Lay your body down
A psychological thriller about an ex-fundamentalist Christian who returns to her insular Minnesota community, threatening to expose her former pastor’s dangerous patriarchal teachings and uncover the truth of who killed the man she once loved.
A New York Times Book Review recommended thriller
A People Magazine must-read thriller for Summer 2023
The Readings Bookstore Crime Book of the Month
Praise for Lay Your Body Down
“[A] salacious mix of small-town cults and amateur sleuthing”
— Publishers Weekly
“A devastating portrait of a cultlike institution and a town in its thrall. It’s even worse than we imagined.”
— New York Times Book Review
“There are midnight-snack-style thrillers, and those that stick with you. This one’s the latter.”
— People Magazine
GIRL, 11
True-crime podcaster Elle Castillo has been obsessed with The Countdown Killer for decades. Twenty years ago, he established a gruesome pattern of taking and murdering three girls over seven days, each a year younger than the last. No one’s ever known why he followed this pattern, or why they stopped abruptly after the eleventh victim. Most believe him to be dead. Elle knows he is not and is hellbent on serving historic justice.
When the kidnappings start up once again, Elle must confront her responsibility in forcing the killer out of hiding. She needs to stop the deadly countdown and convince both the authorities and her podcast audience, before the Countdown Killer can claim his next victim.
Praise for Girl, 11
“Propulsive...an adroit exploration of the ethical quandaries of true-crime storytelling, particularly in podcasts.”
— New York Times Book Review
“This was a remarkably strong debut, one which entertained and kept me in suspense in equal measure.”
— Mystery and Suspense Magazine
About Amy
Amy Suiter Clarke is an acclaimed author. Her debut psychological thriller Girl, 11 was an Amazon Editors pick for Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense and received praise in The New York Times, Mystery and Suspense Magazine, CrimeReads, Book Riot and more. Her second novel Lay Your Body Down was a New York Times Book Review recommended thriller and People Magazine must-read thriller of the summer. It was longlisted for the 2024 Sisters in Crime Australia Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel.
