Mindy Mejia books

Mindy Mejia is an American author of literary thrillers and suspense novels, known for Everything You Want Me to Be and Leave No Trace, with 8 books published from 2009 to 2024.

Anthologies

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Things Japanese 2009 Buy

Standalone Novels

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The Dragon Keeper 2012 Buy
Everything You Want Me to Be 2017 Buy
The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman 2017 Buy
Leave No Trace 2018 Buy
Strike Me Down 2020 Buy
To Catch a Storm 2023 Buy
A World of Hurt 2024 Buy

Mindy Mejia is a Minnesota-based author whose books sit at the intersection of literary fiction and psychological suspense. She started with The Dragon Keeper (2012), a novel set in a zoo that is more character study than thriller, before pivoting to the suspense genre with Everything You Want Me to Be (2017). That book, about a small-town murder told from three perspectives, announced her as a thriller writer with literary instincts.

Leave No Trace (2018) followed and became her best-known novel, centered on a young man who emerges from the Boundary Waters wilderness after disappearing as a child. Strike Me Down (2020) moved into the world of corporate fraud and kickboxing, while To Catch a Storm (2023) returned to the Midwest with a missing-persons case during a severe weather event. A World of Hurt (2024) is her most recent release. Mejia’s books frequently use the Minnesota landscape as more than backdrop, making the geography a source of both beauty and menace.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Mindy Mejia written?

Mindy Mejia has written eight books across two series.

What was Mindy Mejia's first book?

Mindy Mejia’s first book is Things Japanese, published in 2009.

What is Mindy Mejia's writing style?

Mindy Mejia writes literary thrillers that balance psychological tension with strong sense of place. Her novels are typically set in the Upper Midwest and use multiple narrators to build suspense. She blends character-driven storytelling with thriller plotting, and her earlier work, The Dragon Keeper, is closer to literary fiction than genre suspense.

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