Charlie Donlea is the critically acclaimed, USA Today, Indiebound and #1 internationally bestselling author of Summit Lake, The Girl Who Was Taken, Don't Believe It, Some Choose Darkness, The Suicide House and Twenty Years Later. Published in nearly 30 countries and translated into more than a dozen languages, Donlea has been praised for his 'soaring pace, teasing plot twists' (BookPage) and talent for writing an ending that 'makes your jaw drop' (The New York Times Book Review). He was born and raised in Chicago, where he continues to live with his wife and two children. Visit him online at CharlieDonlea.com.