Margaret Coel
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Margaret Coel | |
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Born | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | October 11, 1937
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Marquette University |
Notable awards | Colorado Book Award (x6) WILLA Literary Award |
Margaret Coel (born October 11, 1937, in Denver, Colorado) is an American historian and mystery writer who lives in Boulder, Colorado. Coel is a fourth-generation Coloradan and grew up in Denver.[1] She graduated in journalism from Marquette University in 1960 and worked on the Boulder Daily Camera.[2] Coel has received six Colorado Book Awards and one WILLA Literary Award.[3]
Wind River Mysteries
This series—20 books published from 1995 to 2016—is set in Wyoming's Wind River Reservation and adjacent towns.[4] The story lines are based on actual crimes and injustices.[5] Vicky Holden, an Arapaho lawyer, and Father John O'Malley, a Jesuit priest, collaborate to solve these crimes and rectify these injustices.
Works
- Chief Left Hand. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8061-2030-0.
- Goin' Railroading: Two Generations of Colorado Stories as told by Sam Speas. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1985. ISBN 0-87081-497-4/978-0-87081-497-6.
- The Eagle Catcher. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 1995
- The Ghost Walker. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 1996
- The Dream Stalker. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 1997
- The Story Teller. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 1998
- The Lost Bird. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 1999
- The Spirit Woman. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2000
- The Thunder Keeper. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2001
- The Shadow Dancer. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2002
- Killing Raven. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2003
- Wife of Moon. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2004
- Eye of Wolf. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2005
- The Drowning Man. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2006
- The Girl with Braided Hair. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2007
- Blood Memory. A Catherine McLeod book. 2008
- The Silent Spirit. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2009
- The Spider's Web. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2010
- The Perfect Suspect. A Catherine McLeod book. 2011
- Buffalo Bill's Dead Now. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2012
- Killing Custer. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2013
- Night of the White Buffalo. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2014
- The Man Who Fell from the Sky. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2015
- Winter's Child. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2016, final book in the Wind River Reservation series.[6]
References
- ^ Jameson, W. C., ed. (2011). An elevated view : Colorado writers on writing. Llano, TX: Seven Oaks Pub. ISBN 9780963082961. OCLC 729565366.
- ^ page 48-49, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33428-5
- ^ Awards page on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.
- ^ Arapaho Facts, Traditions & Beliefs on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.
- ^ Novels page on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.
- ^ Winter's Child Q & A on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.
External links
- Author's home page Accessed 10 March 2017.
Categories:
- 1937 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- American mystery writers
- American women novelists
- Marquette University alumni
- Novelists from Colorado
- American women mystery writers
- Writers of Native American crime fiction
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers