Finley Turner is a thriller writer. Initially convinced she wanted to be a professor, she got her master's in religious studies at Wake Forest University, focusing on new
religious movements, cults, and religious violence. During her program, she applied for a student position in the university library and quickly realized she would rather be an academic librarian than be at the front of a classroom teaching. She worked as an archivist at Wake Forest University for six years after getting her master's in library and information science from UNC Greensboro. She now writes and parents full time.
Turner's new novel is
The Tarot Reader.
Recebtly I asked the author about what she was reading. Her reply:
I'm currently reading The First Witch of Boston by Andrea Catalano and listening to Ruth Ware's newest novel The Woman in Suite 11.
In the fall months, especially as Halloween approaches, I always love to read something witchy. What I'm loving about The First Witch of Boston so far is its critique of misogyny in the late 1600s. The woman in question is a talented healer with a loose tongue and a passion for life. These factors, along with her success as a local healer make her an easy target for accusations of witchcraft. Social commentary makes a good story even better and although I'm only halfway through, I'm enjoying myself!
Everyone who knows me knows I'm a huge Ruth Ware fan. I buy all her books without even reading the description and as always, I'm thoroughly enjoying myself. It feels fairly rare for thrillers to 
be a part of a series, so I'm always intrigued to see where authors take the story for a follow-up. For those that don't know, The Woman in Suite 11 is a sequel to The Woman in Cabin 10 and I’m loving seeing the character later in her life, married with children, yet still finding herself in the middle of a murder investigation. Some things never change!
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Finley Turner's website.
The Page 69 Test: The Engagement Party.
Q&A with Finley Turner.
--Marshal Zeringue
religious movements, cults, and religious violence. During her program, she applied for a student position in the university library and quickly realized she would rather be an academic librarian than be at the front of a classroom teaching. She worked as an archivist at Wake Forest University for six years after getting her master's in library and information science from UNC Greensboro. She now writes and parents full time.
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