S.F. Baumgartner

S.F. Baumgartner writes Christian suspense thrillers and clean mysteries featuring complicated families, determined investigators, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. Her books include the Mirror Estate and KC & Orlando Prime series, along with the forthcoming Pine Grove Christmas Mysteries. Fatal Invitation won a 2026 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal in Fiction–Thriller–Conspiracy, and Shadowed Secret earned a 2025 Bronze Medal in Christian–Thriller. Her novel Living Secrets was also named a 2024 Killer Nashville Top Pick in Thriller. When she isn’t plotting trouble for her characters, she enjoys crime shows such as NCIS and spending time with her cats.