Kate Charles(born 1950) is an American crime writer who lives in the United Kingdom[1]and is a British citizen.[2]

Kate Charles was bornCarol Fosherin Cincinnati, the daughter of Elmer and Kathryn Fosher.[3]Her family moved toBloomington, Illinois,[3]when she was 10. She graduated fromBloomington High Schooland went on toIllinois State Universitywhere she graduated with a bachelor's degree in library science in 1972.[3]She then went on to earn an MA fromIndiana University Bloomington.[3]She married Rory Chase and lives inLudlow,Shropshire,United Kingdom.[3]She is a past Chair of theCrime Writers' Association[4]and theBarbara PymSociety.[3]In 1996 she underwent open-heart surgery. She was elected to membership in theDetection Clubin 2010. In 2012 she was awarded the George N. Dove Award by the Popular Culture Association for 'Outstanding Contribution to the Serious Study of Mystery and Crime Fiction',[5]in recognition of her work as co-organiser of the annual St Hilda's (Oxford) Crime and Mystery Conference since 1994.[6]

Charles's novels are mostly set against the background of the Church of England.[3]Her 2005 novel,Evil Intent,was the first of her books to introduce a female Anglican priest as a central character;[2]other series characters include solicitor David Middleton-Brown and artist Lucy Kingsley. Her novels evince a fascination with church politics.[7]

Novels

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  • A Drink of Deadly Wine1991[8]
  • The Snares of Death1992
  • Appointed to Die1993
  • A Dead Man Out of Mind1994
  • Evil Angels Among Them1995[9]
  • Unruly Passions1998
  • Strange Children1999
  • Cruel Habitations2000
  • Evil Intent2005[3][10]
  • Secret Sins2007[3]
  • Deep Waters2009
  • False Tongues2015
  • Desolate Places2021

References

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  1. ^Edward Gorman; Martin Harry Greenberg; Larry Segriff; Jonl Breen (1995).The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion.Galahad Books. p. 174.ISBN978-0-88365-910-6.
  2. ^abLinda Martz; Anita Higgie (2007).Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction.Cambridge Scholars Pub. p. 89.ISBN978-1-4438-0907-8.
  3. ^abcdefghiSteinbacher, Michele (7 March 2007)."Author's 'Sins' revealed today".The Pantagraph.Bloomington, Illinois. p. A3.Retrieved22 November2019.
  4. ^Seven.Wheaton College. 1996. p. 12.
  5. ^"Kate Charles".The Crime Writers' Association.Retrieved17 November2019.
  6. ^"The Bunburyist: 2012 Dove Awardees: Roberts and Charles
  7. ^The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction.Robinson. 1 January 2002.ISBN978-1-84119-287-1.
  8. ^Stasio, Marilyn (8 November 1992)."Crime".The New York Times.New York, New York. p. 65, S7.Retrieved22 November2019.
  9. ^"Books. Quickly. Mystery." Evil Angels Among Them ", by Kate Charles".El Paso Times.El Paso, Texas. 2 February 1997. p. 3F.Retrieved22 November2019.
  10. ^"Books. Mystery." Evil Intent, "by Kate Charles".Statesman Journal.Salem, Oregon. 18 December 2005. p. 3D.Retrieved22 November2019.
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