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Alex Kava

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Alex Kava is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling author of twenty-three novels, including the award-winning Ryder Creed K-9 mystery thrillers and the international bestselling Maggie O’Dell series. She is the recipient of two Nebraska Book Awards, the Florida Book Award and the Mari Sandoz Award. Published in thirty-seven countries, her novels have sold over seven million copies and have made the bestseller lists across the world. When she’s not writing, Kava enjoys spending time with her pack of three Westies and one Jack Russell terrorist. They definitely are not as well-behaved as Ryder Creed’s dogs.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 138,842 ratings · 8,871 reviews · 50 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Perfect Evil (Maggie O'Dell, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 20,442 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 — 9,755 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Split Second (Maggie O'Dell, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 9,460 ratings — published 2001 — 9 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 — 8,143 ratings — published 2014 — 37 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 — 7,503 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Exposed (Maggie O'Dell, #6) 4.07 avg rating — 6,687 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	At the Stroke of Madness (Maggie O'Dell, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,119 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Lost Creed (Ryder Creed, #4) 4.44 avg rating — 5,443 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
	Silent Creed (Ryder Creed, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 5,829 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
	Reckless Creed (Ryder Creed, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 5,584 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.

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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Series by Alex Kava

Maggie O'Dell (11 books)
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Ryder Creed (9 books)
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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+ books) would you like to conquer as a group for 2014?

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}

3 votes, 10.0%

Kate Shugak by Dana Stabenow {20 Books}

3 votes, 10.0%

Kathleen Mallory by Carol O'Connell {11 Books}

2 votes, 6.7%

Inspector Lynley by Elizabeth George {18 Books}

2 votes, 6.7%

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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