Lacey N. Dunham is the author of the novels THE BELLES, a 2025 most anticipated book at Debutiful and Crime Reads, and the forthcoming FALL OF THE HOUSE OF GRAYSTONE, both from Simon & Schuster / Atria. Named one of 2025's Writers to Watch by Poets & Writers Magazine, Dunham has received fellowships from the Elizabeth George Foundation, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Sewanee Writers Conference, and Catapult. She lives in Washington, DC with too many books, but only two cats. Find her at
laceyndunham.com.