M.M. (Marjorie) DeLuca spent her childhood in Durham City, England. After studying at the University of London, Goldsmiths College, she moved to Winnipeg, Canada, where she worked as a teacher of English Literature, then a freelance writer. She studied Advanced Creative Writing with Pulitzer Prizewinner Dr. Carol Shields.
She’s the author of seven gripping suspense novels: Amazon bestseller, THE PERFECT FAMILY MAN (Canelo: an imprint of Penguin Random House); BookScan Top 100 and Apple Books Top 100 bestseller, THE SECRET SISTER (Canelo: an imprint of Penguin Random House); and critically acclaimed historical suspense, THE SAVAGE INSTINCT (Inkshares), which received starred reviews from Publishers’ Weekly and Booklist, THE NIGHT SIDE, a dark psychological suspense with paranormal elements, LILAH, a romantic suspense, contemporary suspense, THE DIVORCE PARTY, and her latest destination thriller, DEADLY DIAMONDS (October 8th 2026). She's also written an exciting YA sci-fi trilogy, THE FOREVERS, THE PARASITES and THE FEEDERS as well as a historical sage, THE PITMAN'S DAUGHTER,
She’s been a panelist at Thrillerfest and Bouchercon, has presented workshops at When Words Collide, Calgary (2025) and been featured on top podcasts, The Thriller Zone, The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Bookwild, Sisters in Crime National, Sisters in Crime Canada West and Crime Writers of Canada.
M.M. (Marjorie) DeLuca spent her childhood in Durham City, England. After studying at the University of London, Goldsmiths College, she moved to Winnipeg, Canada, where she worked as a teacher of English Literature, then a freelance writer. She studied Advanced Creative Writing with Pulitzer Prizewinner Dr. Carol Shields.
She’s the author of seven gripping suspense novels: Amazon bestseller, THE PERFECT FAMILY MAN (Canelo: an imprint of Penguin...
On the eve of Mexico’s Day of the Dead, two bodies are found floating in a luxury villa pool…
The wealthy Milton family have gathered to celebrate a lavish wedding anniversary during the weekend of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). But behind the champagne and diamonds lies a ruthless hunger for money and power – and people willing to do...
In the lineage of Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace, The Savage Instinct is the chilling story of one woman’s struggle for her sanity, set against the backdrop of the arrest and trial of Mary Ann Cotton, England’s first female serial killer.
England, 1873. Clara Blackstone has just been released after one year in a private asylum for the insane....
(Published by Canelo, an imprint of Penguin Random House)
Five years ago, my little boy went missing. Now my husband’s vanished, too.
I wish I could say that the tragedy of little Jack disappearing brought me and Nate closer together. But my husband is more distant from me now than he’s ever been. Perhaps that’s why I don’t ask him exactly where...
COVER REVEAL: DEADLY DIAMONDS, my new suspense/thriller coming out in October 2026 from Bloodhound Books!! Pre-order link coming soon. I'll keep you posted
