Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match,” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Tara Laskowski!
Writes:
Slow-burn atmospheric thrillers with strong women leads and juicy secrets. My latest novel, THE COLD READ, is a locked-room style thriller set at an abandoned ski resort where a Hollywood horror movie cast returns to announce the sequel to their hit slasher film, No One Can Hear You Scream, only to discover that someone has other plans to uncover a long-buried secret they’ve all tried to forget about.
About me:
I’m a series of contradictions. Warm but sarcastic. Messy but a control freak. Lover of spooky spooky things (like creepy dolls!) but will cry at the drop of a hat (or any Hallmark movie.) I live in the D.C. area, but I’m originally from Pennsylvania and still root for all my Philly teams. I identify strongly with cats, potato chips, puzzles and games of most any kind, houseplants, the aisle seat, antique stores, and Halloween.
What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match:
• Someone who enjoys seeing a good serving of cold, cold revenge (for those that deserve it)
• Someone who loves a rich, creepy setting, like off-season beach towns, abandoned ski resorts, or a cul-de-sac filled with competitive mothers
What to expect if we’re compatible:
• Lots of book extras, like swag, discussion questions, hand-selected cocktail pairings, a playlist, and other goodies
• First-person narratives that get you uncomfortably close to my character’s feelings and flaws
• The cats and dogs will always be safe–but the people – not so much
THE COLD READ by Tara Laskowski
Narrator: Emily Lawrence, Annalee Scott, Katie Koster
A Novel
They’re there to make a sequel. But someone came for revenge.
A decade ago, the release of the horror film No One Can Hear You Scream catapulted a young no‑name cast into Hollywood fame. But below the surface, they were dealing with the fallout of their friend’s tragic death on set.
Now the cast is reuniting at the remote ski resort where the movie was filmed to announce the sequel and get a first glimpse of the screenplay. Cassidy, Jake, Ben, and Ruby‑they’ve all followed different paths over the years, and each has their own reason for agreeing to return to a place they had sworn to leave behind.
At first everyone works hard to ignore the shadows of the past and focus on the opportunity ahead. But the reunion takes a dark turn during the midnight announcement to fans when a disturbing incident stirs up a long‑buried secret.
Each of them has something to lose. Each of them has something to hide. And if they want to survive the weekend, they’ll have to deliver the performance of a lifetime…
Thriller Psychological [ Park Row Books, On Sale: November 10, 2026, Trade Paperback / e-Book / audiobook, ISBN: 9781525809842 / eISBN: 9780369756824 ]
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About Tara Laskowski
TARA LASKOWSKI is the author of the suspense novels The Weekend Retreat, The Mother Next Door and One Night Gone, which won the Agatha Award, Macavity Award, and the Anthony Award. She also wrote two short story collections, Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons and Bystanders. She has won the Agatha Award and Thriller Award for her short fiction and was the longtime editor of the online flash fiction journal SmokeLong Quarterly.
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