Today on Writer’s Wednesday we welcome Dani Pettrey, author of Blind Spot and Dead Drift.
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What was your favorite book as a child?
As a child, my favorite book was Murder on the Orient Express. Yes, I was a weird kid. I was a serious mystery bookworm. I devoured Nancy Drew mysteries (and still have a big collection I passed on to my daughters), and Agatha Christie. I read Murder on the Orient Express when I was eight and have been in love with mysteries ever since. I also was a huge Scooby Doo fan. Every day after school, I’d come home and watch it at 4:30 with my after-school snack before I’d go out and play with my friends. Apparently, God had my dream of being a suspense/mystery writer ingrained in me from a very young age.
What book did you read that first made you want to be an author?
Wow. Hard question. Several books have been super pivotal as inspiration for wanting to be a writer. I remember reading Pride & Prejudice in high school and falling in love with romance stories, I adored the lyrical language in A Room with a View by E.M. Forster, but the book which really stirred me to write Christian romantic suspense was The Protector by Dee Henderson. It was the first Christian fiction book I read and I felt totally called to pursue my dream and love of penning stories.
What was the last book you read, just for fun?
Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. It was fabulous and surprisingly one of hers that I hadn’t yet read.
What books are currently on your nightstand?
Oh, my. There are quite a few. Holy Hustle by Crystal Stine, Honeysuckle Dreams by Denise Hunter, The Love Letter by Rachel Hauck, If I Run by Terri Blackstock, Together Forever by Jody Hedlund, and Where We Belong by Lynn Austin.
What upcoming release are you most looking forward to?
The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright.
More about Blind Spot and Dead Drift

FBI agent Declan Grey is in the chase of his life–but isn’t sure exactly what he’s chasing after. Threatened by a terrorist that “the wrath is coming,” Grey fears something horrible is about to be unleashed on American soil. When his investigation leads him to a closed immigrant community, he turns to Tanner Shaw to help him. She’s sought justice for refugees and the hurting around the world, and if there’s anyone who can help him, it’s Tanner.
Tanner Shaw has joined the FBI as a crisis counselor . . . meaning she now has more opportunity to butt heads with Declan. But that tension also includes a spark she can’t deny, and she’s pretty sure Declan feels the same. But before anything can develop between them, they discover evidence of a terror cell–and soon are in a race against the clock to stop the coming “wrath” that could cost thousands their lives.
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Burning debris littering the ground . . . smoke pluming in the acrid air . . . this is just the beginning if he fails.
Seven years ago, operative Luke Gallagher vanished to become part of an elite team set on capturing a deadly terrorist. When Luke returns to face those he left behind, their help becomes his only hope of stopping his target’s latest threat of an attack that would shake America to its core.
Private investigator Kate Maxwell never stopped loving or looking for Luke after he disappeared. But she also never imagined he left her or his life by choice. Now he’s back, and together they must unravel a twisting thread of secrets, lies, and betrayal, all while on the brink of a biological disaster.
Will they and their love survive, or will Luke and Kate become the terrorist’s next mark?
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A consummate world traveler: Africa, South America, Australia—been there, done that.
A die-hard thrill seeker: heli-skiing, cave diving, storm kayaking—if it’s extreme, she’s there.
A bullet-dodging, high-speed-car-chasing, treasure-hunting adventurer.
An antiquities theft investigator, FBI agent, archaeologist, forensic anthropologist, and a detective who tracks down justice for a living.
Okay, not really, but her characters are. And, that’s why she loves the passion God has placed in her for telling stories.
In real life, Dani Pettrey is a wife, former homeschooling mom, and author. She feels blessed to write inspirational romantic suspense because it incorporates so many things she loves–the thrill of adventure, nail-biting suspense, the deepening of one’s faith and plenty of romance. She’s a huge fan of dark chocolate, is always in search of the best iced mocha and her dream is to one day own a little cottage on a remote stretch of beach. She and her husband reside in Maryland, where they enjoy time with their two daughters, son-in-law, and 2 super adorable grandsons.
Just in case you’re curious…The real Dani does love traveling. She’s been to some amazing places (Greece, Hawaii, the Keys) and there are many more she hopes to visit in the future.
And while she’s not quite up to sky-diving, cave diving or heli-skiing (too high, too enclosed, too cold!) she and her family love hiking, canoeing, wave jumping and a ton of other outdoor adventures a little further down on the risk scale.
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