Carol O'Connell (born May 26, 1947, in New York) is an author of crime fiction, with a large series of crime books focusing around the character Kathy Mallory. The first book of twelve novels about Mallory is Mallory's Oracle, 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 in painting from Arizona State University but was unsuccessful as an artist and began writing novels as a hobby. Bibliography NYPD Det. Kathy Mallory Mallory's Oracle - 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