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Kathleen Bailey

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Kathleen Bailey is the award-winning author of The Olivia Penn Mystery Series. She writes mysteries with heart and humor that keep to the traditional and cozy sides of crime. For over twenty years, she worked as a pediatric physical therapist with children who have special needs, drawing on degrees in English, psychology, and physical therapy. She now writes in Virginia with her feline assistant, who insists on supervising every draft. When she’s not writing, Kathleen can usually be found covered in cat hair, surrounded by far too many sticky notes, and plotting new twists to keep readers guessing. She is a member of Sisters in Crime. Visit her online at https://www.kathleenbaileyauthor.com.

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Kathleen Bailey Hi Laura!

Thanks for such a great question! Although none of the characters are based on a particular “real” person, they are often a combination of pe…more
Hi Laura!

Thanks for such a great question! Although none of the characters are based on a particular “real” person, they are often a combination of people I’ve come across along the way. Before writing, I take a lot of time to flesh out my characters so that I know them quite well. I have a sense of what they look like, how they speak, what their mannerisms are etc… I know much more about them than ends up in the books. In this way, the characters seem very “real” to me, too, and when I’m writing, I hope to bring a sense of this to the story. So, when you say the characters seem very real to you, that is music to my ears! I hope as you read Olivia’s adventures that you feel that you’re right there with her, helping to solve the mystery. Thanks again for your question and for reading my stories!(less)
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BookLife Spotlight Selection for Mysteries

I’m happy to share that BookLife by Publishers Weekly has named Where the Light Shines Through as one of their Spotlight selections for June‘s theme of Mystery, Thriller, and True Crime novels.

Thank you, readers, for your support and for recommending my book to your local libraries!

Coming October 2022: Book 2 in The Olivia Penn Mystery Series. It’s the week before Halloween in Apple Station, Virgi

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