Deborah Goodrich Royce

Deborah Goodrich Royce 's thrillers examine puzzles of identity. Reef Road hit Publishers Weekly 's Bestseller list, Good Morning America 's Top 15 list, and was an Indie Next pick by the American Booksellers Association for January 2023. Ruby Falls won the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist in 2021 and Finding Mrs. Ford was hailed by Forbes , Book Riot , and Good Morning America 's "best of" lists in 2019. She began as an actress on All My Children and in multiple films, before transitioning to...See more

Deborah Goodrich Royce 's thrillers examine puzzles of identity. Reef Road hit Publishers Weekly 's Bestseller list, Good Morning America 's Top 15 list, and was an Indie Next pick by the American Booksellers Association for January 2023. Ruby Falls won the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist in 2021 and Finding Mrs. Ford was hailed by Forbes , Book Riot , and Good Morning America 's "best of" lists in 2019. She began as an actress on All My Children and in multiple films, before transitioning to the role of story editor at Miramax Films, developing Emma and early versions of Chicago and A Wrinkle in Time. With her husband, Chuck, Deborah restored the Avon Theatre, Ocean House Hotel, Deer Mountain Inn, United Theatre, Savoy Bookstore, and numerous Main Street revitalization projects in Rhode Island and the Catskills. She serves on the governing and advisory boards of the American Film Institute, Greenwich International Film Festival, New York Botanical Garden, Greenwich Historical Society, and the PRASAD Project. Deborah holds a bachelor's degree in modern foreign languages and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Lake Erie College. See less