Books, etcetera
ABOUT I Know What You Did
When a bestselling novel fictionalizes the death of her childhood best friend—and accuses her of the murder—Petal Woznewski must figure out who wrote it and why. Truth and fiction collide in this captivating debut novel by Cayce Osborne.
Petal Woznewski is content with her quiet, introverted life in New York City: she has her junk food, her movies, and her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Gus. That peace is shattered when her name appears on the dedication page of an anonymously written thriller with a cryptic note: “I know what you did, Petal Woznewski. And now everyone else will, too.”
As she reads, Petal realizes the story is rooted in a secret she buried thirty years earlier, when she was fourteen. A secret involving the tragic death of her friend, Megan. A secret that only one other person knows—their old friend, Jenny. Armed with a copy of the book and her own suspicions, Petal returns to her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. There, she discovers more questions than answers. Jenny has disappeared, and Petal’s old high school crush, Ben, doesn’t know anything about the book—at least not anything he’s telling.
As sinister clues pile up, and the thriller’s plot detours dangerously from the facts, Petal has no choice but to confront her past and solve the mystery of who wrote it—before her very real life ends as tragically as the novel.
PRAISE:
“A psychological thriller with a beating pulse. I was pulled into Petal’s story right from the start. Gripping, atmospheric and sharp, this fresh, new voice is written with a wry humor. A must read.”
— Christina McDonald,
USA Today bestselling author
“A whip-smart and thoroughly engaging psychological thriller, with a highly memorable protagonist and a brilliantly original narrative concept. I raced through I Know What You Did in a matter of days and found it a brilliantly fresh voice in the psychological thriller genre.”
— Philippa East, author of I’ll Never Tell
“I Know What You Did is a fast-paced thriller that grips you from the opening lines and doesn't let go until the dramatic conclusion.”
— Stephanie DeCarolis,
author of Deadly Little Lies
“Propulsive and electric, I Know What You Did will have you by the throat from the very first chapter.”
—Mindy Carlson, author of Her Dying Day
Articles
Cayce Osborne's Three Favorite Reads in 2023 (Shepherd)
By Cayce Osborne / November 6, 2023
The best mystery books featuring female sleuths with personality to spare (Shepherd)
By Cayce Osborne / August 14, 2023
The Great, Reluctant Detectives of Crime Fiction (CrimeReads)
By Cayce Osborne / August 9, 2023
Author Interview: Katherine Greene
By Cayce Osborne / June 30, 2023
Let's Talk About Book Covers!
By Cayce Osborne / The Writer's Workout / January 17, 2018
Short fiction: Anthologies
Chasing Dreams
in the Emerald City
The Killing Rain
The Left Coast Crime 2024 Anthology
Down & Out Books
Releases April 11, 2024 — PREORDER NOW
Indoor People, from Monsters Monsters Monsters Monsters
A Hellbound Books Publishing horror anthology
More info here
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Yin-Yang
Published inThings with Feathers: Stories of Hope / 2021
A Third Flatiron anthology
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Planting Trees, from Triangulation: Habitats
A Parsec Ink anthology
ELECTRONIC
PRINT
Once in a Lifetime, from Pizza Parties and Poltergeists
An 18th Wall Productions anthology
ELECTRONIC
PRINT
Writing Alone and Other Group Activities: Scribes Divided Anthology, Vol. 3: Team Writing
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Dread Naught but Time: Scribes Divided Anthology, Vol. 2: Short Stories
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Short fiction:
Literary magazines
The Scientist's Daughter
Published in
Atlas + Alice
October 10, 2022
It also appeared in their Issue #21, Summer/Fall 2022
Home, and Everything Else
Published in Still Point Arts Quarterly
Spring, 2021
Digital Edition ( page 80)
Print Edition
The Comet
Published by Meet Cute Press
February 14, 2021
(Publication now defunct)
Private Detector
Published in Volume 11,
Write Ahead The Future Looms
Sept-Oct 2020
(Publication now defunct)
Wind and Wisdom
Published in Fudoki Magazine
September 6, 2020
Cherry Berry Lick-a-Licious
Published in Defenestration / December 2019
Beware: A Prue Klatter Mystery
Silver Medal Winner
Three Cheers and a Tiger mystery contest Spring 2019
Published Toasted Cheese Literary Journal June 2019
How to be an adult. Or maybe not.
Published in Typehouse Literary Magazine Volume 6, No. 3, Issue 18
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Favorites
WINNER: Exposition Review Flash 405 Contest / August 2017
NOMINEE: 2017 VERA, Vestal Review
Published in
Exposition Review's Flash 405: 2017 Issue
Short fiction: Podcasts
Thaw
Creepy: A Horror Podcast
May 17, 2023
Only available to Patreon subscribers.
Criminal Enterprises 101
Manawaker Flash Fiction Podcast
November 24, 2021
