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Kathryn Lilley

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The United States

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http://www.kathrynlilley.com

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Mystery & Thrillers

Influences

Nancy Drew, Stephen King

Member Since

July 2007

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As a pre-teen, I had two passions: Nancy Drew mysteries and Pralines ’n Cream ice cream. So it was perhaps inevitable that I grew up to write a series called the Fat City Mysteries.

My stories are set in Durham, North Carolina, the self-proclaimed “Diet Capital of the World.” And like my journalist sleuth, Kate Gallagher, I understand the Battle of the Bulge all too well. I once lost 90 pounds to land a job on camera as a TV reporter. And even today, I avoid the street that goes past 31 Flavors.

The first book in the Fat City Mysteries series will be Dying to Be Thin, scheduled to be published in October 2007. It’s a story about dieting, sex and murder set in a residential diet clinic (read: “fat farm”). In this clinic, the only things more d ...more

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My afternoon with genre outlaws: Fiction without borders

Is it a good idea for writers to straddle genres? That was the subject of lively debate at a program I attended over the weekend. Moderated by Edgar Nominee Christa Faust (whose books have the hottest covers in town, by the way), the panel included comics author Steve Niles, Linda O. Johnston, and Matt Wallace, a Nebula and Bram Stoker Award Nominee.

Christa kicked things off by having the panelist Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 23, 2010 08:14

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Kathryn Lilley’s books

Average rating: 3.52 · 604 ratings · 99 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dying to Be Thin (A Fat City Mystery, #1) 3.48 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	A Killer Workout (A Fat City Mystery, #2) 3.53 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Makeovers Can Be Murder (A Fat City Mystery, #3) 3.51 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Fresh Kills, Tales from the Kill Zone by James Scott Bell (Goodreads Author), Clare Langley-Hawthorne, Kathryn Lilley (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Dying to Be Thin: A Fat City Mystery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently about states' rights today are not seeking the protection of the individual citizen, but his exploitation. . . . The time is long past - if indeed it ever existed - when we should permit the noble concept of States' rights to be betrayed and corrupted into a slogan to hide the bald denial of American rights, of civil rights, and of human rights.”
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message 6: by Kris

Feb 25, 2012 10:10AM

Good to connect with you here, Kathryn.

Kris

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Magical Alienation: A Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty Magical Mystery

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message 5: by Author

Nov 13, 2008 05:47PM

Your books sound great.

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message 4: by Bradley

Sep 03, 2008 06:57AM

I hope you are having a good day! =)

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message 3: by Kathryn

Jul 25, 2008 08:01PM

Thanks, Daniel! It comes out October 7th--hope you enjoy it! Let me know! Best, Kathryn

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message 2: by Daniel

Jul 25, 2008 06:56PM

Kathryn, I've added A Killer Workout and your other book to my to-read list.

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