Deborah Shlian

Deborah Shlian is a physician, healthcare consultant, and writer of medical mystery and thriller fiction. Dead Air begins the Sammy Greene series that she co-wrote with fellow physician Linda Reid. The novel follows an outspoken college radio host whose investigation into a professor’s death expands when students disappear and danger spreads across the campus. Oceanview Publishing released the 2009 book; the American Book Fest named it the thriller and adventure winner in its Best Books awards. Shlian’s medical background supports a career that spans both fiction and nonfiction, while her collaborative novels connect investigative suspense with institutional and health-related concerns. Dead Air also received first place for thriller in the Florida Writers Association’s 2010 Royal Palm Literary Awards. Reid and Shlian continued Sammy Greene’s story in Devil Wind and Deep Waters, turning the opening mystery into a sustained series. Shlian’s work therefore joins professional knowledge, public-interest questions, and a recurring journalist whose curiosity places her inside increasingly complex investigations.