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Award-Winning Best-Selling Author

Kristen
Houghton

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     NEW RELEASE!  A Hauntingly good read!    
      Skylight-NYC Publishing division of Macmillan
           

         TEETH: The Haunting of Dansbury Plot
“Nothing grows on Dansbury Plot—almost  everybody simply calls it The Plot—where it sits on the very edge of the Township of Bridge Crossing,
across a really wide street from the Little League fields. It’s a square of land about the size of two town blocks and it is barren and dry and dead-looking. Everything for miles around our town is green and flowery pretty much all year long, even during the kinda mild winters we have here in Bridge Crossing, Delaware, but not Dansbury Plot. I mean even with the little bit of snow we get, there’ll be winter flowers poking up all over. And talking about the snow—there’s never been any snow on The Plot. Not ever. Snow on everywhere else but not there. It just looks dead and brown when everywhere else has a nice little cover of snow. What does that tell you about Dansbury Plot, huh?

“A lot of scary stories have been told about The Plot and stuff that’s happened. Little kids call it ‘Bury-the-Dead-Dan’s Plot’ but won’t go anywhere near it, not ever. Even animals keep clear of it. Hell, if a mouse was being chased by a cat, it would go clean out of its way and take a chance on getting caught rather than run across Dansbury Plot.

“And speaking of cats, dogs too, they don’t go anywhere near that place. If dogs are outside their house they’ll stand a good distance away from The Plot, just shivering and sometimes they’ll raise their heads and howl a kind of unearthly howl at nothing anyone can see. Cats, jeez, well, cats get their backs up and hiss if they’re even facing in that direction. And you never ever see birds flying around there neither. Me, I hate the fact that that my bedroom window faces towards Bury-the-Dead-Dan’s Plot almost as much as I hate Billy Sarlewski. Billy almost got me to step foot on that cursed plot of land. No fooling, he really almost did.”

--Eleven-year-old Christopher Hopper

Kristen Houghton really knows how to write! Could not put it down!”

— Jeani Rector, Editor, The Horror Zine

 

“Fun, murder-mystery perfect! Houghton is a wonderful storyteller!”

— Bob Woods, Criminal Element Magazine

 

“If you like Stephen King, you’ll love Kristen Houghton. Excellent reading!”

— Greg Archer, author and journalist

 

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About Kristen Houghton

Kristen Houghton is the author of nine novels, two nonfiction books, a collection of short stories, a book of essays,

and a children’s novella.

TEETH: The Haunting of Dansbury Plot is her newest release

She is also the author of the Horror Writers of America

award-winning Quick-Read, Welcome to Hell.

Kristen Houghton has covered politics, news, and lifestyle issues as a contributor to the Huffington Post. Her writing portfolio includes Criminal Element Magazine, a division of Macmillan Publishing, Hartford Woman, Today, Senior Fiction Editor at Bella Magazine, interviews and reviews for HBO documentaries, OWN, The Oprah Winfrey Network, and The Style Channel.

Kristen is a member of the following professional organizations:

-Mystery Writers of America

-American Crime Writers League

-Treasurer Emerita & Member of

 the Board of Trustees for Project Literacy 

 

She lives in NYC and on Sanibel Island with her husband, baseball historian, Alan William Hopper.

About
Books by Kristen Houghton

Best-selling series- A Cate Harlow Private Investigation 

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My Books
Press
testimonials

“ A masterfully woven story about the horrors of the sex abuse scandals rocking the Roman Catholic Church and the impact on both victims and their families. A missing boy cold case, three murdered priests, and a PI who finds the bizarre connection between the two."

GREG Archer, The Huffington Post

SINS of the FATHERS

Events
Events

  • Kentucky Derby Literary Event
    Kentucky Derby Literary Event
    May 7, 2022
    Churchill Downs
    May 7, 2022
    Churchill Downs
    May 7, 2022
    Churchill Downs
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  • Thu, Oct 19
    Riverdale
    Oct 19, 2023, 7:00 PM – Oct 20, 2023, 3:05 PM
    Riverdale, Riverdale, NJ, USA
    Oct 19, 2023, 7:00 PM – Oct 20, 2023, 3:05 PM
    Riverdale, Riverdale, NJ, USA
    Great night talking about my latest book, TEETH: The Haunting of Dansbury Plot at Riverdale Library!
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  • Book Signing and Talk
    Book Signing and Talk
    Sun, Nov 27
    West Orange High Sxchool
    Nov 27, 2022, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    West Orange High Sxchool, 51 Conforti Ave,. West Orange, NJ
    Nov 27, 2022, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    West Orange High Sxchool, 51 Conforti Ave,. West Orange, NJ
    I will be signing books for the Cate Harlow Private Investigation series, as well as Lilith Angel and Welcome to Hell. I will also be giving a talk on writing books with strong female characters. Come and join the Fall fun!
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  • Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County Gala Fundraiser
    Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County Gala Fundraiser
    Fri, Oct 11
    Stony Hill Inn
    Oct 11, 2019, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT
    Stony Hill Inn, 231 Polifly Rd, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
    Oct 11, 2019, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT
    Stony Hill Inn, 231 Polifly Rd, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
    w/NBC news anchor Pat Battle, student honoree, Jamila Campbell, and author Kristen Houghton at the Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County Gala.
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  • Project Literacy- Keynote Speaker
    Project Literacy- Keynote Speaker
    Fri, Aug 30
    Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center
    Aug 30, 2019, 6:00 PM
    Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, 355 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
    Aug 30, 2019, 6:00 PM
    Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, 355 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
    Author Kristen Houghton: "When I was a teacher I told my high school students the person who taught them to read, whether a teacher, relative, or friend, gave them a priceless gift. My grandmother did not know how to read or even write her name.".
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  • Barnes and Nobles Book Signing Event
    Barnes and Nobles Book Signing Event
    Tue, May 01
    New York
    May 01, 2018, 7:00 PM
    New York, New York, NY, USA
    May 01, 2018, 7:00 PM
    New York, New York, NY, USA
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  • Mystery Award Recipient
    Mystery Award Recipient
    Mon, Apr 30
    Location is TBD
    Apr 30, 2018, 8:54 PM
    Location is TBD
    Apr 30, 2018, 8:54 PM
    Location is TBD
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  • Book Signing Event
    Book Signing Event
    Mon, Apr 30
    Location is TBD
    Apr 30, 2018, 8:53 PM
    Location is TBD
    Apr 30, 2018, 8:53 PM
    Location is TBD
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Book Talk and signing
Weasal Brook, NJ
Contact

Contact

Kristen would love to connect with you!

"I am available as a speaker for "book club style talks, presentations/lectures about writing, publishing, and books, as well as a variety of hands-on creative writing workshops.  I can speak to groups in schools, libraries, or at private events/foundations. References available from similar visits upon request.

To schedule Kristen for your event or book club, please contact her at:

email: kch@kristenhoughton.com  (write book club in the message area)

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Kristen Houghton is represented by agents:

D4EO Literary Agency

Bob Di Forio

bob@d4eo.com

203-544-7180

Dystel & Goderich Literary Agency

Stacey Glick

sglick@dystel.com

212-627-9100

For review inquiries, press kit, interviews, and appearances, please contact

 

Hunter Grisham PR

brookeainsley.publicist@outlook.com

201-889-3112 

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