Writer, book reviewer, teacher…
Hallie Ephron grew up in Hollywood in a family of writers. Her parents were screenwriters Henry and Phoebe Ephron who wrote such classics as “Desk Set” and “Carousel.” Hallie grew up in a house filled with books, the third of four sisters (Nora, Delia, Hallie, and Amy) all competing to be heard.
It was a good training ground for a writer, but Hallie’s first love has always been teaching. She taught elementary school, then at the college level, then in corporations. She took her time getting around to trying her hand at writing fiction. She says her genes gave her the courage to try.
She still loves to teach and often gives writing workshops, including the annual retreat, Seascape: Escape to Write, where she teaches an intensive weekend workshop with authors Roberta Isleib and S. W. Hubbard.
Hallie wrote her first mystery novel (Amnesia) with a good friend, neuropsychologist Donald Davidoff, and together they penned a series of five “Dr. Peter Zak” mystery novels for St. Martin’s Minotaur under the shared pen name G. H. Ephron.
She made a splash writing solo when she turned to psychological suspense. Never Tell a Lie was published by HarperCollins in 2009. Publishers Weekly gave the novel a starred review and called it “stunning” and a “deliciously creepy tale of obsession.” It has been translated into 7 languages and was nominated for multiple awards, including the Mary Higgins Clark Award. It won the David Award for best mystery of 2009. Never Tell a Lie was adapted for film as And Baby Will Fall for the Lifetime Movie Network.
Hallie’s new novel, Come and Find Me, is also a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. It tells the story of a recluse who works and lives online and must brave the “real world” when her sister goes missing. Booklist calls it “A suspenseful tale of high-tech skulduggery that even low-tech readers will appreciate.”
Hallie combined writing talent with a love of teaching in Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock ‘Em Dead with Style (Writers Digest Books). The book received rave reviews and was nominated for Edgar and for Anthony awards. She also wrote The Everything Guide to Writing Your First Novel.
Hallie is also is an award-winning book reviewer for the Boston Globe where her column runs every other month. She lives near Boston with her husband and has two wonderful daughters.
Books by Hallie Ephron
- Come and Find Me (Wm. Morrow, March, 2011)
- Never Tell a Lie (Wm. Morrow, 2009)
- The Bibliophile’s Devotional (Adams Media, 2010)
- 1001 Books for Every Mood (Adams Media, 2008)
- The Everything Guide to Writing Your First Novel (Adams Media, December, 2010)
- Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock ‘Em Dead with Style (Writers Digest Books, 2005)
And the Dr. Peter Zak mystery series by G. H. Ephron
- Amnesia (St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2000)
- Addiction (St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2001)
- Delusion (St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2002)
- Obsessed (St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2003)
- Guilt (St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2005)
