Joy Fielding

Joy Fielding (born Joy Tepperman, March 18, 1945, in Toronto) is a Canadian novelist and former actress. After a brief acting career, including a guest role on Gunsmoke, she studied English at the University of Toronto and began writing novels full-time in the early 1970s. She is best known for psychological suspense novels such as Kiss Mommy Goodbye, See Jane Run, Don't Cry Now, and The Housekeeper. She also wrote the novella Home Invasion for adult learners, and divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida.