I had the honor of writing for CrimeReads. While researching Somebody Worth Killing, I spent a lot of time researching psychopathy—and the sexism inherent in identifying a female psychopath. Further, think of the psychopaths you see in media today—Dexter, Joe Goldberg, etc.—very few women. My main character, Nadia, is a textbook psychopath. This is all about why we need to see female psychopaths, too! You can read it here.
I had the pleasure of writing for Scary Mommy — When The Nicest Mom Isn’t Actually So Nice. How to detect when maybe this isn’t a person you want to be friends with (no matter what sort of first impression they make). This article is inspired after my own experiences with moms who I suspect may or may not be on the psychopathy spectrum (which I learned all about when I wrote Somebody Worth Killing!). You can read it here.
Nick Spacek of The Pitch wrote a fantastic article about Somebody Worth Killing and my author journey. This is my Kansas City hometown newspaper. You can read it here.
Check out Cosmopolitan.com for an exclusive excerpt of the first chapter of my latest thriller, Somebody Worth Killing.
People Magazine exclusively revealed the cover for Somebody Worth Killing! You can read the whole article here.
Excerpt: “Writing Somebody Worth Killing felt like magic — like the story I’d been waiting my whole life to tell,” Payne tells PEOPLE of the novel, which has been described by Berkley as part Dexter and part Big Little Lies with a dash of Finlay Donovan.”