Stéphanie Buelens was born in Belgium, educated in France, and has split her time between Paris and Los Angeles for over twenty years. She has worked as an actress, interpreter, translator, and media coach, and has traveled to more than thirty countries. That international background informs her fiction.
Her debut novel, An Inconvenient Woman (2020), is a psychological thriller set in Los Angeles. It follows a French tutor who is certain her ex-husband killed their daughter and a former LAPD officer who now works as a fixer for clients with problems that can’t be solved through legal channels. The book was published by Penzler Publishers in the US.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Stéphanie Buelens written?
Stéphanie Buelens has published one novel, An Inconvenient Woman (2020).
What was Stéphanie Buelens's first book?
Stéphanie Buelens’s first book is An Inconvenient Woman, published in 2020 by Penzler Publishers.
What is An Inconvenient Woman about?
An Inconvenient Woman (2020) follows two women on opposite sides of the law. Claire Fontaine is a French tutor in Los Angeles who believes her ex-husband murdered their teenage daughter and is now living with a new woman who has a daughter the same age. Sloane Wilson is a former LAPD officer who works as a fixer, cleaning up problems outside the law. Their paths converge as both dig into a years-old crime to prevent a new one.