129 ratings | 23 reviews | avg rating:4.66

Phyllis Bandy’s Followers

None yet.

Phyllis’s Bookshelves

to-read (20)
currently-reading (135)
read (133)
mymysteries (5)
reference-books (1)
thrillers (2)
writer-s-help-books (23)

Phyllis’s Friends

Phyllis hasn't connected with her friends on Goodreads, yet.

Phyllis Bandy

Goodreads Author

Born

in Granite City, IL , The United States

Genre

Thriller, Romance, Mystery

Member Since

January 2015

edit data

Born 05/20/1950 (70 years old, oh my!)
Raised in a big working class family (ten children).
When I was in my thirties, my sister and I wrote a novel, with me as writer, and my sister as editor. At the time, I was proud of the story. We submitted it to a midsize publisher. Their response was succinct and brutal. Like a knife to the heart. Our book was laid to rest in her basement on a shelf in the back in the corner in the dark. In retrospect, it was where it belonged.
However, also in retrospect, we did not fully understand the process of submitting a novel to a publisher. We did not know how important an agent was during that age of author processes when trying to publish a story.
I continued to write a few stories over the years. I was neve ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Phyllis Bandy questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Phyllis Bandy’s books

Average rating: 4.1 · 10 ratings · 2 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The Light Finder: Thriller Light Series Book 1 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Killing the Shine: Thriller Light Series Book 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Dark Dead Room (Book 3) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 20	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
	Dark Dead Room: Thriller Book Series Book 3 (Thriller Light Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

1 post
Phyllis Bandy's Blog

How I Wrote My Thriller Light Series

When I began writing my Light series, I planned on writing only one book called Killing the Shine. When I did my fourth or fifth reading of my first draft I began to worry about a lot of backstory in my current story which involved several journals written by a character when she is dying to a character in the main (modern) story. I felt the backstory was necessary to explain why some things may b Read more of this blog post »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on November 20, 2020 16:25 • Tags: romance, series, thriller

Phyllis is Currently Reading

Phyllis is currently reading

Taking Fire (Deadly Intent #3)

by Cheyenne McCray (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Sep 23, 2025 04:04PM

Phyllis is currently reading

Cold Target

by Patricia Potter (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Jun 23, 2024 09:53AM

Phyllis is currently reading

Hide Me Away

by Lauren Street

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Apr 24, 2024 09:00PM

rss
Phyllis’s Recent Updates

Phyllis is currently reading Taking Fire (Deadly Intent #3) by Cheyenne McCray (Goodreads Author)	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
Sep 23, 2025 04:04PM · like
Phyllis is currently reading Cold Target by Patricia Potter (Goodreads Author)	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
Jun 23, 2024 09:53AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Cold Target by Patricia Potter. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Cold Target by Patricia Potter <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Phyllis is currently reading Hide Me Away by Lauren Street	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
Apr 24, 2024 09:00PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Hide Me Away by Lauren Street. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Hide Me Away by Lauren Street <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Phyllis is currently reading Bared Souls (Beautiful Souls, #1) by Ellie Wade (Goodreads Author)	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
Feb 23, 2024 08:49PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Bared Souls by Ellie Wade. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Bared Souls by Ellie Wade <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Phyllis rated a book it was amazing Proofreading: Proofreading and Copyediting by Steven Locke	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
Feb 08, 2024 09:36PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Proofreading by Steven Locke. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Proofreading by Steven Locke <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">