Welcome to my website. I’m happy you stopped by. If we haven’t met, I am a New York Times and internationally bestselling novelist whose books have been described as “Astonishing” (Publishers Weekly) and “Thrilling” (David Baldacci). I have been the chair jurist of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and a book columnist for The New
York Times Book Review
. My novels have been translated into over thirty languages.

Danielle Trussoni
Danielle Trussoni
The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni

The Puzzle Box: A Novel

Two sisters. A lost imperial treasure. The world’s greatest puzzle master has twenty-four hours to solve the most dangerous mystery of his life . . . or die trying.

Random House (October 8, 2024)

The Puzzle Master: A Novel

A suspenseful thriller where reality and the supernatural collide when an expert puzzle maker is thrust into an ancient mystery—one with explosive consequences for the fate of humanity.

Random House (June 13, 2023)

The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni
The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni

The Ancestor: A Novel

“A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as many dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome to the family.”

—Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World

Mariner Books (April 7, 2020)

The Fortress: A Love Story

A marriage memoir, called “a page-turner and a profound meditation on the nature of desire and freedom in the modern age” by Cheryl Strayed, New York Times bestselling author of Wild

Dey Street Books (September 20, 2016)

The Fortress by Danielle Trussoni
Angelopolis by Danielle Trussoni

Angelopolis: A Novel

“A stunning follow-up to the best-seller Angelology. . . Part historical novel, fantasy, love story, thriller, and mystery. . . It’s a must-read.”

Booklist (starred review)

Penguin Books (March 26, 2013)

Angeology: A Novel

A thrilling epic about an ancient clash reignited in our time—between a hidden society and heaven’s darkest creatures.

Penguin Books (January 19, 2010)

Angeology by Danielle Trussoni
Falling Through the Earth by Danielle Trussoni

Falling Through the Earth: A Memoir

An unforgettable memoir of my wild and haunted father, a man whose war never really ended.

Henry Holt and Co.; First edition (February 20, 2007)

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