Caroline B. Cooney was born on May 10, 1947 in Geneva, New York. However, she lived most of her childhood years in Greenwich, Connecticut.

An avid reader, Cooney read many books while in elementary school. Three books that she recalls particularly liking were Sword of The man by Elizabeth Coalsworth, Indian Captive by Lois Lenski, and Black River Captive by West Lanthrop. Cooney played the piano, directed a chorus and was a church organ player by the time she was 13. During college, she studied arts, music and English. At least two of her works have been made into films for television. She wrote the book titled "The Face on the Milk Carton" which was later made into a Hollywood production. She never graduated from college. She went on to be a mother and wife.She has written over 60 books beginning with Safe as the Grave in 1979. Her most recent publication is They Never Came Back.

• Safe as the Grave (1979)
• Among Friends (1987)
• Family Reunion(1989)
• Twenty Pageants Later (1991)
• The Cheerleader (1991)
• Freeze Tag (1992)
• Forbidden (1993)
• Driver's Ed (1994)
• The Terrorist (1997)
• Wanted! (1997)
• Hush Little Baby (1999)
• Burning Up (1999)
• The Ransom of Mercy Carter (2001)
• Tune in Anytime (2001)
• Goddess of Yesterday (2002)
• Code Orange (2005)
• Enter Three Witches (2007)
• If the Witness Lied (2009)
• They Never Came Back (2010)
• Fatality
• Flight 116 Is Down
• Mummy
• Emergency Room
• Twins
• The Stranger

Losing Christina

• The Fog (1989)**
• The Snow (1990)**
• The Fire (1990)**

(**The ''Losing Christina'' books have since been retitled ''Fog'', ''Snow'', and ''Fire'')

Janie Johnson series (publ.)

• The Face on the Milk Carton (1990)
• Whatever Happened to Janie? (1993)
• The Voice On The Radio (1996)
• What Janie Found (2000)

The Vampire's Promise

• Deadly Offer (1991)**
• Evil Returns (1992)**
• Fatal Bargain (1993)**

(The ''Vampires Promise'' books were originally titled ''The Cheerleader'' ''Return of the Vampire'' and ''The Vampires Promise'')

• Diamonds in The Shadow (2007)

Time Travelers Quartet

• Both Sides of Time (1995)
• Out of Time (1995)
• Prisoner of Time (1998)
• For All Time (2001)