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Dharma Kelleher

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Born

in Atlanta, GA, The United States

November 19

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https://dharmakelleher.com

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Thriller, Crime, Gay and Lesbian

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Lawrence Block, Sara Paretsky, Jim Butcher

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November 2008

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Dharma Kelleher writes crime thrillers with diversity and heart, including the Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter series and the Shea Stevens Outlaw Biker series.

Dharma is one of the only openly transgender authors in the crime fiction genre. Her action-driven thrillers explore the complexities of social and criminal justice in a world where the legal system favors the privileged.

She lives in Arizona with her wife and a black cat named Mouse.

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	Chaser (Jinx Ballou, Bounty Hunter #1) 4.12 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Iron Goddess: A Gritty Action Crime Thriller (Shea Stevens Outlaw Biker Series Book 1) 4.02 avg rating — 255 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
	Extreme Prejudice (Jinx Ballou, Bounty Hunter #2) 4.52 avg rating — 54 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
	Snitch: A Gritty Action Crime Thriller (Shea Stevens Outlaw Biker Series Book 2) 3.93 avg rating — 58 ratings — 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
	A Broken Woman: A Jinx Ballou Novel 4.56 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	A Conspiracy of Ravens 4.61 avg rating — 33 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
	Blood Sisters: A Gritty Action Crime Thriller (Shea Stevens Outlaw Biker Series Book 3) 4.50 avg rating — 30 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
	TERF Wars: A Jinx Ballou Novel 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings — 5 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
	Road Rash: A Gritty Action Crime Thriller (Shea Stevens Outlaw Biker Series Book 4) 4.43 avg rating — 23 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
	Red Market 4.67 avg rating — 18 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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“Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.”
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“When King Lear dies in act five, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He has written, 'He dies.' No more. No fanfare, no metaphor, no brilliant final words. The culmination of the most influential piece of dramatic literature is, 'He dies.' Now I am not asking you to be happy at my leaving but all I ask you to do is to turn the page and let the next story begin.
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“There are a million things one might do with a block of wood. But what do you think might happen if someone, just once, believed in it?”
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