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Laura Griffin

Laura Griffin is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty-five books and novellas. Her new release Hidden features an investigative reporter on the trail of a ruthless killer who is using advances in technology to carry out a string of bizarre murders. Laura got her start in journalism before venturing into the world of suspense fiction. She lives in Austin, Texas.

Off the Grid

By Laura Griffin

August 21, 2020

We see it all the time in suspense fiction. The good guy takes down the villain and does some variation of riding off into the sunset, such as setting sail in the Caribbean (The Firm), slipping quietly into Mexico (The Shawshank Redemption) or beginning a new life in obscurity (The Town). But in the digital…

Texas Wildfire burnos out of control in the summer of 2011

Watching Texas Burn: Arson Hits Close To Home

By Laura Griffin

September 12, 2011

At first I thought it was a rain cloud that would bring relief from the summer’s scorching heat wave. But as I neared the giant gray cloud hovering over Texas Highway 71, I realized it wasn’t a thunderhead but a billowing cloud of smoke. I drove right past it, totally unaware that I’d just driven…

Laura Griffin Snapped

Snapped: New Excerpt

By Laura Griffin

August 25, 2011

On a sweltering summer afternoon, Sophie Barrett walks into a nightmare. A sniper has opened fire on a college campus. When the carnage is over, three people—plus the shooter—are dead and dozens more are injured. Sophie escapes virtually unscathed. Yet as details emerge from the investigation, she becomes convinced that this wasn’t the random, senseless…

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