Roselyn Teukolsky THE FOURTH WOMAN (Madeline Geiger Thrillers)
What happens when intelligence, technology, and human vulnerability collide? For author Roselyn Teukolsky, these tensions are the perfect foundation for stories that challenge expectations and explore the complex dilemmas women face in male-dominated worlds. Her latest novel, The Fourth Woman, Book Two in the Madeline Geiger series, is the winner of the 2026 New York City Big Book Award in the Suspense category. Printed Word Reviews says “Teukolsky delivers a suspenseful, high-tech domestic thriller”. In addition, Roselyn’s debut novel, A Reluctant Spy, Book One in the Madeline Geiger series, was the winner of the 2025 New York City Big Book Award and the 2026 Independent Press Award.Gab Talks with Roselyn TeukolskyTHE FOURTH WOMAN (Madeline Geiger Thrillers)by Roselyn TeukolskyMadeline Geiger is a cybersecurity expert used to keeping threats at bay. But when a ransomware attack crashes her system, she discovers it's not just her files under siege—her life and mind are too. Meanwhile, a promising online date with Vincent, a neurobiologist, turns strange. His work? Manipulating rodent behavior with lights and code. His interest in Madeline? Something beyond sex, love, and even marriage.As her home life spirals—thanks to a fading mother, a watchful new caregiver, and the return of long-buried grief—Madeline begins to suspect she's being stalked, both digitally and physically. And the deeper she digs, the more disturbing the connections become between her attacker, her suitor, and the dark science lurking behind Vincent's lab door.The Fourth Woman is a tense, darkly smart thriller where digital sabotage meets psychological suspense, and a woman must confront not only the stalker behind the screen—but the unraveling happening inside her own home.___A Reluctant Spy by Roselyn TeukolskyWinner of the NYC Big Book Award for Suspense, and the Independent Press Award for Suspense.A dead husband. A brilliant hacker. A shadowy world of sex and money in a den of academic intrigue.Madeline Geiger is a young computer scientist whose husband has recently died under suspicious circumstances. On the day of his funeral, Madeline is approached by an FBI agent who persuades her to go undercover in the Computer Science Department to find out who's providing encryption software to an illegal dark-web ring of criminals.Madeline is an introverted nerd and definitely not a spy. When she delves into the computers of her colleagues, she makes some devastating discoveries about her late husband and co-workers. Someone in her orbit is a killer who is onto her and has already murdered once. In order to survive, Madeline must emerge from the shadow of her late husband and outwit an antagonist who is luring her into a deadly game.___Subscribe to "Printed Word Reviews," https://www.printedwordreviews.com/magazinePrinted Word Reviews showcases literary talent. Essentially, Printed Word Reviews acts as a hub for the literary world, connecting authors, publishers, and readers through reviews, interviews, and resources.Contact the publisher Ted Olczak at [email protected] for more information.---To enter your book, please visit https://www.independentpressaward.com/ or https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/ Subscribe https://www.independentpressaward.com/subscribeor get a copy of the latest magazine issue https://www.zinio.com/publisher/independent-press-award-m41160---See more at https://www.independentpressaward.com/ and https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/ AND subscribe to our YouTube Channel, the Independent Press Award YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/IndependentPressAwardSpringNYCBigBookAwardFall
