Stacy Johns grew up in small-town New England and transplanted to Oregon for more space. A long-time librarian and resident of the coast, she now makes her home in the Willamette Valley. Stacy is a graduate of the Kidd Creative Writing Workshops at UofO and an award-winning writer in the 2020 PNWA mystery category, as well as a Nancy Pearl finalist. She's a member of the Willamette Writers Association and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, and she enjoys running and cooking healthy treats when not compulsively reading or writing.
""Engrossing and original with a twist I did not see coming! Clear your schedule before you crack this one open."" -- Mia Sheridan, New York Times bestselling author ""Stacy Johns delivers an atmospheric, chilling mystery, populated with complex, guilt-ridden characters, that explores how easily false perception can morph into a deadly reality."" -- Daniel G. Miller, bestselling author of The Orphanage by the Lake ""WHO KNEW THE RIDPATH GIRL is as tender as it is tense and finishes with a twist Johns wields like a weapon. My obsession grew with every page. I couldn't finish fast enough!"" -- Marlee Bush, author of Whispers of Dead Girls