Jenny Chen

Jenny Chen (she/her) is an executive editor acquiring mysteries, thrillers, suspense, crime fiction, and all manner of sinister stories, especially those by writers from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. She is drawn to voice-driven, propulsive, and powerful novels of intimacy, obsession, and ambition—complicated stories about family and home. She loves bold yet accessible high concepts, and when writers spin something fresh out of a familiar premise. Some of her recent bestselling and critically acclaimed publications include All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers, Jackal by Erin E. Adams, Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose, The Senator’s Wife by Liv Constantine, The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin, and Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen. Her upcoming list includes novels from Marcie Rendon, Imran Mahmood, Wendy Heard, Se-Ah Jang, and Ande Pliego. She came to Ballantine in 2020 from Crooked Lane Books.