Jessica Payne lives in Washington State with her daughter and husband and an internet search history that would raise eyebrows. A firm believer in strong coffee and stronger women, she writes about mothers who know how to handle a sniper rifle and a carpool schedule with equal precision. When she's not writing, you'll find her trail running through the forests of the Pacific Northwest as she plots her next fictional murder. She is the creator of the Substack community One Tired Mother.
Praise for Somebody Worth Killing “Jessica Payne is one of the boldest new voices in crime fiction today! Her novels are addictive, brilliant, and always bingeworthy! Payne never misses!” —May Cobb, bestselling author of The Hunting Wives “SOMEBODY WORTH KILLING is something worth reading—a fantastic and welcome addition to the assassin genre, with a boatload of clever twists and turns, all sustained by a killer narrative voice. I would read ten more books featuring Nadia Davis.” —Rob Hart, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Assassins Anonymous series “Jessica Payne delivers her best book yet with SOMEBODY WORTH KILLING, a sharp cat-and-mouse suspense that twists and turns with expert precision. You’ll race through this wildly entertaining read in a day and be cheering for more.” —Darby Kane, international bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife and Such a Clever Girl ""Wicked-smart and endlessly entertaining, Somebody Worth Killing takes a magnifying glass to the double-life motherhood often splits women into—and then takes it a thrilling, action-packed leap further. Suburban life never looked so dangerous."" — Ande Pliego, USA Today bestselling author of You Are Fatally Invited “Somebody Worth Killing is wild, full of heart, and outrageously fun. I couldn’t get enough of this twisted juggling act of mom duty and contract killings—it’s Jessica Payne’s best work yet!” —Marisa Walz, author of Good Intentions “One of the best thrillers I’ve read this year… Fans of Mr. and Mrs. Smith will adore the cat and mouse game between the sociopathic wife and her unsuspecting husband. All I ask is to be first in line to read the next one!” —Jenna Satterthwaite, author of The New Year’s Party