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www.theresaweir.com

Theresa Weir (a.k.a. Anne Frasier) is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of twenty-one books and numerous short stories that have spanned the genres of suspense, mystery, thriller, romantic suspense, paranormal, and memoir. Her titles have been printed in both hardcover and paperback and translated into twenty languages. Her memoir, The Orchard, was a 2011 Oprah Magazine Fall Pick, Number Two on the Indie Next list, a featured B+ review in Entertainment Weekly, and a Librarians’ Best Books of 2011. Going back to 1988, Weir’s debut title was the cult phenomenon AMAZON LILY, initially published by Pocket Books and later reissued by Bantam Books. Writing as Theresa Weir she won a RITA for romantic suspense (COOL SHADE), and a year later the Daphne du Maurier for paranormal romance (BAD KARMA). In her more recent Anne Frasier career, her thriller and suspense titles hit the USA Today list (HUSH, SLEEP TIGHT, PLAY DEAD) and were featured in Mystery Guild, Literary Guild, and Book of the Month Club. HUSH was both a RITA and Daphne du Maurier finalist. Well-known in the mystery community, she served as hardcover judge for the Thriller presented by International Thriller Writers, and was guest of honor at the Diversicon 16 mystery/science fiction conference held in Minneapolis in 2008. Frasier books have received high praise from print publications such as Publishers Weekly, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Crimespree, as well as online praise from Spinetingler, Book Loons, Armchair Interviews, Sarah Weinman’s Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind, and Ali Karim’s Shots Magazine. Her books have featured cover quotes from Lisa Gardner, Jane Ann Krentz, Linda Howard, Kay Hooper, and J.A. Konrath. Her short stories and poetry can be found in DISCOUNT NOIR, ONCE UPON A CRIME, and THE LINEUP, POEMS ON CRIME. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and International Thriller Writers.

Hush, USA Today bestseller, RITA finalist, Daphne du Maurier finalist

Sleep Tight, USA Today bestseller

Play Dead, USA Today Bestseller

Before I Wake

Pale Immortal

Garden of Darkness, RITA finalist

Once Upon a Crime anthology, Santa’s Little Helper

The Lineup, Poems on Crime, Home

Discount Noir anthology, Crack House

Deadly Treats Halloween anthology, editor and contributor, The Replacement (September 2011)

Once Upon a Crime anthology, Red Cadillac (April 2012)

The Forever Man

Amazon Lily, RITA finalist, Best New Adventure Writer award, Romantic Times

Loving Jenny

Pictures of Emily

Iguana Bay

Forever

Last Summer

One Fine Day

Long Night Moon, Reviewer’s Choice Award, Romantic Times

American Dreamer

Some Kind of Magic

Cool Shade RITA winner, romantic suspense

Bad Karma, Daphne du Maurier award, paranormal

Max Under the Stars, short story

The Orchard, a memoir (September 2011)

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