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K.B. Pellegrino

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Brookline, MA, The United States

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Stole crime novels from her father’s suitcase as a kid. Later, she served on the Board of the Springfield Police Commission as a Commissioner, worked as a political activist, and has twenty-years of service as a full-time professor in Business and Management. She holds a BS in engineering, an MBA, is licensed as a CPA and MA LCS and has left technical writing and business to pursue her love of plot and intrigue. She currently splits her time between Springfield and East Sandwich, Massachusetts.

In September 2022 K.B. Pellegrino's 7th book won the 2022 American Fiction Award for Beryl Kent and the Bleeding Man in the “Mystery/Suspense: Police Procedural” category.

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	Sunnyside Road: Paradise Dissembling 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2018 — 6 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
	Mary Lou: Oh, What Did She Do? 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — 6 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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	A Predatory Cabal: A Worm in the Apple (A Captain Beauregard Mystery Book 5) 3.60 avg rating — 5 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
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My thoughts in writing require me to inquire into my and others understanding of the universe. How else will I develop characters?

We are often asked to forgive a person for some sort of infraction against us or for a horrific act against society. We discuss in the press major actions and how some forgive and some are driven to rage and revenge. Because we are aware that holding anger is harmful t Read more of this blog post »

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“When the world around me comes tumbling down, I need space to think. To do that thinking, I write and/or read allowing my brain to wallow in words of another time, or life, or criminal intent. I am ready then to face the worst.”
― K.B. Pellegrino