J.T. Ellison

J.T. Ellison is a highly acclaimed American author, well-known for her suspenseful and thrilling novels. Born in Florida, she spent her formative years in Colorado before moving to Washington, D.C. as a teenager. It was during her time in D.C. that she discovered her passion for literature, drawing inspiration from authors such as John Grisham, Patricia Cornwell, and James Patterson. Despite facing early setbacks in her writing career, including a dismissive thesis advisor, Ellison's resilience and determination led her to pursue a career in writing, eventually finding great success.

Ellison has authored more than 25 novels, with millions of copies in circulation across the globe. Her works have been translated into 28 languages and have been optioned for television adaptation. Among her most popular series are the Taylor Jackson and Samantha Owens novels, which have garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to her suspenseful thrillers, Ellison also writes urban fantasy under the pseudonym Joss Walker.

In addition to her writing career, Ellison is also the co-host of the literary TV show A WORD ON WORDS, for which she has received an EMMY® award. Her literary success has earned her a spot on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, cementing her status as a prominent figure in the American literary scene. Despite her numerous achievements, Ellison remains humble and dedicated to her craft, continuing to work on new novels from her home in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband and twin kittens.
Taylor Jackson Books
# Title Year
1 All the Pretty Girls 2007
2 14 2008
3 Judas Kiss 2008
4 The Cold Room 2010
5 The Immortals 2010
6 So Close the Hand of Death 2011
7 Where All the Dead Lie 2011
8 Field of Graves 2015
9 Blood Sugar Baby 2015
10 Whiteout 2015
11 The Wolves Come at Night 2023
Dr. Samantha Owens Books
# Title Year
1 A Deeper Darkness 2012
2 Edge of Black 2012
3 When Shadows Fall 2014
4 What Lies Behind 2015
A Brit in the FBI Books (with Catherine Coulter)
# Title Year
1 The Final Cut 2013
2 The Lost Key 2014
3 The End Game 2015
4 The Devil's Triangle 2017
5 The Sixth Day 2018
6 The Last Second 2019
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 No One Knows 2016
2 Lie to Me 2017
3 Tear Me Apart 2018
4 Good Girls Lie 2019
5 Her Dark Lies 2021
6 It's One of Us 2023
Short Stories/Novellas (with Alex Kava, with Erica Spindler)
# Title Year
1 Slices of Night 2011
2 X 2012
3 Chimera 2012
4 Gray Lady, Lady Gray 2012
5 Killing Carol Ann 2012
6 Prodigal Me 2012
7 Where'd You Get That Red Dress? 2012
8 The Number of Man 2012
9 The Omen Days 2015
10 The Endarkening 2017
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
1 Mad Love 2015
2 Three Tales from the Dark Side 2015
3 The First Decade 2016
4 Stories of the Night 2018
We Could Be Heroes Books
# Title Year
1 Pigeon Tony's Last Stand 2023
2 Unknown Caller 2023
3 Trouble 2023
4 These Cold Strangers 2023
5 Kill Night 2023
The Malones Books
# Title Year
1 Bone Cold 2001
Stacy Killian Books (with Alex Kava, with Erica Spindler)
# Title Year
1 See Jane Die 2004
2 Killer Takes All 2005
3 Last Known Victim 2007
4 Watch Me Die 2011
J.T. Ellison Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Discount Noir 2010
2 Love is Murder 2012
3 Storm Season 2012
4 Dead Ends 2017
5 A Thousand Doors 2018
6 Infinity: A Suspense Magazine Anthology 2023