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New book KILL TIDE on sale today

Need a fun escape? Try my brand new mystery-thriller KILL TIDE, next in the award-winning Pepper Ryan series. It’s a beach town adventure full of suspense, twists and laughs. Get it today: https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Tide-Pepper-Ryan-Thriller-ebook/dp/B086RY665F

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Kill Tide on Sale April 11th

The new Pepper Ryan thriller, Kill Tide, goes on sale on April 11th at Amazon.com (paperback and ebook). Kill Tide is a prequel to the award-winning Killing Shore (which you may have read under its prior name, Beach Body Boogie). If you enjoyed the mix of suspense, twists and laughs in Killing Shore, give this a try! The ebook

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New poem published: “The Atlantic”

When I decided to become a full-time writer, I promised myself I’d spend more time writing poetry than I’d done in past years. It’s the “labor of love” portion of my new career…and I love it! I’m excited to let you know that my new poem “The Atlantic” was recently published online by Pamplemousse, a

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2019 Award: Best Thriller!

I’m honored and humbled that my first novel Killing Shore https://amzn.to/2SSrmeB just won the thriller category in the 2019 TopShelf Book Awards by TopShelf Magazine! And I’m looking forward to releasing the next book in the Pepper Ryan series soon… Happy New Year’s everyone!

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Great Summer Reads 2019

I had a blast being interviewed on Breaking Bread with Joe Piantedosi on 104.9 FM Radio on Sunday, July 28th. I recommended some great summer reads: The Shameless, by Ace Atkins, Never Tell, by Lisa Gardner…and of course Killing Shore, by me. Links to the show rebroadcast and to those books are below. My interview

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Killing Shore: NEW TITLE

Live and learn. Trial and error. I recently retitled my first novel Beach Body Boogie. Its new title is Killing Shore. What the heck was I thinking? I really liked the old title, but I received too much feedback that it was essentially too cute for its own good. Beach Body Boogie wasn’t an obvious

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Great New Reads Winter 2018

Wondering what I’ve been reading this winter?  Shopping for your next great read or gift?  I recommend these new books: November Road:  A beautiful, brutal road thriller set in the wake of the JFK assassination.  Pulls no punches. Lethal White:  Next in the suspenseful series about a London private detective and his business partner/unrequited love.

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“Impressive Feat of Balancing Suspense and Humor”

I just received a BookLife review by industry powerhouse Publishers Weekly of my thriller KILLING SHORE (formerly, BEACH BODY BOOGIE) and I’m very happy: “Carl Hiaasen fans will enjoy Fagan’s tongue-in-cheek first novel…Fagan manages the impressive feat of balancing suspense and humor.” (BookLife) If you’d like to read the whole review, it’s now posted on

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“An entertaining and compulsively readable thriller–on the beach or anywhere.”–Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews has been reviewing books since 1933 and continues to be a publishing industry powerhouse.  So I’m proud to have a Kirkus review for my mystery-thriller Killing Shore (formerly, Beach Body Boogie) and am delighted with their comments (especially about the book’s dialogue and sense of place). If you like, you can read the review here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/timothy-fagan/beach-body-boogie/ Do

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Wanna Boogie?

Attend This Book Event

Fans, friends and the merely curious…you are invited to join Timothy Fagan at his book event at BookEnds Bookstore in Winchester, MA on Wednesday, August 22nd at 7 PM. Timothy will be reading some brief passages from Killing Shore (formerly titled Beach Body Boogie), telling stories about his writing process and his upcoming works, answering audience

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