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J.T. Ellison

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J.T. Ellison is a novelist.

Quick Facts About J.T. Ellison

Profession: Novelist

About J.T. Ellison

J. T. Ellison is a New York Times bestselling American author who writes domestic noir and psychological thrillers. Her stories feature characters like Nashville Homicide Lt. Taylor Jackson and medical examiner Dr. Samantha Owens. She also co‑writes the “A Brit in the FBI” series with a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

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“She shivered in the gloaming, pulled her arms tight to her sides and rocked slightly.”

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“Who are you?” Jane repeated. “Do you have a name, at least?” “I have many, but none will mean anything to you.”…

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“Was there something in Corinne’s life that presaged this need for control?”

Control

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“Tell her not to do something, tell her she couldn't do something, & she'd do it just to spite you.”

Spite

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“Taylor didn’t know how the woman stood being the center of so much derision.”

Derision

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“He loved how she could go from sleepy mouse to Valkyrie warrior at a moment’s notice.”

Time

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“a person’s true character is rarely revealed until they are staring into the face of adversity.”

Adversity

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“Her auburn hair was swept into a chignon, her makeup artfully applied.”

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“There was a bill on the counter from the plumber. God, she’d forgotten all about the leak. It seemed impossible that she’d…

Heart

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“Sam bit her lip, trying not to laugh. She didn’t succeed. After a moment of baleful glaring, Taylor joined in her mirth.…

Petulance

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“See, I told you it was crazy. My dad was a lot of things, but I can’t imagine he’d stand by and…

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“Michelle met Taylor’s gaze without flinching. “Yes, I am sure. I’d like to see Henry now,” she answered. She might as well…

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“He leaned in close, ready to impart a great secret. Baldwin stayed put. “Buckley hardly knows what to do with a live…

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“A fire crackled in the hearth. The cozy scene belied the barely contained vicissitude in the room. Snow White paced, in a…

Fire

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“The lights were still burning through the outbuilding where he and Garrett had quietly set up shop. Garrett was on the phone…

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“As she fumed and seethed, racked her mind, Taylor never entertained the thought that David wasn’t solely responsible for the tapes. That…

Heart

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“I’ll see you there,” Taylor said, and Richardson nodded. Good humor was gone. They were preparing to delve into the Snow White…

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“Baldwin glanced at his watch and saw it was too early to order a drink. This was supposed to be a beautiful,…

Atlanta

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“Do you have anything from the geographic profile yet?” “No, it hasn’t finished running. I was looking at the map myself, I…

Geographic

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“He noted the signs of death dispassionately. Blue lips, cyanotic. The hemorrhaging in the sclera of the eyes, pinpoint pricks of crimson.…

Death

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“So, Lieutenant. I can’t tell you how disappointed I am to see you in my office today. You’ve had an exemplary career…

Wrong words

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“The coroner was a jovial man, at least ten years past retirement age. His face was red from exertion, his hair white…

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“The isolation was necessary. He didn’t like people seeing him this way. It was better if they perceived him as the strong,…

Fear

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“Betsy Garrison, the tough, feisty head of the Nashville Metro Sex Crimes Unit, was sitting up in the hospital bed, a huge…

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“They got settled, Taylor and Fitz on the couch, Kimball leaning against the desk. Taylor took the chance to size the man…

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“The noise was deafening. It sounded like the buzz from a bumblebee—one three-times normal size. It flitted close to her ear and…

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“The arrangement Atlantic made with Garrett Woods was for Baldwin to be borrowed, from time to time, to oversee “projects.” What Baldwin…

Serial killers

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“The urban spread became Vanderbilt University, a sedate greenness signaled they had arrived. Taylor had always relished the dichotomy that was Nashville;…

College student

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“Coffee half finished, Baldwin went back to stacks of pages, scanning the names, departure flights, dates, numbers in the party. He was…

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“Sam’s going to send out the full tox screen and finish the autopsy now. She’s already confirmed the high BAL and the…

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“She’d found Troy through a Web site designed for killers to talk freely about their escapades, had alerted her perverted CODIS program…

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“They sat at a metal table covered by stained and cracked Formica laminate. A huge woman with shoulder-length braids pranced over. Baldwin…

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“Away for a day and the desk bloomed like forsythia, one moment barren and empty, the next full of unruly flowers.”

Flower

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“Baldwin exercised a tiny bit of filial rebellion and chose not to address the phone calls just yet.”

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“She had a knack for getting involved with men she could never love but who loved her, & that had forced a…

Breakups

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“She was autodidactic, and when she mentioned that, most of the college kids didn’t even know what it meant.”

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“But the last conversation had been particularly virulent, and Taylor was through.”

Communication

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“The bridesmaid on the left, an anorexic bottle-blonde with roots showing, announced they would be having cosmopolitans. They”

Bridesmaid

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“I know you’re awake. I’ve been watching you. Industrious little thing, aren’t you?” Taylor”

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“It was surreal, an all-white landscape with little movement—the vehicles like desultory ants after an outsized picnic. Swerving”

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