West Windsor-based author Victoria Weisfeld is celebrating the release of her second novel, “She New Too Much.” The psychological thriller, published by Audecyn Books, will be available online and in bookstores on Sunday, February 15.
Weisfeld participates in a booksigning event on Sunday, February 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble in the Hamilton Marketplace, 425 Marketplace Boulevard, Hamilton.
The author’s debut novel, the mystery “Architect of Courage,” was released in 2022. In her new novel, travel writer Genie Clarke is wrapping up a dream assignment in her favorite European city of Rome. But the trip takes a deadly turn when she overhears a group of mafia operatives discussing a top-secret “Project.” Realizing Genie has become a liability, they attack her, leaving her unconscious — and fighting for her life.
Awakening in a hospital, alive but still in danger, Genie finds the authorities doubtful of her story. Only Detective Leo Angelini believes her, uncovering chilling connections between her assault, a murdered woman, and a far-reaching criminal network. As the threat escalates, Leo moves Genie into hiding, making her both a key witness and a prime target. Cut off from safety and unsure whom to trust, Genie must navigate Rome’s sunlit piazzas, shadowed alleys, and dark secrets in a race to stop the conspirators before they put their plans in motion.
“When someone gets in trouble in a foreign country, the unfamiliarity really adds to the tension,” Weisfeld says. “I love reading those kinds of stories, and it was fun using Italy — its people, its food, its history — for ‘She Knew Too Much.’”
Weisfeld, who grew up outside of Detroit with a Ford engineer father and elementary school teacher mother, first worked as a writer for the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. From there she was recruited to write for the Princeton-based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and has been in the area ever since.
“Dating back to being a teenager I always wanted to be a fiction writer,” Weisfeld told U.S. 1 in a 2022 interview, “but I needed to earn a living.
“When I left the corporate world, I worked freelance for several years. (And) I said I’m not getting younger and I better do it now. So I bit the bullet and started.”
Her short fiction has appeared in magazines including Ellery Queen, Sherlock Holmes, and Black Cat, as well as anthologies such as “Busted: Arresting Stories from the Beat,” “Seascapes: Best New England Crime Stories,” and “The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year: 2025.” She is also a multiple time contributor to U.S. 1’s Summer Fiction issue.
For more information, visit www.vweisfeld.com.
