Welcome to Wild Rocket by Joe & Denise.

We are Denise Kiernan, a New York Times bestselling author, and Joseph D'Agnese, a Derringer Award-winning mystery author.

Together, we bring you a curated collection of gritty mysteries, historical fantasies, and American history.

Denise Kiernan is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist. Her forthcoming narrative nonfiction title Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution arrives June 23, 2026. She's the author of We Gather Together and the instant New York Times Bestsellers The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City.

Joseph D'Agnese is a writer, journalist and ghostwriter who has written for children and adults alike. His mystery fiction has appeared in publications such as Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. He's a past recipient of the Derringer Award, and a contributor to Best American Mystery Stories 2015.

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