Mary Kay McBrayer

Thank you for coming to my website. I have ghosts in my house, I am always drawn to the most glamorous thing in the store, and I constantly obsess over Middle Eastern fusion dance and all things noir.

My book America's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster, releases May 19, but is already available for pre-order.

I am a contributing editor for Book Riot, where I co-host the literary fiction podcast, Novel Gazing, and I write their weekly horror newsletter, The Fright Stuff. If you want to hear my country mouse voice, you can also listen to the podcast I co-founded, in which we analyze horror movies, Everything Trying to Kill You.