J.C. Moore is the bestselling author of the Shadow Bay mysteries, the Frank Mallory thrillers, and the No Safe Place series.
His books blend crime fiction, suspense, and psychological tension, often featuring small towns with dark secrets, missing persons, serial killers, and ordinary people forced into impossible situations.
Influenced by writers such as Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, and James Patterson, Moore writes fast-paced stories driven by character, consequence, and the choices people make under pressure.
Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as a bartender, IT technician, touring musician, horse farm manager, and restaurant owner. His music has appeared in television and film.
He lives in upstate New York with his partner and their dog Archie and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America.
The Shadow Bay Series
Secrets from a Serial Killer
The Winter of Hidden Knives
Behind All the Dark Roads
Echoes of a Serial Killer
The Frank Mallory Thrillers
Dead Man's Payback
No Way Out Alive
The No Safe Place Series
Brink of Ashes
Brink of Winter
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J.C. Moore is the bestselling author of the Shadow Bay mysteries, the Frank Mallory thrillers, and the No Safe Place series.
His books blend crime fiction, suspense, and psychological tension, often featuring small towns with dark secrets, missing persons, serial killers, and ordinary people forced into impossible situations.
Influenced by writers such as Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, and James Patterson, Moore...
Ohio friends - Come find me in Indie Alley at the Columbus Book Festival July 11-12 (10am - 6pm, 10am - 5pm), Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave and Topiary Park. I'll be signing books and chatting about the Shadow Bay and Frank Mallory series. For more information, visit https://www.columbusbookfestival.org/
Chicagoland friends: Grayslake AuthorFest brings together authors, readers, and aspiring writers for a day of bookish fun! *** FREE ADMISSION *** Founded by local writers, and supported by local organizations, the fourth annual Grayslake AuthorFest is an event you'll want to add to your calendars. I'll be there in my booth signing books 11-4, and speaking on the Publishing Your Way Panel at the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum Community Room at 1:45pm.
Join us in Buffalo’s Cobblestone District Wednesday & Thursday, July 22-23, from 5pm-11pm for drinks, food and outdoor fun. We will be back in a chalet, pretending it’s our tiny home and selling my newest releases and the back stock, too. The Yard at Perry is at 37 Perry Street in Downtown Buffalo.
He took the case. Now the case is coming after him.
Frank Mallory survived the hit that killed his wife. He left New York, set up in Buffalo, and opened a small P.I. office. The work is steady. The rules are simple. Keep it clean. Keep it quiet.
Then a woman walks in.
Her brother took a job with a security company called Sable Grove and...
Two women are dead. A third has vanished without a trace.
Chief of Police Shauna Peterson thought she knew the quiet town of Shadow Bay. But when another young woman disappears and a body is discovered stitched with red thread, Shauna realizes she is hunting a killer unlike any she has seen before—methodical, patient,...
