Stacy Willingham is the New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark, All the Dangerous Things and Only If You're Lucky. Her debut, A Flicker in the Dark, was a 2022 finalist for the Book of the Month's Book of the Year award, Goodreads Choice Best Debut award, Goodreads Choice Best Mystery & Thriller award, and ITW's Best First Novel award. Her work has been translated in more than thirty languages.

Prior to her writing career, she was a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies. Willingham earned her B.A. in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and her M.F.A. in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She resides in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband, Britt, and their Labradoodle, Mako.