Sarah Lovett writes international and psychological thrillers about ordinary people forced into extraordinary choices. She is the coauthor of METAL VIPER, set against the shadow networks of modern Myanmar. Lovett is the creator of the bestselling Dr. Sylvia Strange psychological-thriller series (Random House; Simon & Schuster), inspired by her work researching criminal cases for the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office. During a pause from the darkest subjects while raising her daughter, she collaborated with former CIA officer Valerie Plame on Blowback and Burned for Penguin; Blowback is under option for film (screenplay by Nicole Saad). Beyond crime and espionage, Lovett authored 35+ titles in the award-winning Extremely Weird children’s series (recognized by the National Science Foundation and adapted as a network TV special). A Rockefeller Foundation grantee and former Padua Hills guest playwright, she continues to explore the costs of secrecy, the uses of power, and human resilience.