How NY Times Bestselling Author April Henry Writes

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Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author April Henry, spoke with me about winning the Edgar Award, killing people on paper, and researching her latest cat-and-mouse survival story, STAY DEAD.

April Henry is the acclaimed bestseller of mysteries for adults and over 15 novels for teens, including the bestselling Girl, Stolen; Girl Forgotten; The Girl I Used to Be (Edgar nominated and winner of the Anthony Award for Best YA Mystery), and most recently winner of the 2024 Edgar Award in the Best Young Adult category for her novel, GIRL FORGOTTEN (2023).

Her latest novel, Stay Dead (May 28, 2024), is described as “... a thrilling murder mystery featuring a teen with an assassin on her trail fighting to uncover the truth behind a government cover-up.”

New York Times bestselling author Ellie Marney called it a “Pacy survival tale, eco-thriller, and murder mystery all rolled into one."

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In this file April Henry and I discussed:

A crazy thing that happened to her after she won the Edgar

The postcard she got from Roald Dahl that started it all

How she made the transition to full-time writer

Why she trained with real FBI agents

Her love of the treadmill desk

And a lot more!

Show Notes:

aprilhenry.com

Stay Dead by April Henry (Amazon)

April Henry Amazon Author Page

Kelton Reid on Twitter

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