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“A brilliant read.”
“A wonderful psychological thriller.”
“Suspenseful and twisty.”
“I was on the edge of my seat!”
“Unputdownable!”
“Twists until the very last page.”
“Every time I thought I had it figured out I was wrong.”
“Hard to put down!”
“Anslinger’s best book yet!”
“I was surprised multiple times throughout the book.”
“So many twists!”
Mystery Thriller & Domestic Suspense Author
Kate is the author of the Grace McKenna Mystery series and The Town Series. She’s also penned several standalone novels and co-authored a nonfiction book or two. In addition to her life as a novelist, Kate is a ghostwriter, book coach, and a veteran of the United States Air Force. Her debut novel Saving Jason, touches upon the struggles of PTSD, a topic that is near and dear to her heart. Kate lives on the North Shore of Boston with her husband, two daughters and golden retriever pup.
Meet Grace McKenna
A missing teacher from the eighties, a ghostly gothic teen, and a sullen young boy from decades before. These are some of the images that Detective Grace McKenna sees when she looks into a criminal’s eyes. Follow Grace as she untangles secrets in the small town of Bridgeton, Massachusetts, alongside a quirky cast of characters in the plot-twisting series.
"Thriller fans will enjoy the story's darker turns; but the author also offers some welcome lighter moments, which give texture to the setting and characters. An offbeat page-turner about an empathetic detective." -Kirkus Reviews
“Anslinger does an excellent job in making us believe in Grace’s ability as well as understand how it could be both a blessing and curse.” —McKie Campbell, author of Clean Slate, a thriller set in the Alaskan wilderness.
"So real and well written, it feels like you're in the story watching it unfold." —Amazon Reviewer
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"So real and well written, it feels like you're in the story watching it unfold." —Amazon Reviewer 〰️
Welcome to Flagport, Massachusetts, where everything looks shiny on the surface. Don’t believe everything you see because somewhere underneath the pretty blowouts and the sleek SUV’s, there are dark secrets, concealed by smiling faces.
The Town Series
Saving Jason
Jason Barnes is a walking contradiction, a fun-loving free spirit with a severe case of PTSD. When an accident leaves him in a coma, his pregnant girlfriend must team up with his ex-wife to solve the mystery of Jason's past. What they discover and the friendship they forge will have a profound effect on both of their futures.
Underwater Secrets
A mysterious photo of a handsome stranger.
A forgotten china set tucked away in the corner of the attic.
Claire Fitzgerald is already struggling to live up to the perfect people around her when she's faced with her mother's death. While sifting through the pieces of her mother's past, she discovers a need to reconcile her memories of a woman she idolized with the truth of who she really was.Alternating between generations and intertwining the stories of Claire and her mother, Underwater Secrets teaches that sometimes the key to loving ourselves involves learning to love the people around us, quirks and all.