Carol O'Connell (born May 26, 1947, in New York
[Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, ''Great Women Mystery Writers'', 2nd ed., Greenwood Press, 2007, p. 192, ]) is an author of crime fiction, with a large series of crime books focusing around the character
Kathy Mallory
Kathleen 'Kathy' Mallory is a fictional character featured in eleven mystery novels by author Carol O'Connell. The novels in the series include ''Mallory's Oracle'' (1994), ''The Man Who Cast Two Shadows'' (1995), ''Killing Critics'' (1996), ''Ston ...
. The first book of twelve novels about Mallory is ''
Mallory's Oracle
Mallory's Oracle is the first novel in the Kathleen Mallory, Kathy Mallory series by author Carol O'Connell. The book was nominated for an Edgar Award and a Dilys Award. It was first published by Hutchinson (publisher), Hutchinson in May 1994 in ...
,'' which was sent to England, where it was successfully auctioned in Europe. When it was brought back to the United States, it was widely sought-after.
O'Connell gained a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a standard undergraduate degree for students for pursuing a professional education in the visual, fine or performing arts. It is also called Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) in some cases.
Background
The Bachelor ...
in painting from
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
but was unsuccessful as an artist and began writing novels as a hobby.
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Bibliography
NYPD Det. Kathy Mallory
# ''Mallory's Oracle
Mallory's Oracle is the first novel in the Kathleen Mallory, Kathy Mallory series by author Carol O'Connell. The book was nominated for an Edgar Award and a Dilys Award. It was first published by Hutchinson (publisher), Hutchinson in May 1994 in ...
'' - May 1994
# '' The Man Who Cast Two Shadows'' - July 1, 1996; UK: ''The Man Who Lied to Women''
# '' Killing Critics'' - UK: July 17, 1997
# ''Stone Angel'' - July 1, 1998; UK: ''Flight of the Stone Angel'' - December 19, 2006
# ''Shell Game'' - August 1, 2000
# ''Crime School'' - September 9, 2002
# ''Dead Famous'' - September 7, 2004; UK: ''The Jury Must Die'' - August 19, 2004
# ''Winter House'' - September 6, 2005
# ''Find Me'' - October 2, 2007; UK: ''Shark Music'' - May 1, 2008
# ''The Chalk Girl'' - July 3, 2012
# ''It Happens In The Dark'' - UK: August 20, 2013
# ''Blind Sight'' - September 20, 2016
Standalone
* ''The Judas Child'' - June, 1998
* ''Bone by Bone'' - November 3, 2009
References
1947 births
Living people
American women writers
Arizona State University alumni
Women mystery writers
21st-century American women
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