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Outliers co-founder D.P. Lyle was a guest on the West of the Page YouTube/Podcast show. He chatted about the Rough Country Anthology and his short story “Red Roses.” Best of all, the anthology benefited the US Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund. Purchase the book: https://www.dplylemd.com/books/anthologies

Coming January 7, 2027 FORENSICS FOR DUMMIES, 3RD EDITION Available for Pre-order Many Updates including the latest in DNA Analysis and a new chapter on Digital Forensics PRE-ORDER NOW: https://www.dplylemd.com/books/forensicscience Original VersionL 2005 Macavity Award Winner 2005 Edgar Nominee

We're thrilled to celebrate two of our incredible Outliers Writing University instructors, Hank Phillippi Ryan and James L'Etoile, who have both been nominated for the 2026 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel! Hank earned her nomination for All This Could Be Yours, while James was recognized for River of Lies—an outstanding achievement in one of mystery fiction's most respected awards. Presented annually by Mystery Readers International, the Macavity Awards honor excellence

Mystery Writers of America has announced the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners. Outliers instructor and USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan has won The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award for her novel "All This Could Be Yours" (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books). We're excited to celebrate this honor and recognition, as its another nod to her skill and all other accomplishments! Congratulations, Hank! Outliers is a proud partner of MWA. As stated in T

Congratulations to New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan on 20 years of publishing unforgettable thrillers! From her debut novel, THE PREY, to an incredible body of work spanning 50 books, Allison has built a career defined by relentless suspense, unforgettable characters, and stories that never get boring for her or her readers. And this milestone year also brings a brand-new release: MAKE IT OUT ALIVE, the latest Quinn & Costa thriller, proving once again th