Ryan H. Stone writes fiction at the intersection of psychological suspense and survivor psychology. He writes from the dual vantage of privilege and otherness, and his life resists neat labels—a fact that can unsettle people—which animates his work. His debut novel, A Captive Audience (2025), draws on lived experience to explore manipulation and the way trauma reshapes memory and identity. Publishing under a pen name due to sensitive subject matter, Stone appears publicly as “Ryan H. Stone.” He has a background in emergency medicine and advocacy around complex trauma, and he is based in the desert Southwest. A Captive Audience is available in print and e-book, with audio in production.