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Patricia Shanae Smith saw her first dead body at six years old, sparking a fascination with life's darker edges and a lifelong passion for storytelling. Born in Los Angeles, she found escape through writing and later earned a BFA in Motion Pictures with a focus on screenwriting at Belmont University in Nashville. She loves listening to metal and country music, and of course, watching The Big Bang Theory.
""Smith’s empathy for her characters makes for a supremely relatable take on mental illness. Remember is an emotional rollercoaster of a debut, culminating with a twist that will leave you reeling."" – Alafair Burke, NYT bestselling author of The Better Sister ""Patricia Smith’s work feels necessary. She’s as honest in her writing as she is in real life, and that is very honest indeed."" – CrimeReads, Best Debut Novel Pick ""Remember is a thought-provoking character study and intriguing mystery rolled into one. Patricia Shanae Smith is a welcome and much needed addition to the psychological suspense genre. In this search for self in a city filled with many voices, Smith's Portia is one character you won't forget."" — Kelley Garrett, Anthony, Agatha and Lefty award-winning author of Hollywood Homicide and Hollywood Ending ""Having survived depression and addiction, Smith has chosen to give herself over to writing in order to use words to save lives. And we should all be grateful."" — Book Riot “Intense... an earnest treatise on mental illness.” — Publisher's Weekly
