Carol O'Connell

Carol O'Connell (born May 26, 1947, in New York^[1]) is an author of crime fiction, with a large series of crime books focusing around the character Kathy Mallory.^[2] The first book of eleven novels about Mallory is Mallory's Oracle,^[3] 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.^[4]

O'Connell gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Arizona State University but was unsuccessful as an artist and began writing novels as a hobby.^[1]

Bibliography

NYPD Det. Kathy Mallory

1. Mallory's Oracle - May 1994
2. The Man Who Cast Two Shadows - July 1, 1996; UK: The Man Who Lied to Women
3. Killing Critics - UK: July 17, 1997
4. Stone Angel - July 1, 1998; UK: Flight of the Stone Angel - December 19, 2006
5. Shell Game - August 1, 2000
6. Crime School - September 9, 2002
7. Dead Famous - September 7, 2004; UK: The Jury Must Die - August 19, 2004
8. Winter House - September 6, 2005
9. Find Me - October 2, 2007; UK: Shark Music - May 1, 2008
10. The Chalk Girl - July 3, 2012
11. It Happens In The Dark - UK: August 20, 2013
12. Blind Sight - September 20, 2016

Standalone

• The Judas Child - June, 1998
• Bone by Bone - November 3, 2009

References

1. Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd ed., Greenwood Press, 2007, p. 192, ISBN 0-313-33428-5
2. Maslin, Janet (2007-01-12). "She Solves the Crime but Remains a Mystery". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
3. Skow, John (1994-10-03). "Cops with Machisma". Time. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
4. "Carol O'Connell rises to the task". Triviana. Retrieved 2008-02-06.