Get to know Julie Doar

Julie Doar grew up in New York. As a child, she was mostly bookish but sometimes a bit sporty (mostly because her dad wanted her to be). She has three brothers who have always made her life interesting. She attended Rice University for undergrad and has always loved academics. Additionally, she realized how much she enjoyed living in different cities, so she spent her twenties moving from Texas to San Francisco to Chicago, and then eventually back to Brooklyn. She's worked as a cold-calling Sales Rep, a Starbucks barista, and a romance novel ghostwriter. Currently, she is a middle school English teacher.

Hometown

Brooklyn, NY

Fun fact

I'm obsessed with cold water swimming.

Favorite author

Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Zadie Smith, Tana French, Cormac McCarthy.

Favorite place in the world

Coney Island

Favorite place to read

In bed with a nice cup of tea. I also love a good book on a plane or train.

Books by Julie Doar

The Gallagher Place

Julie Doar

Coming December 2, 2025

What really happened all those years ago?

When Marlowe, an illustrator living in New York City, returns to her family’s bewitching Hudson Valley estate for the holidays, she discovers a murder on the property that draws her back into the haunting case of her teenage best friend’s disappearance twenty years earlier. Marlowe soon finds herself unraveling the tangled dynamics of this small town and the legacy of a summer home that holds both secrets and scars. What follows is a gripping mystery that weaves between past and present as Marlowe confronts the fallibility of her own memory, the shocking truth about her lost friend, and an ultimatum that will change the course of her life.

In this chilling debut novel, Julie Doar parses themes of family loyalty, class tension, friendship, and identity, building toward a dramatic payoff that keeps readers guessing until its final moment.

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