ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lena R. Halden

Psychologist. Author of psychological suspense and dark satire.

Hi, I’m Lena R. Halden. In real life, I’m a psychologist — which may explain why I keep writing about difficult choices, unreliable truths, and the uncomfortable gap between what people say, what they believe, and what they actually do.

My fiction moves between psychological suspense and dark satire, but the obsession underneath is usually the same: pressure, perception, self-deception, and the quiet systems people build around themselves. Occupational hazard, apparently.

If a character starts rationalizing, avoiding, deflecting, or calmly making a terrible decision, I tend to get professionally curious.

More stories.
More questionable decisions.

Pencil-style portrait of author Lena R. Halden

BOOKS BY LENA R. HALDEN

Stories about choices, consequences, and the systems around us.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE · THE ARCHITECTURE OF TRUTH

The Choice Was Yours

The first novel in The Architecture of Truth series. The truth depends on who tells it.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE · THE ARCHITECTURE OF TRUTH

Who Will Bear the Cross?

The second novel in the series, readable on its own. One cross. Several names.

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DARKLY SATIRICAL NOVELLA

The Human Advantage

A darkly satirical story about automation, convenience, ambition, and the strange things people willingly outsource.

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A FREE GUIDE FOR ASPIRING AUTHORS

I Have an Idea. Now What?

A practical, self-aware guide for people with an idea for a book who are trying to figure out what comes next.

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