Expert Instructors

Linda Landrigan is the editor-in-chief of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

As a literary agent and developmental editor, Andrea brings over 25 years of experience in the publishing industry.

Lisa, the writer for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and head writer for Star Trek: Voyager, has written and co-written several novels, as well as short stories, graphic novels and screenplays.

A creative consultant with over a decade of experience in publishing, film, and games, Gareth is one of AutoCrit’s resident story and writing coaches.

Robert Dugoni is a critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author, reaching over 9 million readers worldwide.

Tami Hoag is the #1 International bestselling author of more than thirty books published in more than thirty languages worldwide, with more than forty million books in print.

Susan Hatters Friedman, MD is a forensic and perinatal psychiatrist. She has practiced in forensic hospitals, general hospitals, court clinics, community mental health centers, and correctional facilities.

Sheri is a 30-year veteran of the federal judiciary, a search and rescue K9 handler, and the author of more than fifteen novels, several of which feature search dogs.

Lisa Regan is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series as well as several other crime fiction titles.

Lisa Provost is the Forensic Supervisor of Aurora Colorado’s Police Department.

Lisa Black is the NYT bestselling author of 14 suspense novels, including works that have been translated into six languages, optioned for film, and shortlisted for the inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial Award.

Kevin Rathburn became a full-time faculty member at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in 2000 after serving as an adjunct instructor for nine years.

Kathy Bennett worked for the LAPD for twenty-nine years. Eight years were spent as a civilian employee, and she served twenty-one years as a police officer.

Katherine Ramsland teaches forensic psychology at DeSales University, where she is the Assistant Provost.

Karmen is a native to the coast of North Carolina and is a Registered Nurse board-certified as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for adult and adolescent populations as well as an appointed NC Medical Examiner for two counties.

Josh Moulin is a recognized expert in cybersecurity and digital forensics and has been working in the field since 2004.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Heather Graham, majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write.

Charlaine Harris is a true daughter of the South. She was born in Mississippi and has lived in Tennessee, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Texas. After years of dabbling with poetry, plays, and essays, her career as a novelist began when her husband invited her to write full time.

Carrie Stuart Parks is an award-winning, internationally known forensic artist. She travels across the US and Canada teaching courses in forensic art to law enforcement professionals including the FBI, Secret Service, and RCMP, and is the largest instructor of forensic art in the world. 

Bruce Robert Coffin is the award-winning author of the bestselling Detective Byron mystery series.

Susannah Hamilton joined Bookouture in 2021 after 7 years at a traditional, independent publisher. Previously an editor across literary fiction, non-fiction and latterly commercial fiction, publishing authors such as Catherine Ryan Howard, Uzma Jalaluddin and S W Perry, Susannah now focuses on purely commercial fiction, where her passion truly lies. She loves helping authors shape […]