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Emily Ruth Verona received her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Cinema Studies from the State University of New York at Purchase. In 2014 she won the Pinch Literary Award in Fiction. She is a Bram Stoker Award nominee, a Jane Austen Short Story Award finalist, and a Luke Bitmead Bursary finalist. Her previous publication credits include fiction and poetry featured in several anthologies as well as magazines such as The Pinch, LampLight Magazine, Mystery Tribune, The Ghastling, and Nightmare Magazine. Her essays and articles have appeared online for Tor.com, BookBub, Litro, BUST, and Bloody Women. She lives in New Jersey with a very small dog.
"""In her chilling debut novel, Emily Ruth Verona crafts a compelling and intricately drawn puzzle of home invasion populated with rich, palpable, and deeply authentic characters. Skillfully weaving the tensions of past and present together, Midnight on Beacon Street is a razor sharp and utterly surprising tale of suspense."" -- Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke ""Propulsive and riveting from the very first page, Emily Ruth Verona promises to be a dazzling new voice in suspense!"" -- Wendy Webb, #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Stroke of Winter ""A delightfully twisted, poignant shot of 90s nostalgia, Emily Ruth Verona's Midnight on Beacon Street is a treat for anyone who's been, or been babysat by, a scrappy teenager in a dark house at night."" -- Julia Fine, author of Maddalena and the Dark and The Upstairs House ""My nineties heart was both warmed and thrilled by Emily Ruth Verona's debut novel, Midnight on Beacon Street. The shade of Shirley Jackson haunts this page-turner, which abounds in classic horror movie references, both revisiting and critiquing the tale of a babysitter left alone with kids she may or may not be able to protect. I loved every minute of it."" -- Polly Stewart, author of The Good Ones ""Midnight on Beacon Street is a domestic puzzle box of a thriller, offering sliding timelines, subtly planted clues, and multiple viewpoints, all of which interlock to form one terrifying night on a quiet suburban street where a babysitter will be pushed beyond her most extreme limits to survive. A suspenseful, page-turning delight."" -- Gillian French, author of Sugaring Off and The Lies They Tell ""Verona's debut is a panic attack wrapped in a puzzle box and soaked in cinematic nostalgia. This heartfelt thriller will keep you turning the pages long past midnight . . . just don't forget to check on the children."" -- Brian McAuley, author of Curse of the Reaper ""Midnight on Beacon Street is an instant horror classic rich with honesty and heart. Verona fully immerses you in the moment, making sure you see, hear, and feel everything her characters do. Her skill is evident in how deeply real these characters feel from the first page."" -- J.A.W. McCarthy, Bram Stoker Award and Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of Sometimes We're Cruel and Other Stories and Sleep Alone"
