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Lis Angus

Goodreads Author

Born

Canada

Website

https://www.lisangus.com

Twitter

@lisangus1

Genre

Suspense, Thriller

Member Since

October 2021

URL

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Lis Angus is a Canadian suspense writer. She has always loved reading and writing; by the time she was six, she often sat at the kitchen table writing stories while her mom cooked supper. At age nine, she spent a summer writing a novel in her cousin’s hayloft.

Originally from Alberta, she has also lived in Germany and Toronto. Before turning to fiction, she worked with children and families in crisis, and later as a business writer, conference organizer, and policy advisor.

Her debut novel, Not Your Child, was a finalist for the 2021 Daphne du Maurier Award and was published in 2022. That Other Family is her second novel.

She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers of Canada, Capital Crime Writers, and th ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 597 ratings · 294 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Not Your Child 4.09 avg rating — 586 ratings — published 2022 — 3 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
	Black Cat Mystery Magazine (#11) by Lis Angus (Goodreads Author), Robert Lopresti, Elizabeth Zeldin it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	That Other Family it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 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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Lis Angus made a comment on Sandra Young’s review of That Other Family " Thanks, Sandy. Lovely review. "
Jan 08, 2026 07:49AM · see review
Lis Angus liked Sandra Young's review of That Other Family: "Taut suspense wraps around decades-old family secrets in That Other Family. Told from multiple points of view, this fast-paced story offers a multitude of unforeseen twists and turns. In her second novel, Lis Angus once again plunges a nice, typical " Read more of this review »
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Lis Angus made a comment on Dina’s review of That Other Family " Dina, thanks for this pithy review! "
Jan 08, 2026 07:49AM · see review
Lis Angus liked Dina's review of That Other Family: "Lis Angus has done it again with That Other Family! This was a tense, gripping read that pulled me in right away. The story is full of dread, emotion, and twists that felt believable and well paced. I loved how the danger slowly closed in and how str" Read more of this review »
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Lis Angus made a comment on Terry Segan’s review of That Other Family " Thank you, Terry. I appreciate your insights! "
Jan 08, 2026 07:24AM · see review
Lis Angus liked Terry Segan's review of That Other Family: "A wonderful, twisty thriller that keeps the reader guessing. The story is told from altering points of view giving insight to many of the characters. While the beginning gives the appearance of a straight-forward drama, it quickly escalates into a da" Read more of this review »
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Lis Angus made a comment on LORRIE’s review of That Other Family " Thanks, Lorrie. I'm glad the book kept you guessing! ...more "
Jan 08, 2026 07:23AM · see review
Lis Angus made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — reequest to combine two editions topic " The two editions of my new novel, That Other Family, are listed as two separate books. They should be combined as a single book with two editions. Pape ...more "
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Lis Angus liked Avis Adams's review of That Other Family: "Lis Angus’s new release, That Other Family, delivers a terrifying crime/thriller that will keep readers turning pages into the night. Angus introduces Canadian, Julie Walker, a librarian at the Ottawa Public Library, whose life is turned upside down " Read more of this review »
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