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ERIN RUDDY
2021
Rakuten Kobo
EMERGING
WRITER PRIZE
Finalist
"Erin Ruddy returns with PITCH DARK NIGHT, a twisty tale set in Toronto that you’ll want to read with the lights on. Unpredictable, fast-paced and with an ending you won’t see coming, I couldn’t put it down!”
— Hannah Mary McKinnon, internationally bestselling author of A KILLER MOTIVE
Praise for Tell Me My Name
"Solid and satisfying... [Ruddy's] one to watch for!"
— The Globe and Mail
"This is a fine thriller, smartly constructed and cleverly written: the author, a master of narrative deception, excels at planting clues subtly and making them pay off spectacularly."
— BOOKLIST (starred review)
“"Ruddy’s novel takes two simple domestic realities – a marriage and a trip to the cottage – and twists them in wonderfully murky ways."
— Amy Stuart, #1 bestselling author of
THE STILL SERIES
“Tell Me My Name takes readers on a roller-coaster ride ... buckle up and hang on tight!"
— Susan McBride, USA Today bestselling author
"Readers will cheer as Ellie faces her fears and takes decisive action to save herself and her family. Ruddy plays effectively with issues of identity, regret, and forgiveness in this suspenseful thriller."
— Publishers Weekly
“This is a chilling, propulsive debut perfect for fans of Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell. Clear your schedule and prepare to lose a few nights of sleep! You won’t be needing a bookmark.”
— Marissa Stapley, bestselling author of LUCKY
“Deliciously tense and dark, Tell Me My Name is a fabulous, Canadiana-skewed addition to the growing genre of smart, tautly-written domestic noir."
— Open Book
“A cottage setting thriller that’ll knock you out of your Muskoka chair."
— C.S. O'Cinneide, author of STARR SIGN
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ERIN RUDDY is a Canadian author, editor, and journalist based in Toronto. Married with two sons, she and her family divide their time between the city and their cottage—an experience that often shapes the settings and atmosphere in her fiction. Her debut thriller, Tell Me My Name, was shortlisted for the 2021 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, earning recognition for its gripping psychological tension and emotional depth. Her second novel, Pitch Dark Night, arrives July 13, 2027.
ABOUT PITCH DARK NIGHT
Coming July 13 2027
TV journalist Talia Dempsy is on her way to an important meeting when the largest blackout in North American history plunges the city into darkness, trapping her in an elevator with a stranger. Freed hours later, she must navigate the chaotic streets alone, knowing a serial killer has been preying on women. When her husband, Dash, loses contact with her from their cottage, he sets out on a late‑night mission back to the powerless city to find her. If Talia has been taken by the infamous Don River Killer, he knows the gruesome pattern all too well. Meanwhile for Talia, survival depends on how closely she follows the rules laid out by the man who holds the key to her fate—and the truth is her only way out.
ABOUT TELL ME MY NAME
Released October 2020
Ellie and Neil Patterson escape to their new cottage for long-awaited time alone. But when a chance encounter spirals into a violent kidnapping, they awaken to a nightmare. The stranger insists he’s Ellie’s soulmate and gives her three chances to name him — each wrong answer puts Neil’s life at risk. Forced to revisit the men of her past, Ellie races to uncover his identity. Only by sacrificing herself to save Neil does she finally learn the devastating truth.
