Riley Sager

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Ritter grew up in a ranch-style house in Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|title=Author Interview - Riley Sager, author of Home Before Dark|url=https://bookpage.com/interviews/25206-riley-sager-mystery-suspense|access-date=2020-09-09|website= BookPage.com|date=5 June 2020 |language=en}}

Before becoming a full-time novelist Ritter worked as a journalist, editor and graphic designer.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Author|url=https://www.rileysagerbooks.com/|archive-url=|archive-date=| access-date= 2020-09-09| website= RileySagerBooks.com| language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Kentner|first= D. A.|date=|title=An interview with author Todd Ritter|url=https://www.uticaod.com/article/20110204/NEWS/302049988|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Utica Observer-Dispatch|language=en}}

As of 2022 Ritter has released six novels as Sager and three novels under his real name, the latter of which make up the Kat Campbell series.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Todd Ritter|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/r/todd-ritter/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Fantastic Fiction}} Ritter has also released one novel under the pen name Alan Finn, Things Half in Shadow.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Alan Finn|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/f/alan-finn/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Fantastic Fiction}} He referenced the choice to write under the name Sager, stating that "since we were looking for a new publisher, one could argue that editors would be willing to go with someone who had a clean slate, rather than a critically acclaimed author with a spotty sales record."{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Sophie|date=2017-08-03|title=Why Men Pretend to Be Women to Sell Thrillers|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/08/men-are-pretending-to-be-women-to-write-books/535671/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}} The author's website for "Riley Sager" initially lacked an author photo or any gender identifying language, including pronouns.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-18 |title=Forget George Eliot: now it's male authors disguising their sex to sell more books |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/shortcuts/2017/jul/18/riley-sager-and-other-male-authors-benefiting-from-a-gender-neutral-pen-name |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} This has since changed, as the current website features a photo of Ritter and uses he/him pronouns.{{Cite web |title=Riley Sager {{!}} Author |url=https://www.rileysagerbooks.com/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=rileysagerbooks |language=en}}

• Final Girls (2017){{Cite web|last=Cha|first=Steph|title='Final Girls' offers cheap thrills in bloody tale of murder|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2017/07/11/final-girls-a-novel-riley-sager-book-review/103468788/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2017-11-16|title=Universal Books Rights To Riley Sager Thriller Novel 'Final Girls' For Anonymous Content & Sugar23|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/final-girls-movie-riley-sager-novel-universal-1202209896/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Yawn |first=Mike |date=2017-07-07 |title=Mystery 'Final Girls' inspired by horror movies |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/books/article/Mystery-Final-Girls-inspired-by-horror-movies-11273660.php |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Houston Chronicle |language=en-US}}
• The Last Time I Lied (2018){{Cite news|last=Burke|first=Alafair|date=2018-07-20|title=A Thriller Set at a Summer Camp Where Bad Things Happened|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/books/review/riley-sager-last-time-i-lied.html|access-date=2020-09-09|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Last Time I Lied (review)|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/The-Last-Time-I-Lied-Riley-Sager/pid=9553683|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Booklist Online}}
• Lock Every Door (2019){{Cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|date=2019-07-02|title='Lock Every Door' Series Based On Novel In Works At Paramount TV & Anonymous Content With 'True Blood' Duo|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/lock-every-door-series-based-on-novel-in-works-at-paramount-tv-anonymous-content-with-true-blood-duo-1202640999/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Nolan|first=Tom|date=2019-06-28|title=Mysteries: The Sudden Vacancies Down the Hall|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/mysteries-the-sudden-vacancies-down-the-hall-11561731858|access-date=2020-09-09|issn=0099-9660}}
• Home Before Dark (2020){{Cite web|last=Radel|first=Felecia Wellington|title=Review: Riley Sager chills with haunted-house thriller 'Home Before Dark'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/06/28/review-riley-sager-chills-haunted-house-thriller-home-before-dark/3244218001/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|title=Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - July 19, 2020 - The New York Times|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2020/07/19/hardcover-fiction/|access-date=2020-09-08|issn=0362-4331}}
• Survive the Night (2021){{Cite web |last=Radel |first=Felecia Wellington |title=New Riley Sager thriller 'Survive the Night' is a tense road trip to the 1990s |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/06/29/riley-sager-survive-the-night-book-review/5332677001/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Ehrlich |first=Brenna |date=2021-06-22 |title=Noir and Nineties Slasher Films Abridge Together in Riley Sager's Thriller 'Survive the Night' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/riley-sager-survive-the-night-interview-1187557/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
• The House Across the Lake (2022){{Cite web |last=Rankin |first=Seija |date=November 18, 2021 |title=First look: 'Final Girls' author Riley Sager's new book is a juicy thriller about voyeurism |url=https://ew.com/books/riley-sager-the-house-across-the-lake-first-look/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=EW.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Pennington |first=Gail |title=6 mystery novels offer new angles — and a few new favorites |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/reviews/6-mystery-novels-offer-new-angles-and-a-few-new-favorites/article_d63d3568-6bef-5e8e-af98-14b520b813b1.html |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=STLtoday.com |date=10 June 2022 |language=en}}
• The Only One Left (2023)
• Middle of the Night (2024){{Cite news |last=Iglesias |first=Gabino |date=2024-06-28 |title=Ghosts, Haunted Dreams and the Devil Himself in 4 New Horror Books |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/books/review/new-horror-books.html |access-date=2025-03-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Mullen |first=Amanda |date=2024-06-18 |title=Riley Sager's New Thriller Book Breaks A 7-Year Author Trend (& It Pays Off) |url=https://screenrant.com/riley-sager-middle-of-the-night-breaks-trend-protagonist/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}{{Cite web |title='Middle of the Night' by Riley Sager is this week's 'GMA' Buzz Pick |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/middle-night-riley-sager-weeks-gma-buzz-pick-111304816 |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Good Morning America |language=en}}
• With a Vengeance (2025)

1. Death Notice (2010){{Cite web|last=ITW|title=Death Notice by Todd Ritter|url=https://www.thebigthrill.org/2010/10/585/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=THE BIG THRILL|date=October 2010 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Haohui|first=Zhou|title=Death Notice|url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=death-notice|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Library Journal}}
2. Bad Moon (2011, also released as Death Falls){{Cite web|last=Todd|first=Ritter|title=Bad Moon|url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=bad-moon|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Library Journal}}
3. Devil's Night (2013, also released as Death Night){{Cite web|last=Politowicz|first=Tracy Ann|date=2013-09-17|title=Todd Ritter releases third mystery: 'Devil's Night'|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/2013/09/todd_ritter_devils_night.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Star-Ledger|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Todd|first=Ritter|title=Devil's Night|url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=devils-night|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Library Journal}}

• Things Half in Shadow (2014){{Cite web|last=Latham|first=Bethany|date=7 February 2015|title=Things Half in Shadow: Alan Finn on Spiritualism in Post-bellum Philadelphia|url=https://historicalnovelsociety.org/things-half-in-shadow-alan-finn-on-spiritualism-in-post-bellum-philadelphia/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Historical Novel Society}}

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