Award Winning Author

Lorraine Evanoff

Chicago native, Lorraine Evanoff, received her bachelor’s degree in French from DePaul while working as a model and actress, represented by Marie P. Anderson of the world-renowned Elite Model Management. She then lived in Paris for seven years, working as a model, actress, and translator of film subtitles, becoming an award-winning movie exec.

Lorraine returned to the States, earned her accounting certifications, becoming a Silicon Valley finance executive during the dot-com era then returning to Hollywood, notably as CFO of National Lampoon, Element Films, and CineSky Pictures.

Lorraine uses classic mystery storytelling to spin complex tales of international finance with a fiery female protagonist, Louise Moscow, in high concept noir thrillers inspired by real-life international “banker’s grave” murders.

Her first three highly addictive Louise Moscow spy novels have over 1,200 four-star Amazon reviews and have won multiple prestigious awards, including the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion, the indieBRAG Medallion, and the Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal for Mystery.

Her latest novel, WALKING THE CAT, is a departure from international finance into international fashion. This riveting new novel – drawing from her own international modeling experience – plunges the reader into the fascinating and deceptive world of the fashion industry. Walking the Cat received the prestigious 2025 IPPY Awards Gold Medal for Best Mystery.

Lorraine is a Mystery Writers of America Active Status Member, alongside renowned mystery writers Stephen King, James Patterson, Robert Crais, Kathy Reichs, Sheila Lowe, Leslie Klinger, and Dennis Palumbo.

Her novels have been likened to those of Dan Brown, Jack Slater, Erik Larson, Kathy Reichs, Robert Ludlum, Ian Fleming, Agatha Christie, Michael Connelly.

Perfect for fans of Psychological Thrillers, Cozy Mysteries, Crime Fiction, Thrillers, Historical Mysteries, Action and Adventure, Women’s Fiction, Spy Thrillers.

Awards

WALKING THE CAT: An International Fashion Spy Thriller: A Louise Moscow Novel Book 4

2025 IPPY AWARDS – GOLD MEDAL – BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER EBOOK
2025 BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER – BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER
2025 READERS’ FAVORITE SILVER MEDAL – THRILLER ESPIONAGE

DEVIL’S LEDGER: An International Banking Spy Thriller: A Louise Moscow Novel Book 3

2023 KILLER NASHVILLE SILVER FALCHION
2022 LITERARY TITAN GOLD AWARD WINNER

PINOT NOIR: An International Banking Spy Thriller: A Louise Moscow Novel Book 2

SHELF UNBOUND 2020 BEST INDIE AWARD
THE INDEPENDENT AUTHOR NETWORK AWARDS
WINNER The Outstanding Mystery Award
FINALIST The Outstanding Historical Fiction!
READERS’ FAVORITE GOLD MEDAL – FICTION MYSTERY
2020 BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER, MYSTERY CATEGORY
2020 indigBRAG B.R.A.G. MEDALLION WINNER, HISTORICAL FICTION CATEGORY

FOLIAGE: An International Banking Spy Thriller: A Louise Moscow Novel Book 1

2016 BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALIST, HISTORICAL FICTION CATEGORY
2016 NEW APPLE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
2016 SHELF UNBOUND BEST INDIE BOOK, NOTABLE INDIE AWARD
2016 READER’S FAVORITE BOOK AWARD FINALIST