Perri O'Shaughnessy is the

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of the authors Mary and Pamela O'Shaughnessy, sisters who live in

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. Pamela, a

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graduate, was a

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for sixteen years. Mary is a former editor and writer for multimedia projects. Their novels have been translated into many languages including Dutch, German, Bulgarian, French, Spanish, and Japanese. Several have been New York Times bestsellers.

Published books

;Nina Reilly novels *Motion to Suppress, 1995 *Invasion of Privacy, 1996 *Obstruction of Justice, 1997 *Breach of Promise, 1998 *Acts of Malice, 1999 *Move to Strike, 2000 *Writ of Execution, 2001 *Unfit to Practice, 2002 *Presumption of Death, 2003 *Unlucky in Law, 2004 *Case of Lies, 2005 *Show No Fear, 2008 *Dreams of the Dead, 2011 ;Other *Sinister Shorts, 2006, collection of short stories *Keeper of the Keys, 2007, novel

References

External links

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Interview with Perri O'Shaughnessy - Readers Read

Author Perri O'Shaughnessy Biography and Book List - Fresh Fiction

Perri O'Shaughnessy - Move to Strike Book Review - BookPage

AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Author Perri O'Shaughnessy

Book Review: Dreams of the Dead by Perri O'Shaughnessy - TracyReaderDad Book Reviews
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