Praise for J.T. EllisonâsALL THE PRETTY GIRLS
âMystery fiction has a new name to watch.â
John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author
âTennessee has a new dark poet.â
Julia Spencer-Fleming
âJ.T. Ellisonâs debut novel rocks.â
Allison Brennann, New York Times bestselling author of Fear no Evil
âCreepy thrills from start to finish.â
James O. Born, author of Burn Zone
âFast-paced and creepily believable ⦠gritty, grisly
and a great read.â M.J. Rose, internationally bestselling author ofThe Reincarnationist
âA turbo-charged thrill ride of a debut.â
Julia Spencer-Fleming, Edgar Award finalist and author of All Mortal Flesh
âFans of Sandford, Cornwell and Reichs
will relish every page.â J.A. Konrath, author of Dirty Martini
Praise for 14
âA nail-biting sequel to her debut novel, All the Pretty Girls. If youâre a fan of the genre, youâll love 14.â âBookPage
â14 is a twisty, creepy and wonderful book ⦠Ellison is relentless and grabs the reader from the first page and refuses to let go until the soul-tearing climax.â âCrimespree
âEllisonâs second Taylor Jackson story is precisely plotted
and crisply written, and there are several effective twists. Itâs guaranteed to elicit shivers with its cold-blooded, sociopathic villainâand to keep readers on edge until the last page.â âRomantic Times,4½stars!
When youâre a writer, it never feels like enough to say thank you to the people surrounding you day to day. We write the books, they make them into novels. I have several magicians Iâd like to send my humble thanks:
My extraordinary editor, Linda McFall, and the entire MIRA team, especially Adam Wilson, Heather Foy, Margaret Marbury and Dianne Moggy, and the brilliant artists who create these fabulous covers!
My incredible agent, Scott Miller, of Trident Media Group.
My independent publicist, Tom Robinson, who is such a pleasure to work with and feeds me blueberry pie.
Detective David Achord of the Metro Nashville Homicide Department, a true friend and a great man.
Bob Trice, Response Co-ordinator/CERT program manager/ESU supervisor at the Nashville Office of Emergency Management, for giving me the tools to make the drowning scene work.
Laura McPherson, who taught me good journalism rules, which I in turn gleefully broke.
Vince Tranchida, for the medical expertise.
Pat Picciarelli, for giving me Long Island City and the bar across from the 108th precinct.
Tribe, for the Spanish bits.
The Bodacious Music City WordsmithsâJanet, Mary, Rai, Cecelia, Peggy, Del Tinsley and my wonderful critique partner, J.B. Thompson, who read, cheer, suggest, support and love.
First reader Joan Huston for making all the difference, as she always does.
My darling Linda Whaley for babysitting on the rainy nights.
My esteemed fellow authors, Tasha Alexander, Brett Battles, Rob Gregory-Browne, Bill Cameron, Toni Causey, Gregg
Olsen, Kristy Kiernan and Dave White, for constantly cheering me on and making me laugh.
My fellow Murderati bloggers, who keep me honest. Lee Child, for the always spot-on advice.
John Connolly, for the music.
My parents, who always tell me I can do anything I put my mind to, and Jay and Jeff, the best brothers a girl could wish for. My parents gave me the spine, my brothers built the ribs. And my amazingly generous husband, who suffered through too many pizza nights and 2:00 a.m. loads of laundry to count. It just wouldnât be any fun without you, baby.
Nashville is a wonderful city to write about. Though I try my best to keep things accurate, poetic licence is sometimes needed. All mistakes, exaggerations, opinions and interpretations are mine alone.