Sheena Kamal

THE STAND IN

A movie star’s stand in becomes entangled in the star’s disappearance, leading to both a high-stakes search and a journey of self-discovery in this warm and witty suspense novel by critically acclaimed author Sheena Kamal.

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Sheena Kamal

Sheena Kamal is the critically acclaimed, best-selling author of THE LOST ONES, IT ALL FALLS DOWN, NO GOING BACK, and FIGHT LIKE A GIRL. Her forthcoming novel THE STAND-IN will be released summer 2027 by Berkley. She has won the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, as well as the Macavity and Strand Critics awards. She holds an HBA in Political Science and is a recipient of the TD Scholarship for Community Leadership. You can usually find her at the...

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THE STAND IN

She wasn't meant to star in this drama

A movie star’s stand in becomes entangled in the star’s disappearance, leading to both a high-stakes search and a journey of self-discovery in this warm and witty suspense novel by critically acclaimed author Sheena Kamal.

They call her the stand-in. Her name is Shruthi, but no one on the set of the action movie cares enough to know that—she is...

THE LOST ONES

A dark, compulsively readable psychological suspense debut, the first in a new series featuring the brilliant, fearless, chaotic, and deeply flawed Nora Watts—a character as heartbreakingly troubled, emotionally complex, and irresistibly compelling as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander and Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole.

Book #1 from the series: Nora Watts

A BUSTLE BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH

TIME MAGAZINE SUMMER READ RECOMMEND

Finalist for the International Thriller Writers, Strand Critics, and Barry Award for Best First Novel

"A brave, unflinching heroine and brave, unflinching writing add up to an extraordinary debut--highly recommended."--Lee Child

It begins with a phone call that Nora Watts has...

IT ALL FALLS DOWN

The brilliant, fearless, deeply flawed Nora Watts—introduced in the "utterly compelling" (Jeffery Deaver) atmospheric thriller The Lost Ones—finds deadly trouble as she searches for the truth about her late father in this immersive thriller that moves from the hazy Canadian Pacific Northwest to the gritty, hollowed streets of Detroit.

Book #2 from the series: Nora Watts

Growing up, Nora Watts only knew one parent—her father. When he killed himself, she denied her grief and carried on with her life. Now, a chance encounter with a veteran who knew him raises disturbing questions Nora can’t ignore—and dark emotions she can’t control. To make peace with the past, she has to confront it.

Finding the truth about her...

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Nora Watts

THE LOST ONES, IT ALL FALLS DOWN, No Going Back, and In The Grip Of It

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