Joyce Yarrow

Joyce Yarrow's award-winning novels of suspense are heightened by magic realism and reveal hidden aspects of history that resonate with contemporary life. According to Library Journal, her work “appeals to readers who enjoy unusual mysteries with an international setting.”

A New York City transplant now living in Seattle, Joyce Yarrow began her writing life scribbling poems on the subway and observing human behavior from every walk of life.

ZAHARA AND THE LOST BOOKS OF LIGHT (book 1 in the Zahara Trilogy), was awarded 5 Stars by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and chosen as a Best Book in the Historical Fiction category by the PenCraft Awards (Spring of 2024). It has also been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. The second book in the trilogy, STOLEN LIVES earned the 2024 Firebird Award for International Suspense. The third book, HIDDEN ALLIES, is novel of suspense, memory, and moral courage about the people who refuse to look away from those the world has rendered invisible.

In 2022, Joyce's coming-of-age novel SANDSTORM, won a the 2022 gold medal in Women's Fiction at the CIPA/Evvy Awards. Her other published novels of suspense include ASK THE DEAD, RUSSIAN RECKONING, and RIVERS RUN BACK (co-authored with Arindam Roy).