Lori Roy

Lori Roy was born and raised in Kansas, where she graduated from Kansas State University. BENT ROAD, her debut novel, was awarded the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author, named a 2011 New York Times Notable Crime Book, named a 2012 notable book by the state of Kansas, and nominated for the Book-of-the-Month Club First Fiction Award. BENT ROAD has been optioned for film by Cross Creek (Black Swan/The Ides of March), with Mark Mallouk to adapt and Benderspink to produce. Her second novel, UNTIL SHE COMES HOME, was published in June 2013, again from Dutton/Penguin. Lori currently lives with her family in Florida. Visit Lori on her blog, or connect with her on Facebook or Twitter.