Karen Rose (born Karen Rose Hafer in

Baltimore Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the 30th-most populous U.S. city. The Baltimore metropolitan area is the 20th-large ...

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, United States) is an internationally bestselling, RITA-award winning romantic suspense author. Rose was born and raised in the

suburbs of

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She met her husband, Martin, on a blind date when they were seventeen and after they both graduated from the

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(Karen with a degree in

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...

), they moved to

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. Karen worked as a chemical engineer for a large consumer goods company, earning two patents, but as Karen says, “scenes were roiling in my head and I couldn't concentrate on my job so I started writing them down. I started out writing for fun, and soon found I was hooked.” Her debut suspense novel, ''Don't Tell'', was released in July, 2003. Since then, she has published more than fifteen novels and two novellas. Her twenty-fifth novel, ''Say No More'', was released in August 2020. Karen's books have appeared on the bestseller lists of the

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, London's

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, and Germany's

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(#1), and the

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, as well as lists in South Africa (#1) and Australia. Her novels, ''I'm Watching You'' and ''Silent Scream'', received the

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for Best Romantic Suspense for 2005 and 2011. Five of her other books have been RITA finalists. To date, her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Karen's books are set in different US states. The books are connected, and characters from previous novels usually make appearances, even if they are not from those places. A former high school teacher of chemistry and physics, Karen lives in

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with her husband of more than thirty years and her dog, Loki.

Bibliography

2003 – ''Don't Tell'' (''Chicago'' Book 1)
2004 – ''Have You Seen Her?'' (''Raleigh'')
2004 – ''I'm Watching You'' (''Chicago'' Book 2)
2005 – ''Nothing to Fear'' (''Chicago'' Book 3)
2005 – ''Dirty Secrets'' (''St. Petersburg, Florida'' novella, previously published in the anthology ''Hot Pursuit'')
2006 – ''You Can't Hide'' (''Chicago'' Book 4)
2007 – ''Count to Ten'' (''Chicago'' Book 5)
2007 – ''Die for Me'' (''Philadelphia/Atlanta'' Book 1)
2009 – ''Scream for Me'' (''Philadelphia/Atlanta'' Book 2)
2009 – ''Kill for Me'' (''Philadelphia/Atlanta'' Book 3)
2009 – ''I Can See You'' (''Minneapolis'' Book 1)
2010 – ''Silent Scream'' (''Minneapolis'' Book 2)
2011 – ''You Belong to Me'' (''Baltimore'' Book 1)
2012 – ''No One Left to Tell'' (''Baltimore'' Book 2)
2012 – ''Did You Miss Me?'' (''Baltimore'' Book 3)
2013 – ''Broken Silence'' (''Baltimore'' Book 3.5, novella)
2013 – ''Watch Your Back'' (''Baltimore'' Book 4)
2014 – ''Closer Than You Think'' (''Cincinnati'' Book 1)
2015 – ''Alone in the Dark'' (''Cincinnati'' Book 2)
2016 – ''Every Dark Corner'' (''Cincinnati'' Book 3)
2017 – ''Monster in the Closet'' (''Baltimore'' Book 5)
2018 – ''Edge of Darkness'' (''Cincinnati'' Book 4)
2018 – ''Death Is Not Enough'' (''Baltimore'' Book 6)
2019 – ''Say You're Sorry'' (''Sacramento'' Book 1)
2019 – ''Into the Dark'' (''Cincinnati'' Book 5) elease: Nov 14, 2019 (UK), Nov 26, 2019 (US) ref>
2020 – ''Say No More'' (''Sacramento'' Book 2)
2021 – ''Say Goodbye'' (''Sacramento'' Book 3)
2022 – ''Quarter to Midnight'' (''New Orleans'' Book 1)
2023 – Cold Blooded Liar (''San Diego'' Book 1)
2023 – Beneath Dark Waters (''New Orleans'' Book 2)
2024 – Cheater ("San Diego" Book 2)
2024 – Buried Too Deep ("New Orleans" Book 3)
2025 – Dead Man's List ("San Diego" Book 3)

References

External links

Official homepage

On The Murder Trail Again - 2011 Interview in Shotsmag Ezine

2008 Interview in Shotsmag Ezine
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