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Tessa Wegert

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Tessa Wegert is the critically acclaimed author of the Shana Merchant mysteries, as well as the North Country series. Her books have received numerous starred reviews and have been featured on PBS and NPR Radio. A former journalist and copywriter, Tessa grew up in Quebec and now lives with her husband and children in Connecticut, where she co-founded Sisters in Crime CT and serves on the board of International Thriller Writers (ITW).

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Average rating: 3.79 · 10,593 ratings · 1,911 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death in the Family (Shana Merchant #1) 3.65 avg rating — 5,355 ratings — published 2020 — 14 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 Dead Season (Shana Merchant #2) 3.86 avg rating — 1,941 ratings — published 2020 — 11 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
	Dead Wind (Shana Merchant #3) 3.90 avg rating — 1,125 ratings — published 2022 — 10 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 Kind to Kill (Shana Merchant, #4) 3.93 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Devils at the Door (Shana Merchant #5) 4.05 avg rating — 536 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	The Coldest Case (Shana Merchant, #6) 4.09 avg rating — 467 ratings — 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
	In the Bones (North Country, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 434 ratings — 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
	The River Runs Black (A North Country Novel, 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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“Only by living the life can guilty people deliver believable accounts.”
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“Humans are hardwired for storytelling and every good story needs drama.”
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“Blood ties can be bloody.”
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June 2021 General Poll

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

Which Crime, Mystery or Thriller would you like to read in June?

A Murder of Principal by Saralyn Richard

35 votes, 29.7%

The Quiet American by Graham Greene

28 votes, 23.7%

My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite #1) by Robert Dugoni

24 votes, 20.3%

Death in the Family (Shana Merchant #1) by Tessa Wegert

22 votes, 18.6%

The Way of All Flesh (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson #1) by Ambrose Parry

5 votes, 4.2%

Swerve by Vicki Pettersson

4 votes, 3.4%

118 total votes

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