector (Jo Beckett #2) 3.77 avg rating — 2,171 ratings — published 2009 — 54 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 Shadow Tracer 3.81 avg rating — 1,958 ratings — published 2013 — 27 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
	China Lake (Evan Delaney, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 1,984 ratings — published 2002 — 9 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
	Ransom River 3.71 avg rating — 1,741 ratings — published 2012 — 21 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 Nightmare Thief (Jo Beckett #4) 3.76 avg rating — 1,603 ratings — published 2011 — 41 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
	Phantom Instinct 3.57 avg rating — 1,647 ratings — published 2014 — 20 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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“Was it hard to watch people go?
No. Breathing afterward, every day, was harder.”
― Meg Gardiner, The Dirty Secrets Club

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“Running cured almost anything. It eased pain; it exhilarated; it served as penance and validation. It turned lone wolf into a compliment. Running was objective – the stop-watch never lied. Races judged competitors on how long and hard they could run fast, not on a coach’s decision to play favorites with the starting lineup. Running was pure.”
― Meg Gardiner, Ransom River

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“I've been an investigator longer than you've been playing Vulcan Mind Meld with dead people - Tang”
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December 2018 Runner-Up (Mixed) Subgenre Poll

The books that make up this poll are the Runners-Up (second place*) from the 2018 Subgenre Polls.

(*September's selection was the 3rd place runner-up as the 2nd place runner-up [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil] is a selection in December's True Crime Poll.)

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Subgenre book would you like to read in December?

UNSUB (August, Police Procedural) by Meg Gardiner

11 votes, 26.8%

You (May, Psychological) by Caroline Kepnes

10 votes, 24.4%

The Simple Truth (September, Courtroom/Legal) by David Baldacci

6 votes, 14.6%

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (June, True Crime) by Michelle McNamara

6 votes, 14.6%

Suspect (July, Suspence) by Michael Robotham

5 votes, 12.2%

Black Water Lilies (November, Historical) by Michel Bussi

3 votes, 7.3%

41 total votes

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