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Keenan Powell

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in Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico, The United States
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Lefty, Agatha, and Silver Falchion nominated author of DEADLY SOLUTION.

Keenan Powell's first publication included illustrations in Dungeons and Dragons, 1st edition, while in high school. Art seemed to be an impractical pursuit – she wasn’t an heiress, didn’t have the disposition to marry well, and hated teaching – so she went to law school instead. The day after graduation, she moved to Alaska. As a young pup, she provided criminal defense representation in a variety of cases spanning from the infamous federal walrus round-up case to murder.
Her first book, Deadly Solution, was nominated for an Agatha, a Lefty and short-listed for a Silver Falchion award. It also won first place in the Alaska Professional Communicators Contest and third pl
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Keenan Powell If I get stuck on a particular project, I first try to frame a very specific question about what should happen next. Then I put the project aside and …moreIf I get stuck on a particular project, I first try to frame a very specific question about what should happen next. Then I put the project aside and work on a short story. Usually in a day or two, the answer will come to me on how to proceed. I always have paper and pen around, in every room in my house and a notebook and pen in my purse for when the muse strikes.(less)
Keenan Powell I stood on the stairway holding the empty baby shoe in my hand as a silhouette of a man moved through the shadows of the floor below.
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Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie in Kelly Oliver’s new historical mystery

To celebrate the Bookbub deal on my new Fiona Figg Mystery—only $1.99 June 1st-3rd—I’m reprinting part of an interview I did with The California Herald about the book. CH: Can you tell us how you got the idea for the plot you have developed for Betrayal at Ravenswick A Fiona Figg Mystery?  KO: This is my … Continue reading "Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie in Kelly Oliver’s new historical myste Read more of this blog post »
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