Matt tries his hardest to become acquainted with a man named Murdoch who stands up for ids that are put down or harmed. National Book Award Finalist author Nancy Werlin discusses the troubles a caring teen, Matt, goes through to protect his younger sisters in this incredible story, The Rules of Survival.

Her favorite book in all the world is Jane Eyre.Ī graduate of Yale, Nancy lives near Boston, Massachusetts with her husband.Sometimes, the people who try to harm you are the ones who say they love you. Nancy's unusual fantasy fiction was inspired by the ballad Scarborough Fair and includes the loose trilogy Impossible (a New York Times bestseller), Extraordinary (featuring a rare thing in fantasy fiction: a Jewish heroine), and her personal beloved, Unthinkable.įor fun, Nancy also writes and draws a graphic memoir in comics, using her Tumblr to self-publish an episode three times a week. These titles are where Nancy habitually breaks genre-separation rules and include The Rules of Survival (a National Book Award finalist), The Killer's Cousin (Edgar award winner), Locked Inside (Edgar award nominee), Black Mirror (which the Washington Post called an edge-of-your seat thriller), and Double Helix (named to multiple best-of-year book lists). That would be a shame, because she's simply one of the best crime novelists going right now.

Of Nancy's suspense fiction, Sarah Weinman says, Chances are, many of you haven't heard of this author. Nancy's first novel, Are You Alone on Purpose, was a Publishers Weekly Flying Start pick. Book Prize finalist, and IndieBound Top Ten. Her books have gathered awards too numerous to mention, but including National Book award finalist, Edgar award winner and finalist, New York Times bestseller, L.A. Nancy Werlin writes YA fiction that ranges from realistic fiction to suspense to fantasy, often breaking the boundaries between genres.

The rules of survival by nancy werlin