She's Not There

by P J Parrish

  Daniel . . . for being there.

  And to our amazing flock at T&M: Anh Schluep, Alison Dasho, cover designer David Drummond, and the eagle-eyed Faith, Scott, Nicole, and Sharon.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  P.J. Parrish is the New York Times bestselling author of ten Louis Kincaid and Joe Frye thrillers. The author is actually two sisters, Kristy Montee and Kelly Nichols. Their books have appeared on both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. The series has garnered eleven major crime-fiction awards, and an Edgar® nomination. Parrish has won two Shamus awards, one Anthony, and one International Thriller competition. Her books have been published throughout Europe and Asia.

  Parrish’s short stories have also appeared in many anthologies, including two published by Mystery Writers of America, edited by Harlan Coben and the late Stuart Kaminsky. Their stories have also appeared in Akashic Books’ acclaimed Detroit Noir, and in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Most recently, they contributed an essay to a special edition of Edgar Allan Poe’s works edited by Michael Connelly.

  Before turning to writing full time, Kristy Montee was a newspaper editor and dance critic for the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. Kelly Nichols previously was a blackjack dealer and then a human resources specialist in the casino industry. Montee lives in Fort Lauderdale and Nichols resides in Traverse City, Michigan.

  The sisters were writers as kids, albeit with different styles: Kelly’s first attempt at fiction at age eleven was titled “The Kill.” Kristy’s at thirteen was “The Cat Who Understood.” Not much has changed: Kelly now tends to handle the gory stuff and Kristy the character development. But the collaboration is a smooth one, thanks to lots of ego suppression, good wine, and marathon phone calls via Skype.

  The first eleven books in the series, in order, are: Dark of the Moon, Dead of Winter, Paint It Black, Thicker Than Water, Island of Bones, A Killing Rain, An Unquiet Grave, A Thousand Bones, South of Hell, The Little Death, and Heart of Ice.