Hank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of 18 thrillers, including ONE WRONG WORD and ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS, the 2026 Mary Higgins Clark Award winner, and now nominated for the 2026 Anthony Award for Best Novel.

Hank has won every major award in the mystery genre, with her thrillers translated into multiple languages worldwide. Her fiction is inspired by a lifetime of investigating true crime during her storied career as an on-air reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, where she was awarded multiple honors for her groundbreaking journalism, including an unprecedented 37 Emmys.

Her work has resulted in new laws, people sent to prison, homes removed from foreclosure, and millions of dollars in refunds and restitution for victims. A TedX speaker and in-demand literary moderator, she has been called “a superb and gifted storyteller.” (Library Journal)

A Chicago native with roots in Indianapolis, Ryan lives in Boston with her husband, a nationally renowned civil rights and criminal defense attorney.

Books by Hank Phillippi Ryan

All This Could Be Yours

by Hank Phillippi Ryan - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Is a debut author's blockbuster bestseller about to ruin her life? A glamorous book tour becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse chase in this new and captivating thriller by USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan.

One Wrong Word

by Hank Phillippi Ryan - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Hank Phillippi Ryan's heart-racing psychological thriller explores the insidious nature of gossip, scandal and lies --- and how careers, friendships and even marriages can be shattered forever.