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Alex Kava

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ALEX KAVA IS A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of the critically acclaimed Maggie O’Dell series and a new series featuring former Marine, Ryder Creed and his K9 dogs. Her stand-alone novel, One False Move, was the 2006 One Book One Nebraska. Published in over thirty countries, Kava’s novels have made the bestseller lists in the UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, Italy and Poland. Her novel Stranded was awarded both a Florida Book Award and the Nebraska Book Award. She is a member of the Nebraska Writers Guild and International Thriller Writers. Kava divides her time between Omaha, Nebraska and Pensacola, Florida.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 136,307 ratings · 8,710 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Perfect Evil (Maggie O'Dell, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 20,183 ratings — published 2000	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
	A Necessary Evil (Maggie O'Dell #5) 4.13 avg rating — 9,665 ratings — published 2004	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
	Split Second (Maggie O'Dell, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 9,339 ratings — published 2001	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
	Breaking Creed (Ryder Creed, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 7,955 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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 Soul Catcher (Maggie O'Dell, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,391 ratings — published 2002	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
	Exposed (Maggie O'Dell, #6) 4.07 avg rating — 6,605 ratings — published 2008	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
	At the Stroke of Madness (Maggie O'Dell, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,032 ratings — published 2003	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
	Silent Creed (Ryder Creed, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 5,697 ratings — published 2015 — 18 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
	Lost Creed (Ryder Creed, #4) 4.44 avg rating — 5,307 ratings — published 2018 — 16 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
	Reckless Creed (Ryder Creed, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 5,456 ratings — published 2016 — 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

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BEHIND THE SCENES: A Waitress Named Rita

In my latest novel, BEFORE EVIL a waitress named Rita plays an important role in the story. But this isn’t the first time. In fact, with the exception of A PERFECT EVIL, every single one of my 16 novels includes a waitress named Rita. Some of you who have read my books back-to-back may have noticed this. Usually it’s very subtle.

So why did I do this?

When my first book was published I was explain Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 15, 2017 11:47 • Tags: a-perfect-evil, alfred-hitchcock, before-evil, behind-the-scenes, suspense

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“It’s your life. Only you can choose what you make with it, whether it’s chicken salad or chicken shit.”
― Alex Kava, Fireproof

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“Being alone could sometimes feel terribly empty...”
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“Being a loner and being a loner were two separate things- Fireproof”
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Which long series (10 or more books) would you be interested in reading as a group? You may use this link to see more information about each series.

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Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen

5 votes, 23.8%

Deborah Knott by Margaret Maron

4 votes, 19.0%

Rosato & Associates by Lisa Scottoline

3 votes, 14.3%

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

2 votes, 9.5%

Kathleen Mallory by Carol O'Connell

1 vote, 4.8%

Alexandra Cooper by Linda Fairstein

1 vote, 4.8%

Molly Murphy by Rhys Bowen

1 vote, 4.8%

Murder, She Wrote by Jessica Fletcher

1 vote, 4.8%

Maggie O’Dell by Alex Kava

1 vote, 4.8%

Joanna Brady by J. A. Jance

1 vote, 4.8%

Key News by Mary Jane Clark

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Nina Reilly by Perri O'Shaughnessy

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Hannah Swensen by Joanne Fluke

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Alex Jensen & Jessie Arnold by Sue Henry

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Em Hansen Mystery by Sarah Andrews

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Sep 12, 2017 02:28PM

Donna wrote: "Thank you Alex for becoming my friend on Good Reads. Very much looking forward to reading your books."

Hi Donna! I hope you enjoy them.

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