Carter Wilson | Thriller Author
Carter Wilson | Thriller Author
New Neighbor
Author Carter Wilson

"Carter Wilson proves once again why he is one of the best most inventive thriller writers working today."

—S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author

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The Dead Husband
Dead Husband

"A perfectly paced and expertly written thriller.”

—David Bell, New York Times bestselling author

Dead Girl

"Dean Koontz fans in particular will find a lot to enjoy. A disturbing, propulsive, and satisfying thriller."

Kirkus Reviews

Mister Tender

"Wilson turns the creep factor up to 11, balancing his prose on a knife’s edge. A highly satisfying high-tension thriller."

Kirkus Reviews

4 other books
Revelation
The Comfort of Black
The Boy in the Woods
Final Crossing

"An enthralling thriller...Wilson infuses his terrifying plot with intricate twists and turns, all totally credible."

Publishers Weekly on Revelation

"Outstanding paranoid thriller."

Publishers Weekly on The Comfort of Black

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Carter Wilson | Thriller Author

The New Neighbor

Coming soon…

Aidan holds the winning Powerball numbers.
Is today the best day of his life… or the worst?

Aidan Marlowe is the superstitious type—he’s been playing the same lottery numbers for fifteen years, never hitting the jackpot. Until now. On the day of his wife’s funeral.

Wilson unveils each revelation of some new betrayal with surgical precision en route to a bittersweet finale.
Kirkus Reviews
(on The Dead Husband)

A perfectly paced and expertly written thriller.
—David Bell, USA Today bestselling author
(on The Dead Husband)
One of those books you devour in a single sitting. The Dead Girl in 2A promises a lot from the start and delivers in spades.
—Alex Marwood, bestselling author
(on The Dead Girl in 2A)
Wilson turns the creep factor up to 11, balancing his prose on a knife’s edge. A highly satisfying high-tension thriller.
Kirkus Reviews
(on Mister Tender’s Girl)
An enthralling thriller…Wilson infuses his terrifying plot with intricate twists and turns, all totally credible.
Publishers Weekly
(on Revelation)

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The Dead Girl in 2A
The Dead Girl in 2A
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About Carter

USA Today and #1 Denver Post bestselling author Carter Wilson has written eight critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers, as well as numerous short stories. He is an ITW Thriller Award finalist, a four-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and his novels have received multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal. Carter lives in Erie, Colorado in a Victorian house that is spooky but isn’t haunted…yet.

Awards

Four-time Winner of the Colorado Book Award for Thrillers
Two-time Winner of the International Book Award for Mystery & Suspense
Winner of Foreword Reviews Book of the Year for Thriller & Suspense
Winner of the RONE Award for Thriller & Suspense
Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award for Suspense
Finalist for the MPIBA Reading the West Award
Finalist for the ITW Thriller Award