Hallie Elizabeth Ephron (born March 9, 1948) is an American

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, and writing teacher. She is the author of mystery and suspense novels. Her novels ''Never Tell a Lie,'' ''There Was an Old Woman'', ''Come and Find Me'', and ''Night Night, Sleep Tight'' were finalists for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. In 2011, ''Never Tell a Lie'' was made into a Lifetime television movie entitled ''And Baby Will Fall'', starring Anastasia Griffith, Brendan Fehr, and

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. ''You'll Never Know, Dear'' was published in June 2017 by

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. Her how-to book, ''Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel'', was nominated for a 2006

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with an updated edition released in 2017. She is also the award-winning crime fiction book reviewer for the ''

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'' and teaches fiction writing at writing conferences. For twelve years Ephron reviewed crime fiction for the ''Boston Globe''.

Personal life

Hallie Ephron was born in

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, to parents

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and

Phoebe Ephron Phoebe Ephron (née Wolkind; January 26, 1914 – October 13, 1971) was an American playwright and screenwriter, who often worked with Henry Ephron, her husband, whom she wed in 1934. Ephron was born in New York City to Louis and Kate (né ...

, both East Coast-born-and-raised

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. She is the sister of

Nora Ephron Nora Ephron ( ; May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing romantic comedy films and received numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award as ...

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, and

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. She graduated from

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in 1969. She was married for 52 years to Jerold Touger, who died on August 6, 2021. They have two daughters. Her family is

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Published works

Suspense novels

*''Never Tell a Lie'' (2009) *''Come and Find Me'' (2011) *''There Was an Old Woman'' (2012) *''Night Night, Sleep Tight'' (2014) *''You'll Never Know, Dear'' (2017) *''Careful What You Wish For'' (2019)

Nonfiction

*''Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: Revised and Expanded'' (2017) *''Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock 'em Dead with Style'' (2005) *''1001 Books for Every Mood'' (2008) *''The Bibliophile's Devotional'' (2009)

Dr. Peter Zak mystery series

Written by Hallie Ephron and Donald Davidoff under the name "G. H. Ephron" *''Amnesia'' (2000) *''Addiction'' (2001) *''Delusion'' (2002) *''Obsessed'' (2003) *''Guilt'' (2004)

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