WRITER

Sandra Brown

1948 - Today

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Sandra Lynn Brown, née Cox (born March 12, 1948) is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sandra Brown has received more than 514,654 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Sandra Brown is the 4,545th most popular writer (down from 3,729th in 2019), the 6,125th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,992nd in 2019) and the 490th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ricochet
Judges' spouses, Judges, Detective and mystery stories
When Detective Sergeant Duncan Hatcher is summoned to the home of Judge Cato Laird in the middle of the night to investigate a fatal shooting, he knows that discretion and kid-glove treatment are the keys to staying in the judge's good graces and keeping his job. At first glance, the case appears open-and-shut: Elise, the judge's trophy wife, interrupted a burglary in progress and killed the intruder in self-defense. But Duncan is immediately suspicious of Elise's innocent act. His gut feeling is that her account of the shooting is only partially true--and it's the parts she's leaving out that bother him. Duncan investigates further and quickly finds his career, as well as his integrity, in jeopardy--because he can't deny his increasing attraction to Elise Laird, even if she is a married woman, a proven liar, and a murder suspect.--From publisher description
Slow Heat in Heaven
A woman returns home to deal with a family crisis, only to discover the situation is far worse than she realized. Grappling with hidden secrets, forbidden passions, and a business in peril, she must confront her past to bring peace back to her hometown. The adopted daughter of the most powerful man in town, Schyler Crandall left Heaven, Louisiana, a broken-hearted girl. Now a crisis has brought her home to a family in conflict, a logging empire on the brink of disaster, and seething secrets that make Heaven hotter than hell. Still there are her beautiful younger sister, Tricia, with her cruel lies. . .Ken, Tricia's handsome husband, who married the wrong sister. . .Jigger, the pimp and ruffian with plans of his own. . .and Cash, proud, mysterious, and complex. It is dangerous for Schyler to even be near him, yet she must dare to confront the past -- if there is to be any peace in Heaven.
The Alibi
murder trials, Legal stories, Man-woman relationships
An honorable man. . . a very sexy dilemma. Hammond Cross is a man caught in a moral dilemma. The plot of THE ALIBI centers around Hammond Cross, Special Assistant County Solicitor. (for those of you who don’t live in South Carolina and haven’t read THE WITNESS, you might not know that in that state, lawyers are called solicitors. In Texas we call them by other names.) Hammond Cross hails from a wealthy Charleston family, but he eschews his heritage and the advantages it affords, even going far as to choose public service over a more lucrative career in criminal defense. He’s ambitious, and has his sights set on higher offices, but his goals aren’t strictly politically motivated. He’s also an aggressive prosecutor out to win for all the right reasons. He believes in what he’s doing and devotes himself to bringing criminals to justice. Until . . . He unwittingly becomes the alibi of an accused murderer. The captivating and elusive woman with whom he had spent an overnight getaway — a meeting he mistook as happenstance — becomes the prime suspect in the most important criminal case Hammond’s career. If he prosecutes it successfully, he’ll inherit the top position from the retiring County Solicitor. If he doesn’t, he’ll have many people to answer to . . . not the least of which is himself. To admit his own culpability is self-destructive. To fail is unthinkable. To win is to sacrifice the woman he’s come to love. ([source][1]) [1]: https://sandrabrown.net/books/the-alibi/
Prime Time
Women television personalities in fiction, Generals, Television journalists in fiction
More than anything else, cable TV reporter Andrea Malone wanted a network job. And it could be hers if she gained a coveted interview with the aging General Ratiff -- especially if she uncovered the secret that drove him into seclusion at his Texas ranch. One obstacle was Lyon Ratiff, the general's watchdog of a son. Andrea had a plan, but had no way of knowing how Lyon's unexpected, undeniable effect on her would change everything, how they both would face a storm of suspicion and betrayal -- and how Andrea Malone would have to choose between the ruthless demands of her profession and the equally strong dictates of the heart.
Best Kept Secrets
Murder, Women lawyers, Fiction
From the blockbuster New York Times bestselling author of Texas Sage! and A Whole New Light comes a sizzling tale of a love that bridges two different worlds. Out-of-print for over four years, Temperature's Rising tells a story of love and passion set in the contemporary South Pacific.
Heaven's Price
Ficción, Bailarines de ballet, Ballet dancers
His strong callused but gentle hands kneaded the muscles in her legs that had allowed her to dance like a vision before her injury. Blair Simpson had enclosed herself in the magnificent fortress of her dancing, and no man had ever breached the walls of her heart, but Sean Garrett was determined to love her anyway. His touch ignited fireworks that lit up the heavens and shamed the star-streaked Long Island skies. Blair's body, which had never betrayed her before, begged for Sean's tender but impassioned caresses. In his arms she came to understand the emotions behind her dancing. But could she afford the high price if love? #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown has created a sensation with her contemporary novels. In Heaven’s Price she offers a sexy, tender, and funny story about a woman who thinks she knows her destiny, until she learns that her fate—and her heart—have something else in store.
The switch
Detective and mystery stories, Open Library Staff Picks, Revenge
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes another masterful creation, a riveting novel of suspense, revenge, and unpredictable twists and turns...Identical twins Melina and Gillian Lloyd haven't considered switching places since childhood. So when Melina proposes that Gillian take her place as a media escort to NASA astronaut Col. "Chief" Hart, she refuses...at first. The following morning Melina receives terrible news: her sister has been brutally murdered-and Chief, though innocent, is the prime suspect. He and Melina are determined to find the killer, a megalomaniac whose horrific schemes require Gillian's replacement, her identical twin-Melina.
Standoff
Runaway teenagers, Hostage negotiation, Hostage negotiations
An ambitious female television reporter is driving through New Mexico when she hears that a Texas millionarie's teenage daughter has been kidnapped. Knowing that the the girl's father lives nearby, she quickly lines up an interview.
Exclusive
Family, Television journalists in fiction, Presidents
Barrie Travis is not famous: she's just a damn good reporter stuck at a low-budget television station. Then the First Lady calls her...and offers her the story of a lifetime. The president's wife, stunned by grief after the loss of her infant son, hints that her child may have been murdered. Blind to everything but finding the truth, Barrie's fight for an exclusive story will test her ethics, her patriotism, and her courage. Then, with the help of Gray Bondurant, a mysterious former presidential aide, she unearths White House secrets that, if exposed, could topple the presidency. Now, even as she falls in love, Barrie must fight powerful forces that want nothing more than to see the scandalous past - and a certain young reporter - dead and buried.
Best kept secrets
Murder, Women lawyers, Fiction
From the blockbuster New York Times bestselling author of Texas Sage! and A Whole New Light comes a sizzling tale of a love that bridges two different worlds. Out-of-print for over four years, Temperature's Rising tells a story of love and passion set in the contemporary South Pacific.
The Alibi
murder trials, Legal stories, Man-woman relationships
An honorable man. . . a very sexy dilemma. Hammond Cross is a man caught in a moral dilemma. The plot of THE ALIBI centers around Hammond Cross, Special Assistant County Solicitor. (for those of you who don’t live in South Carolina and haven’t read THE WITNESS, you might not know that in that state, lawyers are called solicitors. In Texas we call them by other names.) Hammond Cross hails from a wealthy Charleston family, but he eschews his heritage and the advantages it affords, even going far as to choose public service over a more lucrative career in criminal defense. He’s ambitious, and has his sights set on higher offices, but his goals aren’t strictly politically motivated. He’s also an aggressive prosecutor out to win for all the right reasons. He believes in what he’s doing and devotes himself to bringing criminals to justice. Until . . . He unwittingly becomes the alibi of an accused murderer. The captivating and elusive woman with whom he had spent an overnight getaway — a meeting he mistook as happenstance — becomes the prime suspect in the most important criminal case Hammond’s career. If he prosecutes it successfully, he’ll inherit the top position from the retiring County Solicitor. If he doesn’t, he’ll have many people to answer to . . . not the least of which is himself. To admit his own culpability is self-destructive. To fail is unthinkable. To win is to sacrifice the woman he’s come to love. ([source][1]) [1]: https://sandrabrown.net/books/the-alibi/
Breath of scandal
Gang rape, Revenge, Fiction
On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgot their spoiled son, who, with his two friends, changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return, exact a just revenge -- and free herself from fear, and the powerful family that could destroy her.

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sandra Brown ranks 4,545 out of 7,302Before her are Eliška Krásnohorská, Russell Kirk, Źmitrok Biadula, Wilhelm Geiger, Mihály Csokonai, and René Guillot. After her are David Mamet, Can Xue, Kamala Surayya, Ernst Stadler, Isaac Watts, and Nikolay Zabolotsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Sandra Brown ranks 397Before her are Ratko Rudić, Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov, Leo Makkonen, Martin Suter, Jan Graubner, and Scott Fahlman. After her are Toninho, Uschi Digard, Natalya Gundareva, Chris Mulkey, Lyudmila Karachkina, and Eleonora Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sandra Brown ranks 6,125 out of 20,380Before her are Arsenio Hall (1956), Mare Winningham (1959), Will Rogers (1879), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Charles Fleischer (1950), and Don Knotts (1924). After her are Elizabeth Berkley (1972), David Mamet (1947), Marion Lorne (1883), Morris Louis (1912), Mike Bloomfield (1943), and Mary Browne (1891).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Sandra Brown ranks 490Before her are C. J. Cherryh (1942), Amy Lowell (1874), E. E. Smith (1890), Timothy Zahn (1951), Norman Spinrad (1940), and Russell Kirk (1918). After her are David Mamet (1947), Amiri Baraka (1934), Neal Stephenson (1959), Jack Canfield (1944), Robert Greene (1959), and Robert Richardson (1955).