Tami Hoag

For someone who has had thirteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including five in a 20-month span, it's not surprising that author Tami Hoag has been hailed "the Queen of the crime story" by the New York Post and "one of the hottest names in the suspense game" by People. Interestingly, Hoag began her career as a romance writer before turning to suspense fiction books with such best selling books as Still Waters, Night Sins, a novel that was made into a television miniseries, and Dust to Dust, featuring homicide detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska. The inspiriation for plot lines in Tami Hoag books often come from her assiduous study of real-life crimes, as well as research into criminology and law enforcement. When asked if the characters in her suspense fiction books are based on herself, Hoag acknowledges that some share her attitudes. She also maintains that she doesn't follow plot outlines, and the killers in her many New York Times bestsellers are rarely decided until the story is well underway. But what is never in doubt is that Tami Hoag books become New York Times bestsellers because of a devoted fan base who consider her suspense fiction books the gold standard. Wherever author Tami Hoag, who has homes in Los Angeles and Palm Beach County, Florida, chooses to write her best selling books, the devoted equestian finds the best way to combat writer's block is to saddle up.