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Kimberly Belle

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Kimberly Belle
Born (1968-02-20) 20 February 1968 (age 56)
NationalityAmerican
Period2014–present
Website
kimberlybellebooks.com

Kimberly Belle (born 20 February 1968) is an international[1] bestselling American novelist best known for her work in the thriller genre.

Life and career

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The daughter of a chemist and a speech pathologist, Belle grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. She earned a BA from Agnes Scott College.[2][3] Before she turned to writing fiction, Belle worked in marketing and fundraising for Habitat for Humanity, the YWCA, Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the United Way.

In 2022, Belle established a bi-monthly podcast with fellow thriller novelists Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda called The Killer Author Club.[4]

Works

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Belle is best known for her novel, The Marriage Lie (Mira, 2017), which was a USA Today,[5] Wall Street Journal,[6] and a The Globe and Mail bestseller, as well as #1 iTunes UK bestseller and a semifinalist in the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Mystery & Thriller[7] and has been translated in a dozen languages.[8] Dear Wife, her fifth novel, was published in June 2019. The Paris Window, her seventh and latest novel, is set to release in June 2024.[9]

  • The Last Breath, Mira 2014[10]
  • The Ones We Trust, Mira 2015[11]
  • The Marriage Lie, Mira 2017[12]
  • Three Days Missing, Park Row Books 2018.[13][14]
  • Dear Wife, Park Row Books, 2019[15]
  • Stranger in the Lake, Park Row Books, 2020[16]

Personal

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Belle and her husband, a Dutch real-estate entrepreneur, have two children. She currently divides her time between Atlanta and Amsterdam.

References

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  1. ^ "Bestsellers - The Star". Toronto Star.
  2. ^ Rubinstein, Mark (27 December 2016). "'The Marriage Lie,' A Conversation with Kimberly Belle". HuffPost.
  3. ^ "Book review".
  4. ^ "Killer Author Club". Kimberly Belle Books. Retrieved 2024-03-21.[dead link]
  5. ^ "USA TODAY BEST-SELLING BOOKS". USA Today.
  6. ^ "WSJ Bestellers 3/27/2017". Associated Press News.
  7. ^ "Goodreads Choice Awards 2017".
  8. ^ "Goodreads author page".
  9. ^ "The Paris Widow". Kimberly Belle Books. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  10. ^ Belle, Kimberly (1 October 2014). The Last Breath: A Novel. Harlequin – via Internet Archive. Kimberly Belle.
  11. ^ Belle, Kimberly (1 August 2015). The Ones We Trust: A Novel. MIRA. ISBN 9781460382318 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Belle, Kimberly (1 January 2017). The Marriage Lie: A bestselling psychological thriller. MIRA. ISBN 9781460396353 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Belle, Kimberly (26 June 2018). Three Days Missing. Harlequin Enterprises, Limited. ISBN 9780778307716 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "Conversations with the Inspiring Kimberly Belle - Voyage ATL".
  15. ^ Belle, Kimberly (2019). Dear Wife. Park Row Books. ISBN 9780778309147 – via Google.
  16. ^ Belle, Kimberly (2019). Stranger in the Lake. Park Row Books. ISBN 9780778309147 – via Google.
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