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Marta Acosta

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Marta Acosta lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was a feral reader, roaming the stacks of the public library.

She received a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Stanford University and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, and Spaces Magazine.

Marta lives with her husband, spawn, and their crazy dogs. An avid gardener, she likes independent films, funny novels, loud music and lively conversations.

She’s always happy to hear from readers, even the ones who point out typos.

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What's hidden in the cellar?

I'm delighted to announce the release of DEADMAN'S DANCE, the fourth novel in my Coyote Run series.

When Maddie "Mad Girl" Whitney finds a body in a cask, she's reluctantly drawn into the world of big-spending wine collectors. Soon after, a wealthy connoisseur vanishes on a hike. Maddie and her ex, Sheriff Oliver Desjardins, put aside their unresolved feelings to reunited the Midnight Runners

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Marta Acosta’s books

Average rating: 3.94 · 17,059 ratings · 1,975 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dark Companion 3.57 avg rating — 4,023 ratings — published 2012 — 10 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
	Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 2,842 ratings — published 2006 — 17 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 Dog Thief (Coyote Run K-9 Mystery #1) 4.38 avg rating — 2,138 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Mad Dog Down the Road (Coyote Run K-9 Mystery #2) 4.56 avg rating — 1,316 ratings — published 2020 — 10 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
	Howl Like the Wind: Coyote Run Mystery Book 3 4.62 avg rating — 1,298 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Midnight Brunch (Casa Dracula, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 1,244 ratings — published 2007 — 14 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 Bride of Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 1,062 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Haunted Honeymoon (Casa Dracula, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 821 ratings — published 2010 — 11 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
	Deadman's Dance: Coyote Run Mystery Book 4 4.61 avg rating — 699 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
	The She-Hulk Diaries 3.38 avg rating — 819 ratings — published 2013 — 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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“Life isn't fair, so you have to play the best game you can with the cards you're dealt.”
― Marta Acosta, Dark Companion

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“The voice of Love seemed to call to me, but it was a wrong number.”
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message 7: by Janice

Jan 03, 2018 06:50AM

Thank you for friending me. I'll be special ordering several of your novels, this year. Happy New year.

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message 6: by Neveen

Sep 27, 2011 03:15AM

Hands down; I do believe that that best adventures comes out from Sam & Dean Winchester that I think; I will die after the show is over. Still season 7 is a bless. What do you think ???

I am so glad to meet you.

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message 5: by Marta

Sep 19, 2011 11:47AM

Wicked Lil Pixie (Natasha) wrote: "You'd like it Marta, but its definitely fantasy not UF"

Hi, Natasha, no one agrees on what to call my Casa Dracula books. I call them comedies-of-manners with a paranormal theme. Yeah, that's too long! I never stay within any genre's conventions...because I like coloring outside the lines.

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message 4: by Wicked Lil Pixie (Natasha)

Sep 19, 2011 11:09AM