Carla Norton is a novelist, journalist, and true crime writer. Her debut fiction, THE EDGE OF NORMAL, was internationally released in 2013 and the sequel, WHAT DOESN'T KILL HER, is coming in 2015. THE EDGE OF NORMAL introduces Reeve, a 22-year-old survivor of kidnapping and captivity. The book was a Thriller Award finalist and a Royal Palm Literary Award winner. Jeffery Deaver says it's the "perfect blend of literary style, psychological insight, and edge-of-the-seat thriller." Chevy Stevens calls it "a heart-pounding thrill ride that had me holding my breath to the end."Carla's first book, PERFECT VICTIM, was a nonfiction account of a shocking kidnapping case, and that story fuels her fiction. Carla covered the criminal's trial, then coauthored the book with the prosecutor. PERFECT VICTIM made the reading list for the FBI's Behavioral Sciences Unit and was a #1 New York Times bestseller.Carla then wrote DISTURBED GROUND, the true story of a Sacramento landlady who planted bodies in her rose garden. She attended Dorothea Puente's nine-murder-count trial and examined psychological, toxicological, and forensic issues.When she's not writing books about crime, Carla writes hotheaded essays and really bad poetry. You can find her books on Goodreads, follow @CarlaJNorton on Twitter, and find Carla Norton: Novelist & True Crime Writer on Facebook.