New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Deanna Raybourn is a 6th generation Texan. She graduated with a double major in English and history from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of one, Raybourn makes her home in Virginia. She is a dual British-American citizen.

Her novels have been nominated for numerous awards including the Edgar, the Macavity, and the Agatha. She launched the Veronica Speedwell Victorian mystery series with the 2015 release of A CURIOUS BEGINNING, featuring intrepid butterfly-hunter and amateur sleuth Veronica Speedwell. The tenth book in the series, A GHASTLY CATASTROPHE, published in the spring of 2026 with the eleventh to publish in 2028.

Deanna’s first contemporary thriller, KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE—featuring four female assassins who must band together to take out their nemesis as they prepare for retirement—published in September of 2022 at #9 on the New York Times bestseller list and won the 2022 Barry Award for Best Thriller. 2027 will see the release of another contemporary standalone thriller, title to come. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, reading, and tarot.