Reef Road
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Kirkus Reviews'
Best Books of 2023 -
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
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Good Morning America
Top 15 Books of January -
American Booksellers Association
Indie Next Pick
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A truly absorbing mystery by a writer at the top of her game”
- — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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This is an expertly paced thrill ride.”
- — Publisher's Weekly
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The exciting, page-turning intelligence of Reef Road cannot be overstated.”
- — New York Journal of Books
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Reef Road is the perfect example of literary and psychologically-driven action that takes suspense to a different level.
- — Midwest Book Review
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Royce delivers a rich story that’s also steeped in Palm Beach History and Society.
- — South Florida Sun Sentinel
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Precisely and perfectly crafted.”
- — Fresh Fiction
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Reef Road is magnificent. It has left me shaken to the core.”
- —Luanne Rice, New York Times bestselling author
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An altogether original novel of suspense. Instantly immersive and deeply felt, Reef Road is both intensely personal and powerfully universal.”
- —Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of Her Perfect Life
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Nothing short of brilliant.”
- — Annabel Monaghan, author of Nora Goes Off Script
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Mysteries intersect in this haunting page-turner as Deborah Goodrich Royce explores the ripple effect of violence, generational trauma, and the emotional weight of a case gone cold.”
- —Megan Collins, author of The Family Plot
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Propulsive and riveting.”
- —Mary Dixie Carter, author of The Photographer
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Original, taut, and psychologically complex, Reef Road is Deborah Goodrich Royce at the top of her game!”
- — Wendy Walker, nationally bestselling author of Don’t Look For Me
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Winner of the Zibby Award
Best Plot Twist -
Veranda Magazine:
One of the 20 Most Riveting Books of Spring
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Taut and propulsive.”
- —Kirkus Reviews
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Imaginative, unique, spine-tingling, and just the right amount of eerie, Ruby Falls is what a reader wants a psychological thriller to be.”
- —Sandra Brown, New York Times bestselling author
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Captivating thriller.”
- —Zibby Owens, author and host of Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books
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Highly recommended reading for those who like gothic stories infused with psychological tension and introspection.”
- —Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer
Midwest Book Review
- —Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer
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Secrets abound in this bang of a book, a haunting tale sure to give readers chills. A stunner with some serious Gothic vibes.”
- —Kimberly Belle, Internationally bestselling author of Dear Wife and Stranger in the Lake
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A tribute to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, this unnerving story about a Hollywood starlet haunted by her past will captivate you right up until the shocking ending.
- —Emily Liebert, USA Today bestselling author of Perfectly Famous
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Ruby Falls is a skillfully plotted page turner!”
- —Wendy Walker, nationally bestselling author of Don’t Look For Me
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Fans of Rebecca will be enthralled with how the classic story is woven into the masterful plot of Ruby Falls.”
- —Vanessa Lillie, Amazon bestselling author of Little Voices and For the Best
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Much more than a mystery, Ruby Falls is about stories - the ones we tell ourselves, the ones we tell others, and the dark gaps in between.”
- —Elka Ray, author of The Toby Wong Vancouver Island mystery series
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Ruby Falls is a psychological tour-de-force that grabs you on page one and doesn’t let you go until the end.”
- —Kris Frieswick, author of The Ghost Manuscript
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Forbes
One of the Top 5 Must-Read Summer Mysteries -
Good Morning America
Top 10 Summer Reads
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Sexy and a little dangerous.”
- —The New York Times Book Review
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Juicy and suspenseful.”
- —People Magazine
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A compelling, well-written thriller with an effective, twisty plot.”
- —Kirkus Reviews
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Once you’ve enjoyed Finding Mrs. Ford, you’ll find yourself expecting more great things upcoming from this author, as am I.”
- —Forbes
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The real thrill of Finding Mrs. Ford comes from reconciling the person Susan says she is with the girl she used to be.”
- —Foreword Reviews
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An impressively original, immediately engaging and thoroughly entertaining novel by an author with a distinctive narrative storytelling style, Finding Mrs. Ford by Deborah Goodrich Royce is unequivocally and unreservedly recommended.”
- —Midwest Book Review
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Lies from the past are uncovered in this thrilling and entertaining debut—incredibly well written and so visual at times it will catch your breath; this book would make a wonderful movie!”
- —Jennifer Blankfein, Book Nation by Jen
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Finding Mrs. Ford tackles big themes of identity, friendship, and loss, spinning out the suspense right to the last page. A total triumph.”
- —Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Wives
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Don’t think you know who’s at the door, what’s in the envelope, or who’s been sleeping with whom until all the players have been accounted for.”
- —Sherri Daley, BookTrib
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Written with such self-control and calculating precision, Royce has done an excellent job of keeping us glued to the pages as the characters expose themselves in their intricate lives, and lies. A superb debut!”
- —Annie Philbrick, Owner, Bank Square Books and the Savoy Bookshop & Café
About Deborah
Deborah likes to call her novels identity thrillers—which she acknowledges is not a "thing"—and delights in nothing more than a riveting literary puzzle.
