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Kathie Deviny

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Born

Olympia, WA, The United States

Website

http:deviny.camelpress.com/

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Genre

Mystery, Memoir, Nonfiction

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My mother's love of Agatha Christie and "Nero Wolfe" mysteries; Curren ...more

Member Since

December 2012

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After retiring from a career as a “government bureaucrat” serving primarily in the criminal justice system, Kathie Deviny studied creative writing. Essays focusing on her treatment for breast cancer and life as the spouse of an Episcopal priest have been published in the Seattle Times, Episcopal Life, Cure magazine, and Faith, Hope and Healing by Bernie Siegel.

Kathie was Features Editor of her high school newspaper and originally planned a career in journalism. After realizing she was too shy to chase after stories, she followed her mother’s career path and earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in social work, attending UC Berkeley and the University of Washington. She nurtured her journalistic ambitions by developing a program at the Monr ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 65 ratings · 28 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Death in the Memorial Garden (Grace Church Mystery #1) 3.89 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Death in the Old Rectory (Grace Church Mystery #2) 3.53 avg rating — 17 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
	Death on Sacred Ground 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 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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Hazards in Hamshire

Moving to a quiet English village and starting a British Mystery Tour company should have been tranquil, but Claire Barclay learns that even an invitation to tea can be deadly. The motive for killing Mrs. Paulson, the president of the local Mystery Book Club is obscure. It could be in the archives of the book club as members might have reason to want Mrs. Paulson out of the way. She had lived

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Hole in One (Inspector Sloan, #21)

by Catherine Aird

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Death of an Outsider (Hamish MacBeth, #3)

by M.C. Beaton

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Constable Country (Sloan and Crosby #28)

by Catherine Aird

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