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William Landay

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction

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William Landay is the author of All That Is Mine I Carry With Me and three previous novels: Defending Jacob, which won the Strand Critics Award for best mystery novel; The Strangler, listed as a best crime novel of the year by the L.A. Times, Daily Telegraph and others; and Mission Flats, winner of the Dagger Award for best first crime novel. A former assistant district attorney, he lives in Boston.

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Book covers of the novels Mission Flats and The Strangler by William Landay

There's a nice sale at Amazon through November 3: Kindle editions of my first two books, Mission Flats and The Strangler, are just $1.99.

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William Landay’s books

Average rating: 3.98 · 342,482 ratings · 28,547 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Defending Jacob really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 314,800 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	All That Is Mine I Carry With Me 3.83 avg rating — 19,012 ratings — published 2023 — 23 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
	Mission Flats: A Novel 3.59 avg rating — 5,427 ratings — published 2003 — 55 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 Strangler: A Novel 3.38 avg rating — 3,356 ratings — published 2007 — 42 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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“At some point as adults we cease to be our parents' children and we become our children's parents instead.”
― William Landay, Defending Jacob

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“The interior of a teenager’s mind is an endless war between Stupid and Clever.”
― William Landay, Defending Jacob

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“An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind.”
― William Landay, Defending Jacob

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February/March 2014 Group Read

And Then There Were None/Agatha Christie

40 votes, 10.9%

The Shining / Stephen King

35 votes, 9.6%

Defending Jacob/ William Landay

33 votes, 9.0%

Ripper: A Novel / Isabel Allende

30 votes, 8.2%

A Ghostly Undertaking/Tonya Kappes

29 votes, 7.9%

Where the Bodies Are Buried / Christopher Brookmyre

21 votes, 5.7%

A Test Of Wills / Charles Todd

20 votes, 5.5%

Rules Of Prey / John Sandford

19 votes, 5.2%

The Green Mile / Stephen King

18 votes, 4.9%

1st to Die / James Patterson

18 votes, 4.9%

Aftershock: A Thriller/Andrew Vachss

16 votes, 4.4%

Pig Island/ Mo Hayder

14 votes, 3.8%

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter/Sharyn McCrumb

13 votes, 3.6%

First Night of Summer/ Landon Parham

13 votes, 3.6%

The Blind Man of Seville/ Robert Wilson

11 votes, 3.0%

The Chalk Circle Man / Fred Vargas

8 votes, 2.2%

Havana Queen/James Bruno

6 votes, 1.6%

The Eleventh Victim/ Nancy Grace

5 votes, 1.4%

The Case of the Love Commandos / Tarquin Hall

5 votes, 1.4%

Broken Dolls /James Carol

5 votes, 1.4%

A Terrible Beauty/Graham Masterton

3 votes, 0.8%

On Behalf of the Family/ Mar Preston

2 votes, 0.5%

next of sin/Lisa Gordon

1 vote, 0.3%

Dr. 2/ Peter Tieryas

1 vote, 0.3%

366 total votes

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Mystery/Thriller ...: Bouchercon 2011	36	50	Oct 04, 2011 02:09PM
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Mystery/Thriller ...: march 2012 - sandi	9	31	Apr 02, 2012 05:01PM
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message 4: by William

Jun 13, 2013 06:53AM

Beth wrote: "Hi William,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery/suspense author. I just loved DEFENDING JACOB and have recommended it to oodles of people, including my book club."

Of course! Good luck with your writing.

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message 3: by Beth

Jun 12, 2013 06:01PM

Hi William,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery/suspense author. I just loved DEFENDING JACOB and have recommended it to oodles of people, including my book club.

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message 2: by Graeme

May 16, 2012 01:59PM