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The Rose Killer
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"Clever, chilling, and deliciously disturbing," reports one reviewer. Another reviewer says, "I couldn't put it down."
A small Kansas town. A serial killer. A young widow tormented by unanswered questions. Was Valerie Yates's late husband, a police officer, involved with one of the killer's victims? Was he secretly pursuing the killer on his own? Her quest to find the answers reveals her idyllic little town's darker side and puts her directly in the killer's path.
Will she survive?
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I grew up in Kansas and, after school, moved to the Pacific Northwest where I live now.
I started writing novels in high school and never stopped. My first success was in grade school, however. I made all the neighborhood kids come to our garage to watch the play I'd written. Later in life, I returned to Wichita State University to finish my BA. I also completed two years toward an MFA in creative writing.
I lived in Washington when Ted Bundy was operating and in Kansas during the
BTK years which may explain my fascination with the struggle between good and evil. My novels are explorations of what can be hidden behind the personnae of some apparently decent citizens.
I write short stories and poetry as well as novels and have published three non-fiction books. (My playwriting days are over, alas.) I also paint in watercolor and acrylics. I have a large family and two cats and still visit friends in Kansas.
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Julie Eastman was living a comfortable and conservative life. A single day changed that life forever. Now she's on the run, trying to outwit the husband who was supposed to love her, not want her dead. She switches locations and identities as often as she used to switch purses. Gone is any contact with family and friends. Her only ally is Nick McKenna, a somewhat shady PI. She should fly far away, but a woman was murdered. Julie's staying until she makes things right or, until she....
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These are some of the books I've enjoyed
reading recently:
The Only Witness..... Pamela Beason
A Killing Tide ......P. J. Alderman
The Ghost...... Robert Harris
Dark Winter...... William Dietrich
The Whispering Room ......Amanda Stevens
Darwin's Radio ......Greg Bear
Brother Termite ......Patricia Anthony
These are some of my all-time favorites:
Anything written by Ruth Rendell
Angle of Repose ......Wallace Stegner
Gone With the Wind. .....Margaret Mitchell
The Last of the Wine ......Mary Renault
Authors I admire and read: Harlen Coben, Thomas Harris, Ken Follett
I've had the good fortune to study with these authors: James Lee Burke, Hilma Wolitzer, Doris Betts, Russell Banks, Robert Day, Ron Carlson, and Robert Westerbrook
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