Imprints: Ballantine Books, Bantam, Delacorte, Dell

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, and anything that speaks to our cultural zeitgeist and sparks discussion. She loves bold yet accessible high concepts, and when writers spin something fresh out of a familiar premise. Her list proudly includes Erin E. Adams, Disha Bose, K. L. Cerra, Lina Chern, Ann Claire, Liv Constantine, Ashley Flowers, Tess Gerritsen, Wendy Heard, Susan Elia MacNeal, Imran Mahmood, Lisa Matlin, and Marcie Rendon. She came to Ballantine in 2020, previously at Crooked Lane Books, Writers House, Berkley/NAL, and Simon & Schuster.

Categories: Gothic & Horror  |  Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers