Author
Taylor Adams
Taylor Adams is the author of several acclaimed thrillers including No Exit and The Last Word. His newest novel, Her Last Breath, released in February 2026 to starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, BookPage, and Library Journal. His works have been featured as Book of the Month Main Selections and…
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Taylor Adams is the author of several acclaimed thrillers including No Exit and The Last Word. His newest novel, Her Last Breath, released in February 2026 to starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, BookPage, and Library Journal. His works have been featured as Book of the Month Main Selections and Amazon Editor’s Picks. No Exit has been published in 32 languages and was adapted as a Hulu Original film directed by Damien Power (Killing Ground), produced by PGA-winner Scott Frank (Logan), and starring Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms), Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick), and Dennis Haysbert (Breakthrough).
His novels have been praised by critics at The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, and by bestselling authors including Freida McFadden, Joe Hill, Riley Sager, A.J. Finn, and Michael Koryta. “Taylor Adams is a master of suspense,” said Michael Koryta. “I’m already impatient to see what he does next.” Publishers Weekly wrote in their starred review: “Adams is a writer to watch.”
Adams lives in Washington State with his family.
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