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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 · 135,778 ratings · 8,675 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Perfect Evil (Maggie O'Dell, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 20,131 ratings — published 2000 — 90 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
	A Necessary Evil (Maggie O'Dell #5) 4.13 avg rating — 9,637 ratings — published 2004 — 50 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
	Split Second (Maggie O'Dell, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 9,308 ratings — published 2001 — 5 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
	Breaking Creed (Ryder Creed, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 7,917 ratings — published 2014 — 38 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 — 7,363 ratings — published 2002 — 50 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
	Exposed (Maggie O'Dell, #6) 4.07 avg rating — 6,582 ratings — published 2008 — 57 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
	At the Stroke of Madness (Maggie O'Dell, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,015 ratings — published 2003 — 51 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
	Silent Creed (Ryder Creed, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 5,672 ratings — published 2015 — 29 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 — 5,285 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 — 5,429 ratings — published 2016 — 26 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.

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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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Maggie O'Dell by Alex Kava {11 Books}

12 votes, 40.0%

Miss Marple by Agatha Christie {12 Books}

4 votes, 13.3%

Eve Duncan by Iris Johansen {18 Books}

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Kate Shugak by Dana Stabenow {20 Books}

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Kathleen Mallory by Carol O'Connell {11 Books}

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Inspector Lynley by Elizabeth George {18 Books}

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Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear {10 Books}

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KEY News by Mary Jane Clark {12 Books}

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Deborah Knott by Margaret Maron {18 Books}

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Sarah Booth Delaney by Carolyn Haines {13 Books}

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Bishop/Special Crimes Unit by Kay Hooper {14 Books}

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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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