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Suspense, Mystery, Contemporary

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June 2020

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Catherine Matthews is an award-winning Pacific Northwest author of high-stakes suspense and evocative women’s fiction. Her novels, including Releasing the Reins and Roadside Sisters, have earned top honors in Thriller, Suspense, Women’s Fiction and Contemporary Fiction for their atmospheric tension, deep emotional grit, and unyielding female protagonists. Catherine crafts her stories with a strong cup of coffee in the silent hours before dawn, under the watchful eyes of her two constant companions and literary guard dogs—Wally and Delta.

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Average rating: 4.21 · 1,143 ratings · 166 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Releasing the Reins: A Novel (The Tundra Secrets Series Book 1) 4.17 avg rating — 938 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
	Roadside Sisters: A Novel 4.37 avg rating — 205 ratings — 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
	Termination Dust: The Tundra Secrets Series 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Still Life (Inspector Karen Pirie, #6)

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