The Overnight Guest, and Everyone Is Watching. She lives in Iowa with her husband and children.
[Coffee with a Canine: Heather Gudenkauf and Maxine; Coffee with a Canine: Heather Gudenkauf & Lolo; My Book, The Movie: Not A Sound; The Page 69 Test: Not A Sound; Writers Read: Heather Gudenkauf (April 2019); The Page 69 Test: Before She Was Found; The Page 69 Test: This Is How I Lied; The Page 69 Test: The Overnight Guest; Q&A with Heather Gudenkauf]
Gudenkauf's new novel is The Perfect Hosts.
At CrimeReads she tagged "seven mysteries and thrillers that prove that even the most meticulously planned parties can simmer with tension, secrets, and even murder." One title on the list:
Read about the other novels on the list.With a lightning-fast plot and a fully realized cast of characters, in Jamie Day’s The Block Party, the neighbors on Alton Road set up the badminton court, fire up the grills, bring out the potato salad, and red Solo cups for their annual Memorial Day block party. The weather is beautiful, music is blaring, and the drinks are flowing, but danger is just around the corner. When a body is discovered, the residents of Alton Road don’t know who to trust and who from the cul-de-sac may be the next to die.
--Marshal Zeringue