What is the first novel of  an American crime writer who is also a recent author with Blanvalet
Blanvalet Blanvalet is a German publishing house, based in Munich, which was founded in 1935 in Berlin and is now part of the Random House publishing group. Blanvalet publishes entertainment literature and non-fiction, first in hardcover, and as paperbacks since 1998. The publisher became well known with the novel series "Angélique". More recent authors include Charlotte Link, Marc Elsberg, Karin Slaughter, Diana Gabaldon and George R. R. Martin.
Penpal (novel) Penpal is a 2012 self-published horror/thriller novel and the debut novel of the American author Dathan Auerbach. The work was first published in paperback on July 11, 2012 through 1000Vultures and is based on a series of popular creepypasta stories that Auerbach posted to Reddit. The book follows an unnamed protagonist that finds himself the focus of an obsessed stalker who tracks him throughout his childhood.