Ingrid DiLaurio lives in Riversedge, New York, four express train stops from Manhattan. Don’t be fooled: With its tree-lined Main Street, and quaint ambiance, Riversedge is only impersonating a small town. While it’s a place small enough for everyone to know each other’s secrets, few do. The town revolves around the prestigious Riversedge Law Club, where deals are made and cases are resolved and where Ingrid DiLaurio — a former lawyer turned nationally recognized podcast host – has never once been made to feel welcome.

When Ingrid’s husband, Peter, is found dead, and Ingrid’s former friend, Opal, is arrested as the prime suspect, the press quickly seizes on Opal’s past as a single mom and stripper. Ingrid’s first priority is protecting herself and her son, Drake, along with her business, from salacious gossip. But when Opal finds herself in desperate need of a defense lawyer, she tells Ingrid she wants to call in a “favor,” and Ingrid reluctantly returns to the law for one last case.

As the trial unfolds, Ingrid realizes quickly that she has taken on more than she bargained for, including Opal’s dark past, a corrupt judge, a blackmailing prosecutor, another dead body, and a black tinted car that follows her everywhere. In the end, it’s clear that both women know more than they are letting on about Peter’s death, but who will tell the truth first?

And is the truth what anyone really wants to hear?

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Wyatt-MacKenzie, May 2022

• Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
• Featured on ABC’s GOOD DAY PA

“Along the lines of Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies. s is the auspicious beginning of a series—a compelling invitation to join the Club. A gripping legal thriller that will grab readers from the get-go.”
–Kirkus Reviews (Starred)

“Impellizzeri delivers in In Her Defense, intricately weaving a psychological suspense and a gripping legal thriller into one bang of a book. A twisty, winding road of deceit, betrayal, and the extent to which someone will go to conceal the truth. I gobbled it up.”
-Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of Dear Wife & Stranger in the Lake

“I was dazzled by Amy’s skill at revealing a brilliantly crafted and fascinatingly insightful morality tale – an unlikely alliance of two strong women each with a powerful secret that could destroy the other. On one level, this is the relatable domestic suspense that readers are craving, but on another, this is the work of a talented writer who presents a compelling story in an innovative and immersive way.”
-Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today Bestselling author, Mary Higgins Clark and five-time Agatha Award Winner
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“Courtroom dramatics, corrupt judges, blackmailing and backstabbing lawyers, and a legal cat and mouse between a lawyer and her own client. Add in an affair between a lawyer’s husband and the client, a soon to be demolished strip club, and a string of murders and you have the makings of an on the-edge-of-your-seat, can’t-put-down-read! In between all the legal maneuverings, Impellizzeri’s characters are flawed and poignant, their relationships are multi-layered, and the end is truly both tender and surprising.”
-Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Year
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“IN HER DEFENSE is an intricately plotted, compelling legal drama with heart-and a twist ending that you won’t see coming!”
-Kathleen Barber, author of Truth Be Told (formerly published as Are You Sleeping and now an Apple TV+ series)
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“Finally–the female-driven, character-rich, John Grisham-style legal thriller I’ve been waiting for….”
-Emily Carpenter, bestselling author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls

“Amy Impellizzeri is one of the smartest, most hard-working, and imaginative writers in the industry. Her books are filled with twists and turns, fantastically complex characters and not surprisingly, heart. There isn’t an author out there I’d rather read, or hole-up and talk story with. She elevates every organization with her wit and professionalism and has more energy and drive than just about anyone I know.”
-Ann Garvin, USA Today bestselling author of I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around & I Thought You Said This Would Work

“A quick-paced heart-stopping action mystery that will keep you engaged until the last page. Prepare yourself for betrayal, and deception as Amy Impellizzeri weaves this season’s newest thriller in IN HER DEFENSE.”
-Suzy Approved Book Reviews

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BARR NONE is a story of corruption, secrets, alliances, betrayal, and an unsolved murder case, all set against the backdrop of New York City Big Law, written by former Big Law insider, Amy Impellizzeri.

Carly Jenner is a rising star attorney at one of the most prestigious law firms in New York City: Barr Knoll LLP, named for the larger-than-life founder for whom Carly has wanted to work since she was a little girl. Carly has long wanted to follow in the footsteps of her beloved stepmother, Barr Knoll’s first named female partner – Marna Potter – who has since exited both the law and Carly’s life. Carly’s closest friend at the firm and in life is her colleague, Rain Street – the brilliant, gritty daughter of a prominent film star.

Rain doesn’t trust Barr Knoll, she tells Carly almost from the beginning of Carly’s career at the firm. Rain is obsessed with the fate of three former Barr Knoll associates known colloquially as the “Triplets” as they were inseparable friends and lawyers. Ten years earlier – following a boozy law firm function at Barr Knoll’s Riversedge New York estate – the Triplets crashed their car on the way home. The circumstances of the Triplets’ death raised the suspicions of the local DA, and manslaughter charges were filed. But the charges were quickly dismissed and the files were sealed.

When Rain goes missing after a drunken night, Carly doesn’t know what to make of her disappearance. But clues are starting to point to a powerful woman at the center of the Triplets’ case – whose identity is still unknown. She is referred to only as the “Times Square Madam” in redacted legal papers and for years she apparently worked with young female associates at Barr Knoll. Carly starts to fear the worst about Rain’s fate, and fears too that her beloved stepmother, Marna, may well have been the Times Square Madam.

In a dual timeline flashing between the present day and more than a decade earlier when the Triplets were still alive, a story unravels of lies and deception and power grabs at Barr Knoll from the past that have had a lasting ripple effect. Carly and Rain have been unwittingly caught in a firestorm not of their own making, and suddenly Carly fears that she’s on a race against time to save Rain, her career, and even her own life.

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Wyatt-MacKenzie, March 2023

• Featured on ABC’s GOOD DAY PA

“Impellizzeri’s prose is shrewd and evocative”
—Kirkus

“Razorsharp, Fierce with a capital F and with breathtaking twists, BARR NONE is a force to be reckoned with. Netflix, are you listening?”
—Barbara Bos, Managing Editor, BooksByWomen.org

“The Firm meets the Devil Wears Prada in former attorney Amy Impellizzeri’s newest novel, Barr None, about the sacrifices required to succeed as a female attorney at New York City’s most prestigious law firm. A smart and thrilling page turner you don’t want to miss.”
—Danielle Girard, USA Today bestselling author of The Ex

“Dark, disturbing, and constantly unsettling. Amy Impellizzeri’s deep understanding of the perils of lawyering comes through in this cautionary tale about power, ambition, and the soul-crushing effects of stress and desire. Uniquely structured and instantly cinematic, Barr None is endlessly thought-provoking.”
—Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today Bestselling Author

“A twisty, jaw-dropping look at the rotten underbelly of a prestigious Manhattan law firm, BARR NONE’s tantalizing secrets unfold like the best true crime case. With the deftness and expertise of a former lawyer, Impellizzeri nails every hairpin turn with authenticity, telling a mesmerizing story where corporate law intersects with the darkest of human instincts.”
—Emily Carpenter, Bestselling Author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls

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• Blackstone

What if you finally stop running away from the story you were always meant to tell?

I KNOW HOW THIS ENDS is a time-bending novel about a young reporter swept into a story about family secrets and twisted fate when time travelers collide. In the spring of 2020, an ambitious journalist, Rory Garcia, gets detoured on her way to a protest at New York City Hall, and stumbles upon the commencement ceremony of a very special class, composed completely of 37 students born to women who were pregnant on 9/11. They are, in fact, the very first graduating high school class of true 9/11 survivors. Valedictorian, Hope Campton, is scheduled to give the commencement speech for the class at Carnegie Hall, but delays and absences threaten to ruin the day. While Rory is waiting, a mysterious stranger tells her a time-bending tale about epic love, loss, and sacrifice, and suddenly the story Rory thinks she is covering becomes so much more.

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Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, March 2020

• Winner: Speak Up Talk Radio Award – 3 Categories (Literary, Women’s Fiction, Time Travel)
• Finalist: Foreword Reviews Indies Book of the Year (Fantasy)

“Until its stunning conclusion, you won’t know how I KNOW HOW THIS ENDS does, in fact, end. Once you know, you’ll never forget it.”
-Jacquelyn Mitchard, NYT #1 Bestselling author, THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN

“Amy Impellizzeri once again proves herself a true standout voice in the fiction world.”
-Kristy Woodson Harvey, bestselling author of Slightly South of Simple

“Compelling … Be prepared to tell yourself, ‘Just one more chapter…'”
-Camille di Maio, Bestselling author of THE MEMORY OF US & THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGERS

“Mind blown.”
-Barbara Bos,Women Writers, Women’s Books

WHY WE LIE examines the unexpected consequences of those who tell the truth about abuse and those who lie, and asks the question: is the truth always worth the cost?

Authored by former BigLaw litigator, two-year D.C. federal court clerk, Amy Impellizzeri’s WHY WE LIE exposes the core of the #metoo movement in the legal/political realm–where powerful men have long been given a pass on criminal behavior, and victims have been discounted even within their closest circles.

Rising star politician and lawyer, Jude Birch, is clearly keeping secrets about his past from his wife. Jude has been the bystander of a seemingly gang-related shooting, but as the secrets kept since law school unravel–with the help of a zealous news reporter and the Capitol Police–his wife realizes he might not have been an unintended victim after all. Meanwhile, she makes every effort to clamp down a past marked by abuse and lies, and even a false accusation that still haunts her.

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Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, March 2019

“Former litigator Amy Impellizzeri, who clerked for two years at a Washington D.C., federal court, examines how #MeToo plays out in the legal and political arenas in Why We Lie. The novel weaves together several narrative threads, all centered on D.C., to look at the ways the powerful tend to escape culpability.”
-Publisher’s Weekly, “Believe the Women” feature

​”Amy Impellizzeri is incredibly talented! She turns the truth topsy-turvy in this sinister and surprising tale of greed, politics, and power. Timely and thought-provoking–this is exactly what psychological suspense is meant to be. A winner in every way.”
-Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today Best-selling author 

“Set against the backdrop of Washington politics, fund-raising and non-profits, Amy Impellizzeri’s WHY WE LIE takes the red hot marital suspense genre and gives it a twist: what if both halves of the couple are lying? A relationship thriller planted firmly in the relationship-optional age, WHY WE LIE asks readers to examine everything they think they know about their partners…and question everything they don’t.”
-Jenny Milchman, USA Today bestselling/Mary Higgins Clark award winning author of WICKED RIVER

“A labyrinth of subterfuge that will have you turning pages as fast as you can to get to the ending, which is as timely as it is shocking.”
-Liv Constantine, international bestselling author of THE LAST MRS. PARRISH

“Take a brilliant plot concept, populate it with complex and relatable characters, then wrap it all in an intimate writing style that is equal parts ‘heart’ and ‘head’ and the result is WHY WE LIE- one of the first truly-great suspense novels of 2019. This is a book that dares to look at the truth behind the art of lying and exposes its value to humanity, society, and individual sanity.”
– BOLO Books

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• Tantor

Will, a recovering heroin addict-turned-counselor for whom truth is a championed element to recovery, has a dark secret — shared with no one outside of his anonymous support meetings. Over twenty years ago, after an ultimatum from his pregnant ex-wife, Will was forced to assume a new identity and to fake his own death to get out from under his dealer and user-friends once and for all.

Now Will is counseling Thea, a young woman who has been diagnosed with a pathological addiction to creating fake social media identities, and who founded a start-up company (“Alibis”) that created false internet identities for clients, many with suspect pasts. Thea’s addiction has landed her in rehab as a condition of her parole — after a plea bargain cut short a court case that would have put both Thea and Alibis on trial for a very high-profile crime.

As Will works with Thea, the truth is put into motion on a collision course. Both Will’s, and his young client’s, secrets start to unravel … and reveal, at long last, the truth about Thea.

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Wyatt-MacKenzie, October 2017

• Inaugural selection: Francis Ford Coppola Winery’s Books & Bottles Pick

• Winner: National Indie Excellence Award (Legal Thriller)

• Finalist: National Indie Excellence Award (THRILLER)

“Impellizzeri unleashes a tangled skein of half-truths and lies that unravels with each chapter. Perspectives alternate between that of almost sociopathic Thea and others who are trying to discover Thea’s truth. This satisfying story will keep readers guessing until the end.”
-Booklist

“Clever, mind-bending and darkly original, THE TRUTH ABOUT THEA had me hooked from page one. In Thea Brown, Amy Impellizzeri has created a brilliant, complicated, flawed character that gets under your skin and stays there. Fast-paced and twisty, the unexpected ending will have you gasping for air. “
​-Heather Gudenkauf, NYT best selling author of THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE and NOT A SOUND

“A man’s past and a woman’s present collide in Amy Impellizzeri’s latest up-all-night thriller where nothing is as it seems. Filled with questionable characters, long-held secrets, and a tangled web of twists and turns, THE TRUTH ABOUT THEA will keep readers guessing who — if anyone — can be trusted. A perfectly compelling read all the way to the shocking end.”
-Kimberly Belle, USA TODAY and WSJ best selling author of THE MARRIAGE LIE

“Thrilling and well-plotted story. You’ve made me a fan of psychological suspense!”
-​Julie Cantrell, NYT and USA TODAY best selling author

“Filled with tension and twists you don’t see coming, Amy Impellizzeri’s dialogue crackles and her characters scheme and surprise. I was invested and thrilled — what a ride!”
-Kelly Simmons, international selling author of ONE MORE DAY and THE FIFTH OF JULY

“Just try to keep your eye on the ball in this intricate thriller. No matter how carefully you follow all the moving pieces, nothing will prepare you for where Impellizzeri takes you. A twisting story where everyone has secrets, and no one can be trusted.”
-Rena Olsen, Author, ​THE GIRL BEFORE

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• Blackstone

According to Mayan tradition, if you whisper your troubles to the Worry Dolls, they will do the worrying instead of you–therefore, it follows that Worry Dolls are the keepers of a great many secrets . . .

On the eve of the end of the world–according to the Mayan calendar–Mari Guarez Roselli’s secrets are being unraveled by her daughter, Lu.

Lu’s worry dolls are at-capacity as she tries to outrun the ghosts from her past–including loved ones stolen on 9/11–by traveling through her mother’s homeland of Guatemala, to discover the painful reasons behind her own dysfunctional childhood, and why she must trust in the magic of the legend.

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Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, December 2016

“[A] story of redemption and rebirth in the midst of loss. Author Impellizzeri creates a haunting story of the past that can bind and the courage to break free.”
-Booklist

“Secrets of Worry Dolls finds its way to an earned ending true to its characters, and to the world events that exact influence on them. Impellizzeri does well with the small details that make her characters feel like real people. This is a strong and memorable work of fiction.”
-Foreword Reviews (“Editor’s Pick”)

“Complex layers … fast-paced … A novel of grief, love, and truth.”
-Kirkus Reviews

“A truly original book – told with grace and style.”
-Sarah Pekkanen, Co-Author of the instant NYT Best-seller, The Wife Between Us

“Spanning decades and continents, Secrets of Worry Dolls is a heartbreaking story about the ripple effect of our choices and the sometimes tragic consequence of survival. Mari and Lu will capture your imagination and your heart, and with Impellizzeri’s signature magical touch, keep you flipping pages well into the night.”
-Kate Moretti, New York Times best-selling author of The Vanishing Year

“In Secrets of Worry Dolls, masterful storyteller Amy Impellizzeri interweaves the tales of Mari and Lu to create an unforgettable, tender portrayal of mother – daughter relationships, love, and hope.”
-Cynthia Swanson, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of The Bookseller: A Novel

“With heart, humor and her signature touch of magic, Amy Impellizzeri brings to life the tale of a mother and daughter each facing all together extraordinary circumstances. Secrets of Worry Dolls will make you laugh, cry, and, in the end, leave you completely spellbound. It is easily one of my favorite books of the year!”
-Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times best-selling author of Under the Southern Sky

“Amy Impellizzeri’s Secrets of Worry Dolls is a vivid and powerful story, infused with a lot of heart and pluck. Told in alternating perspectives—mother Mari and daughter Lu—we’re swept away by this tale of self-discovery, which explores the role of fate, the power of secrets, and ultimately, the importance of forgiveness. It’s a story that won’t let you go, even after that last page is turned. I loved this book.”
– Karma Brown, best-selling author of Come Away With Me and The Choices We Make

“Tender, touching, and engagingly layered, Secrets of Worry Dolls paints a nuanced portrait of one family’s struggle to deal with loss. Amy Impellizzeri clearly knows her way around the human heart.”
-Camille Pagan, best-selling author of Life and Other Near-Death Experiences

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• Tantor

Set in the past, and present, LEMONGRASS HOPE is a captivating and unpredictable love story, with a dose of magical realism and time travel, that fans of authors such as Audrey Niffenegger, Alice Hoffman, and Toni Morrison will appreciate and embrace.

Like Liane Moriarty’s The Husband’s Secret this novel weaves together ordinary lives and events to tell an extraordinary tale of connection, loss, renewal, and of course, hope. As Kate Sutton’s decade-long marriage to Rob erodes and unravels, Kate fears that the secrets she guards from the world, including Rob’s emergency room proposal, and a whirlwind love affair from her past, have always doomed her fate. When she unwittingly receives a glimpse at what her life could have been like had she made different choices all those years ago, it is indeed all she could have ever wanted. A confirmation of her greatest hope, and her greatest fears. LEMONGRASS HOPE will draw you in with characters so relatable and real, you will cheer for them one moment and flinch the next. A tale that invites you to suspend disbelief-or perhaps decide to believe once and for all-in the potent power of love and connection over time and choice. Oh, and the dress. There’s this lemongrass dress . . .

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Wyatt-MacKenzie, September 2014

• Indiefab Book of the Year Bronze Winner (Romance)
• National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist (Romance)
• Readers’ Favorite Bronze Winner (Women’s Fiction)
• #1 Reviewed Book in 2014, The Literary Connoisseur

“A layered, bittersweet romance that questions consequences and explores second chances.”
-Kirkus Reviews

“Those looking for magical realism won’t have far to go, as Amy Impellizzeri’s Lemongrass Hope is already earning a spot on many to-read lists. With Jacquelyn Mitchard singling it out as a fresh new story, this debut explores love through time-bending layers and ordinary connections.”
-Library Journal

“Lemongrass Hope is that fine and fresh thing – a truly new story …. Amy Impellizzeri is a bold and tender writer, who makes the impossible feel not only real, but strangely familiar.”
-Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times #1 Best-Selling Author

“Lemongrass Hope, about love, time travel, and what lasts, is haunting, mesmerizing and unforgettable.”
-Caroline Leavitt, New York Times Best-Selling Author

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