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Extreme Vetting

Coming February 7, 2023

An immigration lawyer fights to keep her client from being deported to the country where his family was murdered many years ago. Then she finds out the killers are coming here—for both of them.

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Roxana Arama
storyteller from a foreign land
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Meet Roxana Arama

Thank you for visiting my website.  I’m a Romanian American author living in Seattle, Washington, a UNESCO-designated City of Literature since 2017.

I have a master of fine arts in creative writing from Goddard College, and my writing has been published in several fiction and nonfiction magazines. For a complete list, see Published Stories. I’m a member of SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association), ITW (International Thriller Writers, Inc.), the Authors Guild, and Codex Writers’ Group.

My debut thriller will be published on February 7, 2023 by Ooligan Press (Portland State University). Signed copies can be purchased from Madison Books, 2022 finalist for Publishers Weekly’s Bookstore of the Year Award. For more, see Extreme Vetting.

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“Roxana Arama is that rare thriller author who not only writes to entertain but also move the world toward a better place.”

—Karen Hugg, author of The Forgetting Flower and The Dark Petals of Provence

“Extreme Vetting has proven to be an excellent debut for Roxana Arama, and it will be exciting to see where her literary career goes next.”

—Michael Costanzo, host of City on the Moon

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Media Coverage of Extreme Vetting

Debut Spotlight: Roxana Arama — The Big Thrill, February 2023
Fighting for a Future: A Review of Extreme Vetting — City on the Moon, January 2023
On the Radar — Crime Fiction Lover, January 2023
Roxana Arama Talks Immigration – Facts, Fiction, and Recommended Reading — Book Club Babble, January 2023
Roxana Arama on the Inspiration for “Extreme Vetting” — Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire, January 2023
Weekly Bookstack — Hasty Book List, January 2023
The best recent novels featuring voices of immigrants — Shepherd, January 2023
Fresh Fiction Listing — Fresh Fiction, December 2022
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