Thanks so much for your support!! Here's my latest news:
I'm thrilled to announce that the second book in the Oklahoma series, Blood on the Mother Road, WON the Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction 2022! It was an unexpected and thrilling experience! I'm extremely grateful to have this recognition from my home state.
And more news, that book was selected to provide the setting and context for the puzzles in a new Tulsa escape room, set to open in May 2022.
Meanwhile, I'm at work on the third book in the Oklahoma series. The working title is Crumbling Bones, and it is set in my home town of Enid, OK. It will feature many of the same characters as Blood on the Cimarron, winner of the Tony Hillerman Award for Fiction from New Mexico/Arizona books in 2018, the first in this series.
Production of the audiobook for Blood on the Cimarron has just finished. Expect to see this book in the Audible catalog sometime in May.
The second book of the Family Secret Series, Ant Dens, is also in production as an audiobook. Reagan Boggs, who narrated Cobwebs in 2016, will work on this project, which has been delayed due to COVID.
I'm often asked if the books in the Family Secret Series should be read in order: Cobwebs, Ant Dens, Beehives and Chrysalis. Each book could stand alone, but if you're interested in the series, start with #1, Cobwebs. (It is available as an audiobook, a trade paperback or an ebook.)
I'm sure you know that reviews mean everything to an author. How else will people get an idea of what your book is all about, as well as your writing style and your interests? Please take a minute to write a brief review if you have read one of my books. And check out my website at www.marycoley.com.
I'm still pinching myself about receiving the Oklahoma Book Award, as well as The Hillerman Award. That signifies that each story is solid, a good read, and worth your time and money. I hope you will take the time to read them, as well as the other six mysteries on my bookshelf.
Other ACCOLADES:
Beehives: A Suspense Novel -- finalist in the 2016 New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards, mystery/suspense category, sponsored by the New Mexico Book Coop; finalist in the 2016 ATAI national book awards in the mystery/suspense category; and five star review from ATAI.
Ant Dens: A Suspense Novel -- winner of a 2016 Creative Women of Oklahoma Award for Young Adult Books by Delta Kappa Gamma Society; finalist in the 2016 Oklahoma Book Awards, Fiction category, sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and finalist in the 2015 New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards, mystery/suspense.
Cobwebs: A Suspense Novel -- winner of the 2015 Creative Women of Oklahoma Award for Young Adult Books by Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Gamma State; and finalist in the 2015 New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards, first book category.
SERIES:
The BLACK DOG SERIES (WILD ROSE PRESS) The Ravine, 2016.A mysterious dog provides comfort, encouragement and insight to those she chooses to love.
The OKLAHOMA SERIES (AMAZON) Blood on the Cimarron: No Motive for Murder, 2017. Journalist Claire Northcutt finds the mutilated body of Mustang Rescue Ranch owner J.B. Floren and begins to suspect his secrets, while her own terrifying stalker experience comes to life again.
- Blood on the Mother Road: No Place to Hide, 2021. Journalist Claire Northcutt spends a weekend in Persimmon, OK, on Route 66, to write an article about the Road and attend a Barrel Racing competition. But her plans go awry when her interviews reveal a possible coverup and bodies start appearing. She finds food and comfort at a Route 66 Cafe, as well as another mystery, the waitress, Rhonda. Who is she, really?
The FAMILY SECRET SERIES (WHEATMARK) Cobwebs, Ant Dens, Beehives, and Chrysalis: A Race to Death
Doesn't everyone have secrets? I'm sure they do - but the most irritating ones are the ones your own loved ones keep from you. Whether it is an elderly aunt, your mother, sister or husband, those secrets eat away at you. Why don't they trust me enough to tell me? you wonder. Jamie Aldrich, my main character, is no exception.
You can find two books of my short stories available on Amazon and Kindle Select: Beneath a Wild Sky (several genres) and Naked Ladies (women's fiction).
My BIO:
I'm a nature lover and an environmental educator as well as a fiction writer. I split my year between my home in Oklahoma (Tulsa) and north central New Mexico. In both locations, I find inspiration from the clouds, the sky, the trees and the hills.
My family includes my husband, five adult children, four granddaughters, a grandson and one dog, Trixie.
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