Layne Fargo

Layne Fargo is an American novelist who writes dramatic, feminist psychological thrillers. She draws on a background in theater, women's studies and library science, and is the author of Temper (2019), They Never Learn (2020) and The Favorites (2025), a retelling of Wuthering Heights set in elite ice dance.

She is also a co-author of the Widows series of Audible Originals with Kimberly Belle, Cate Holahan and Vanessa Lillie, and co-hosts the podcast Unlikeable Female Characters. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She lives in Chicago.