Anne McAneny

Anne's newest book, BETTER LEFT UNSAID, has been published to strong reviews and recently won the 2022 James River Writers Best Self-Published Novel Contest. It's the latest addition to her Crime After Time Collection—and it's sure to have you staying up well past your bedtime! Before penning the Crime After Time Collection, Anne sharpened her writing skills on screenplays that often became contest finalists. In fact, her mystery thriller OCULAR DENIAL is based on one of her original screenplays. Anne lives in Virginia with her husband and children, along with the world's cutest puggle and a formerly stray cat who strutted into the basement years ago. In her free time, she enjoys biking, hiking, and playing boogie-woogie piano. She even teaches boogie-woogie piano to seniors via Zoom and YouTube ("Piano Annie Blues and Boogie-Woogie Piano"). She loves to hear from readers, so feel free to connect with her via email at annemcaneny@gmail.com. In awards news, CIRCLED won a Silver IPPY Award for mystery/thrillers and a Bronze "Wishing Shelf" Award for adult fiction. OCULAR DENIAL won Second Place in the 2019 James River Writers Best Self-Published Novel Contest, and RAVELED and SKEWED were semifinalists in earlier Launchpad Manuscript Competitions. Anne's books have been featured twice on the Conversations Live Top 50 Books of the Year with Cyrus Webb. The Crime After Time Collection can be read in any order and revolves around everyday people who feel compelled to investigate old crimes against loved ones. Their discoveries rewrite the past and shake up the future in exciting, twist-filled plots. All Crime After Time books have become Amazon Bestsellers.