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Kate Evans

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Born

Geneva, Switzerland

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http://www.scarboroughmysteries.com

Genre

Crime

Influences

Ruth Rendell, Ann Cleeves, Alice Walker, Abir Mukherjee, Steph Cha

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Now living by the sea in Scarborough, Kate Evans is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

She has an MA in Creative Writing from Sussex University. She was tutor-organiser on the Degree in Creative Writing at the University of Hull, Scarborough campus. She trained as a psychotherapeutic counsellor. She is interested in the connection between creativity and wellbeing and runs workshops supporting people to explore their creative sides.

Her book, Pathways Through Writing Blocks in the Academic Environment, was published by Sense Publishers in 2013. She self-published several crime novels and then got a contract with Constable for a crime series in 2020.

The Donna Morris mysteries are based in Scarborough. DC Donna Morris is a woman in her ...more

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	A Wake of Crows (DC Donna Morris #1) 3.65 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drowning Not Waving (DC Donna Morris #2) 3.47 avg rating — 104 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Justice 3.25 avg rating — 92 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of the Imperfect 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Survival: A Crime Mystery set in Scarborough 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Breathing (Scarborough Mysteries Book 3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adrift: a love story of sorts set in Venice 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bonus Package: Parts Three and Four of The First Years Published Together!

‘Nothing stands between us and atrocities but words, so there is no choice but to try and imagine.’ Spoken by Saida in Gravel Heart by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Bloomsbury London, Oxford, New York, New Delhi, Sydney 2017.) P20.

I am very pleased to be able to bring you the next two instalments of The First Years, the first chronicle in my Thrutopia project Futures Remapped: the Chronicles.

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