Diana Awad is an Arab-American author who published her debut thriller novel, As Far As She Knew, in 2026.
Awad grew up all over the world as the daughter of a United States Foreign Service Officer. After college, she became a local television journalist and often covered stories about violent crimes and mysterious disappearances. She eventually decided to write her own stories with unexpected endings.

Diana also writes historical romance as Diana Quincy and historical mysteries as D.M. Quincy. She is now happily settled in Virginia but still gets the itch to explore far-off places. When she's not bent over her laptop, Diana reads, devours streaming thriller series, and plots her next travel adventure.