About
Alie Dumas-Heidt grew up in the suburbs of Salt Lake County, UT. She started writing as a kid and wanted to grow up to be a writer and a detective. As a single mom in her early twenties, Alie worked as a 911 operator and police dispatcher, helping residents and officers in seven jurisdictions in Salt Lake County. It was during that time as a dispatcher that the idea for her debut novel, The Myth Maker, first started.
Alie now lives on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state with her husband, their adult kids, and two ridiculously spoiled dogs – Astrid and Torvi. She’s a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime, where she volunteers as part of the social media team. Beyond writing, Alie enjoys making glass art, crocheting, knitting, and exploring their new home state with her husband and dogs. Connect with Alie online at aliedh.com and on her Substack as Alie the Author.
Featured Work
The Myth Maker
In THE MYTH MAKER, Detective Cassidy Cantwell finds herself balancing her personal life and her career while standing over the dead wife of her college ex-boyfriend. Her partner questions her ex’s innocence, but with a new woman dead and an uncanny connection to a Greek myth, it’s confirmed they’re looking for a new killer. Then, accusatory messages begin arriving for Cassidy, taunting her over the cold case that inspired her career - the murder of her best friend in high school - and Cas finds herself pulled in different directions. Should she sacrifice her personal life for the sake of her career, or put everything she has into finding years-old answers to the case that haunts her?
