FACT • FICTION • AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
BEHIND THE STORY
Every book begins somewhere. Sometimes it’s a true story. Sometimes it’s years of research, a place I can’t forget, or one strange fact that sends me down a rabbit hole. Here are the stories behind the stories.
HER NAME WAS MARINAH
THE STORY BEHIND MARINAH AND THE APOCALYPSE
Marinah was real. She was the daughter of a dear friend, and she died far too young at nineteen. With her mother Dinah's blessing, Marinah became the heart of a world where she was given another story.
Dinah shared Marinah's life in her own words. Her story appears here exactly as she wrote it.
READ MARINAH'S STORYINTO THE DEEP
THE STORY BEHIND DEPTH
Discover the fascinating research that helped shape Depth.
GO BEHIND DEPTHWHERE FICTION MEETS REAL LIFE
THE STORY BEHIND RABID
Some fictional places aren't entirely fictional. Discover the real Arizona landscape, personal history, and unexpected pieces of life that found their way into Rabid.
GO BEHIND RABIDA LIFELONG FASCINATION WITH SHARKS
THE STORY BEHIND BREACH
Long before I wrote Breach, a childhood encounter with an enormous hammerhead shark left an impression I never forgot. Decades later, that fascination with sharks finally found its way into a novel.
GO BEHIND BREACHBEHIND HILLDALE
THE STORY BEHIND DETECTIVE EVE BENNET
Hilldale and the FLDS cult are real and the fictional world surrounding Detective Eve Bennet was inspired by years of research and truth. Go behind the series and discover what helped shape Eve, her cases, and the isolated community she escaped.
GO BEHIND EVE BENNETMORE STORIES ARE ALWAYS COMING
New books bring new research, strange discoveries, and unexpected inspiration. When there’s a story behind the story, you’ll find it here.