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Kym Roberts

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Mystery, Romance, Young Adult

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Three career paths resonated for Kym during her early childhood, a detective, an investigative reporter, and a nun. Being a nun however, dropped by the wayside when she became aware of boys, they were a perk to life she couldn't deny. In high school her path was forged when she took her first job at a dry cleaners and met every cop in town, especially the lone female police officer in patrol. Following her dream led to a degree in Administration of Justice and the Kansas City Police Department. Kym followed her dream and became a detective that fulfilled her desire to be an investigative reporter, with one extra perk--a badge. Promoted to sergeant, she returned to SVU a short time later. She retired from the job reluctantly--her husband dru ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 1,201 ratings · 391 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fatal Fiction (A Book Barn Mystery, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 315 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	A Reference to Murder (A Book Barn Mystery, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Perilous Poetry (A Book Barn Mystery, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Lethal Literature (A Book Barn Mystery, #4) 4.20 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Killer Classics (A Book Barn Mystery #5) 4.17 avg rating — 121 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
	Dead Man's Carve (A Tickled to Death Mystery #1) 4.40 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Handled By Officer (Women Behind the Badge #1) 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Flirting with the Devil (Noble Pass Affaire) 4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Dead On Arrival (A Malia Fern Mystery #1) 4.17 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Red Lace 4.54 avg rating — 24 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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How to Be a Wallflower (Would-Be Wallflowers, #1)

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A Fatal Groove (Record Shop Mystery #2)

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February 2019 Cozy Mystery Poll

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Which Cozy Mystery would you like to read in February?

Fatal Fiction by Kym Roberts

24 votes, 44.4%

Shadows At The Fair by Lea Wait

15 votes, 27.8%

A Timely Vision by Joyce Lavene

15 votes, 27.8%

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Kym’s Quotes

“La vie est une fleur dont l'amour est le miel.”
Life is a flower for which Love is the honey

Victor Hugo”
― Helene Matheson, The Rebellious Countess

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