Laura Resnick

1 series 7 books in order

Laura Resnick was born in Chicago, and when she was a teenager her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up in a family of writers, daughter of SF writer Mike Resnick, she never thought she would end up in a writing career, herself. A cum laude graduate of Georgetown University, where she studied languages and linguistics. Laura can speak French and Italian. After college, she moved overseas for a few years, where she studed acting at London Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Laura Resnick can be found at sff.net/people/laresnick/.

Known for: Esther Diamond Novel

Series by Laura Resnick

Esther Diamond Novel

7 books in order · 2005–2014

Disappearing Nightly

2005 · Laura Resnick

Esther Diamond, a struggling actress in New York, seems destined to attract supernatural mayhem. When bizarre magical disappearances disrupt shows…
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Doppelgangster

2010 · Laura Resnick

"In Laura Resnick's Doppelgangster, the New York actress is 'resting' between roles by working as a singing waitress at a Manhattan mob restaurant…
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Unsympathetic Magic

2010 · Laura Resnick

"...gripping and enticing..." —Crash and Burn Reviews Acting jobs don't grow on fire escapes, so struggling actress Esther Diamond is outraged when…
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Vamparazzi

2011 · Laura Resnick

Everything you know about vampires is wrong, as struggling actress Esther Diamond discovers after taking a job as a victim in The Vampyre, an…
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Polterheist

2012 · Laura Resnick

In the days leading up to Christmas, struggling actress Esther Diamond is working as a singing-and-dancing elf at Fenster & Co, a major Manhattan…
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The Misfortune Cookie

2013 · Laura Resnick

Esther Diamond's year gets off to a rocky start when NYPD's Detective Connor Lopez, who slept with her and then didn't call, shuts down the Little…
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Abracadaver

2014 · Laura Resnick

R.I.P. = Reanimated, Infernal, and Pretty damn dangerous Struggling actress Esther Diamond, whose year got off to a rough start (what with…
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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Laura Resnick written?

We list 7 books by Laura Resnick across 1 series, published between 2005–2014 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Laura Resnick's books?

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