Dark thrillers, suspense, mysteries, romantic suspense, historical mysteries, psychological suspense, and women's fiction with dark secrets or marital strife. Also interested in wilderness survival stories.
Jessica Faust is a literary agent at BookEnds Literary Agency specializing in dark thrillers, suspense, mysteries, romance, and young adult fiction. She seeks psychologically complex narratives with damaged protagonists and is particularly drawn to historical mysteries, romantic suspense, and stories exploring marital conflict and dark secrets.
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