Synopses & Reviews
From one of the most acclaimed crime writers in America comes her most astonishing novel: a story of love, loss, death-and discovery.
Over the course of eight novels, Carol O'Connell and her protagonist, New York detective Kathy Mallory, have carved out a unique place for themselves. But all that has been prelude to the remarkable story told in Find Me.
A mutilated body is found lying on the ground in Chicago, a dead hand pointing down Adams Street, also known as Route 66, a road of many names. And now of many deaths. A silent caravan of cars, dozens of them, drives down that road, each passenger bearing a photograph, but none of them the same. They are the parents of missing children, some recently disappeared, some gone a decade or more-all brought together by word that childrens' grave sites are being discovered along the Mother Road.
Kathy Mallory drives with them. The child she seeks, though, is not like the others'. It is herself-the feral child adopted off the streets, her father a blank, her mother dead and full of mysteries. During the next few extraordinary days, Mallory will find herself hunting a killer like none she has ever known, and will undergo a series of revelations not only of stunning intensity- but stunning effect.
Review
A terrific find: a tightly wrapped, expert combination of suspense, mystery and show-stopping character....she writes discreetly dazzling books that are centered on one incomparable, near mythic character.
Janet Maslin, The New York Times
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Praise for the Kathy Mallory series by Carol O'Connell
“The Chalk Girl is an event - any Mallory book is. She is as fine a fictional creation as the crime genre offers.” - Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Like every mothers child, every authors detective is exceptional. But Carol OConnell takes it way over the top with the mythic scale of her mad-genius New York City cop, Kathy Mallory.” - Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“OConnells awesome ability to weave a taut, complex plot works with Mallorys equally awesome detective skills as she unearths each crystalline facet of crimes both past and present.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A remarkable series. OConnell delivers shock after shock, held together by exquisitely detailed police and forensic procedure and by the riveting, punishing figure of Mallory herself.” - Booklist (starred review)
“OConnell offers more than a suspenseful tale; she portrays a complex world of dark and light, corruption and love. Another must-read in a compelling and rich crime series.” - Library Journal (starred review)
“My new favorite in a long line of mysteries by Carol OConnell that I have greatly admired and enjoyed. Mallory is one of the great characters ever in detective fiction. Shes tall, beautiful, scary smart and…just plain scary. A great read, filled with OConnells command of humor, pathos and drama.” - San Jose Mercury News
“OConnells writing is electric, her plots multilayered, and her cast of characters fascinating.” - Sacramento Bee
“Wow, my vote for the most terrifying and gripping January read. It will chill you to the bone with a plot rising right out of the Brothers Grimm.” - Barbara Peters, Poisoned Pen
“Mallory is one of the most fascinating characters in crime fiction. Before Lisbeth Salander, there was Mallory.” - Joanne Sinchuk, Murder on the Beach
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Praise for It Happens in the Dark
“Dazzling.”—Publishers Weekly
“Fans wont want to miss another solid mystery from OConnell”—Library Journal
“NYPD Special Crimes Detective Kathy Mallory is one of the most intriguing characters in crime fiction today.”—New York Daily News
Praise for the Kathy Mallory series by Carol O'Connell
“The Chalk Girl is an event - any Mallory book is. She is as fine a fictional creation as the crime genre offers.” - Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Like every mothers child, every authors detective is exceptional. But Carol OConnell takes it way over the top with the mythic scale of her mad-genius New York City cop, Kathy Mallory.” - Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“OConnells awesome ability to weave a taut, complex plot works with Mallorys equally awesome detective skills as she unearths each crystalline facet of crimes both past and present.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A remarkable series. OConnell delivers shock after shock, held together by exquisitely detailed police and forensic procedure and by the riveting, punishing figure of Mallory herself.” - Booklist (starred review)
“OConnell offers more than a suspenseful tale; she portrays a complex world of dark and light, corruption and love. Another must-read in a compelling and rich crime series.” - Library Journal (starred review)
“My new favorite in a long line of mysteries by Carol OConnell that I have greatly admired and enjoyed. Mallory is one of the great characters ever in detective fiction. Shes tall, beautiful, scary smart and…just plain scary. A great read, filled with OConnells command of humor, pathos and drama.” - San Jose Mercury News
“OConnells writing is electric, her plots multilayered, and her cast of characters fascinating.” - Sacramento Bee
“Wow, my vote for the most terrifying and gripping January read. It will chill you to the bone with a plot rising right out of the Brothers Grimm.” - Barbara Peters, Poisoned Pen
“Mallory is one of the most fascinating characters in crime fiction. Before Lisbeth Salander, there was Mallory.” - Joanne Sinchuk, Murder on the Beach
Synopsis
When a children's gravesite is found along Adams Street, dozens of parents come seeking their missing children, some gone a decade or more, and Kathy Mallory, a feral child adopted off the street, searches for answers about her past.
Synopsis
On Route 66, as word travels that children's grave sites are being discovered along the road, the parents of missing children form a silent caravan. They are being shepherded by NYPD Detective Kathleen Mallory, who seeks a killer like none she has ever known-and a child unlike the others: herself.
Synopsis
The astonishing new Mallory novel from the New York Timesbestselling author and one of the most acclaimed crime writers in America. The reviews called it A Play to Die For” after the woman was found dead in the front row. It didnt seem so funny the next night, when another body was foundthis time the playwrights, his throat slashed.
Detective Kathy Mallory takes over, but no matter what she asks, no one seems to be giving her a straight answer. The only personif person” is the right wordwho seems to be clear is the ghostwriter. Every night, an unseen backstage hand chalks up line changes and messages on a blackboard. And the ghostwriter is now writing Mallory into the play itself, a play about a long-ago massacre that may not be at all fictional. MALLORY,” the blackboard reads. TONIGHTS THE NIGHT. NOTHING PERSONAL.”
If Mallory cant find out whos responsible, heads will roll. Unfortunately, one of them may be her own.
About the Author
CAROL OCONNELL is the author of eleven Mallory novels, most recently The Chalk Girl, and two stand-alones. She lives in New York City.