pulse deepened by the mist-laced forests and rain-slicked streets of Oregon, where she lived for several years. She is the co-host of the acclaimed true crime podcast Going West, which she created with her husband, Heath Merryman, in 2019.
When she’s not chasing down stories of the strange and sinister, Woolsoncroft can be found sinking into films at the cinema or curled up on the couch of her California home with a good book -preferably a literary classic or terrifying modern horror- alongside her loyal English bulldog, Dewey.
Her debut thriller is Night Watcher.
At CrimeReads Woolsoncroft tagged four novels "that echo themes of surveillance, female resilience, and the fixation on catching the ones who lurk in the margins." One title on the list:
The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine GreeneRead about the other entries on Woolsoncroft's list at CrimeReads.
A long-dormant secret resurfaces when human remains are uncovered from Doll’s Eye Lake, reopening a case tied to four young women who wentmissing 24 years earlier. Lindsey, whose sister vanished all those years ago, has been tormented by Jessica’s mysterious case, and, alongside attractive journalist Ryan, is determined to get to the bottom of it – even if it means going to the bottom of the lake.
The story alternates between timelines, moving from the present-day investigation and the gripping retellings of what exactly happened in 1998 – making you eager to unbury all of Mt. Randall’s secrets.
Like Night Watcher, this novel is rooted in female intuition, crucially forcing their protagonist’s to confront the dark past before it swallows someone else whole.
--Marshal Zeringue
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