More Praise for The Photographer

“If your thirst for class-conscious (or conspicuous, rather) drama is as embarrassingly hard to slake as mine, Mary Dixie Carter’s The Photographer is here for you. The book came out this summer, but it’s perfect for a wintertime escape, too.”

—Vanity Fair (11 Books We Loved This Month, December 2021)

“As sharply focused and mesmerizing as a magic trick and a good deal creepier than most.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“The sense of impending disaster is palpable as the suspense and tension grow, and what happens at the end is unexpected and odd. Creepy, dark, and suspenseful … A gripping read.”

—Booklist

“An explosive debut.”

—Library Journal

“Rest assured that while Delta Dawn has many traits we have seen in other characters in the crime fiction canon, Mary Dixie Carter has somehow made her feel fresh, unusual, and utterly dangerous. Every page turn is like another detour around crazy town. Mary Dixie Carter’s The Photographer is a fast read that consumes the mind of the reader until the final page is turned.”

—BOLO Books

“Mary Dixie Carter’s affinity for creating a multilayered character and an unnerving plot soars in her sizzling debut, The Photographer.… Carter, a journalist, takes the unreliable narrator to a new level as Delta’s conversations are loaded with lies. The Photographer puts a new talent in focus.”

—Oline Cogdill, South Florida Sun Sentinel

“To call any novel unputdownable is to set a bar so high that few authors can succeed in vaulting it. But Carter does so in The Photographer—and, like Shakespeare’s Macbeth, murders sleep.”

—The Free Lance-Star

“This may be the creepiest psychological thriller of the year (and quite possibly the decade). You’ll have to suspend your disbelief in a few spots—but if you go with it, this story will take you on a journey that will make you start to wonder if you’re the crazy one. It’s an incredibly engaging psychological thriller with dark undertones, many secrets, and lots of obsessions.”

—The Girlfriend (4 Fabulous Books to Read This Summer)

“A study in slow-building tension. As the tension ratchets up, you’ll find yourself anxiously awaiting revelations. But you’re unlikely to guess all of them.”

—Jersey’s Best