"Dina Santorelli writes a terrific thriller."
- Andrew Gross, New York Times best-selling author

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Dina Santorelli is an award-winning, best-selling author of thriller and suspense novels. She was voted one of the best Long Island authors for two consecutive years. Baby Grand, her debut novel and the first book in the Baby Grand Trilogy, became a #1 Political Thriller, #1 Kidnapping Thriller and #1 Organized Crime Thriller and landed on Kindle’s Top 30. Dina’s mystery thriller In the Red was awarded First Place, Genre Fiction, in the 28th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, and her latest thriller, The Reformed Man, was a finalist in the 2023 New York Author Project as well as the 2023 American Writing Awards. Dina is also an Indie Author Project Ambassador for the Library Journal and an Ambassador for the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi).

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In addition, Dina has been a freelance writer, editor, and collaborator for more than 25 years. She has edited, written, cowritten, ghostwritten, and contributed to a variety of nonfiction books, including the national best-seller, How to Talk to Kids About Anything, by Robyn Silverman, PhD. For more information about Dina’s freelance writing & editing work, visit elunamedia.com.

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Tell me you're a thriller author without telling me you're a thriller author. 😊 BTW, if you write drug-related scenes, then you NEED The Grim Reader by @miffieseideman on your book shelf. I never write pharmaceutical murder without it! . . . #thrill
Celebrating National Science Fiction Day! I may not be a sci-fi author, per se, but I'm a sci-fi thriller author. 😊 (Hello, time travel!) The Reformed Man, my most recent thriller, is a dystopian sci-fi thriller, and I've already begun working on th
I finally got the chance to see Thornton Wilder's play Our Town on Broadway with Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, Richard Thomas, Zoey Deutsch and the rest of the amazing cast. When I left the theater sobbing, all I could think was this was exactly the kin
It’s that time again, authors! 😊 Let's spread good cheer this holiday season with the #awritechristmas author loop! Now in its seventh year! It's the gift that keeps on giving. 😄🎁 Here's how to join the fun: 1. Like this image. 2. Follow l
I can't believe it's been five years since the release of my Long Island-set mystery-thriller, In the Red! To celebrate the milestone, I had the cover redesigned! It's like getting a haircut on your birthday. 🙂 Thank you so much for all your support
After a long morning of editing, I needed to get out of my head, so I took a walk in this glorious preserve, one of my favorite places in Massapequa Park. (Photo by my handsome and talented son. 😊🍁) . . . #authorlifeforme #authorlife #authorsofinst
It's not Thursday but this throwback photo Google decided to show me today made me smile. Maybe I'll throw a reference to The Outsiders in my next thriller. 📚 Who was your favorite from the film? Tell me in the comments! 🔽 Apologies to Ponyboy and
On this day, 8 years ago (wow!), Baby Bailino was released into the world! This book will always hold a special place in my heart. The first time I ever wrote a sequel. I was full of nerves: Would it be as good? Would readers embrace it? Eight years
Those of you who read my thriller The Reformed Man know that the book centers on a time-traveling portal. I got to experience a portal of a different kind while in Dublin. The New York-Dublin Portal (also known simply as The Portal) is an intera
Back from a whirlwind tour of Northern Ireland and Ireland. Eight days. A thousand miles. Tens of thousands of steps. And way too much Guinness. 🍻 Lots of inspiration for this author. And also lots of fun. 1: Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland 2.
I'm thinking about making one of the characters In my next thriller, My Best Friend's Wife, either a shuffleboard champion or Cornhole champion. 😊 I just played shuffleboard recently and forgot how much I like it! (And why isn't it an Olympic sport?
Audiobook fans! Baby Grand, my debut thriller -- the book that started me on this crazy crime fiction adventure! -- is on sale on Chirp for only 99 cents today! If you're the kind of thriller reader who likes your murder and mayhem read to you, then
✨✨✨✨ COVER REVEAL! ✨✨✨✨ I'm thrilled to reveal the cover of my next novel, My Best Friend's Wife, a psychological thriller that takes place on Long Island, which is probably not a surprise since most (if not all!) of my books take place in New York.
Yesterday, I had some time between dinner and a show, and I returned to the scene of the crime... Bryant Park. Where Don Bailino abducted Jamie Carter in Baby Grand, Book 1 of my Baby Grand Trilogy. The crime that started me on this crazy thriller au
My heart is broken. 💔 My beloved Rikki: 10/12/15 - 5/14/24 #myforeverwritingbuddy
Motherhood is a big theme in all my thrillers, and I was blessed to have these three beautiful, strong women as role models. I miss them every day. Wishing all the moms out there a beautiful day filled with love and laughter. Happy Mother's Day! . .
 
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