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Alex Kava

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Alex Kava is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling author of twenty-three novels, including the award-winning Ryder Creed K-9 mystery thrillers and the international bestselling Maggie O’Dell series. She is the recipient of two Nebraska Book Awards, the Florida Book Award and the Mari Sandoz Award. Published in thirty-seven countries, her novels have sold over seven million copies and have made the bestseller lists across the world. When she’s not writing, Kava enjoys spending time with her pack of three Westies and one Jack Russell terrorist. They definitely are not as well-behaved as Ryder Creed’s dogs.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 138,560 ratings · 8,842 reviews · 53 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Perfect Evil (Maggie O'Dell, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 20,424 ratings — published 2000 — 8 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 Necessary Evil (Maggie O'Dell #5) 4.13 avg rating — 9,744 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Split Second (Maggie O'Dell, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 9,447 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	Breaking Creed (Ryder Creed, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 8,126 ratings — published 2014 — 37 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
	The Soul Catcher (Maggie O'Dell, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,491 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Exposed (Maggie O'Dell, #6) 4.07 avg rating — 6,683 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
	At the Stroke of Madness (Maggie O'Dell, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,112 ratings — published 2003 — 51 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
	Lost Creed (Ryder Creed, #4) 4.44 avg rating — 5,432 ratings — published 2018 — 16 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
	Silent Creed (Ryder Creed, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 5,816 ratings — published 2015 — 29 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
	Reckless Creed (Ryder Creed, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 5,574 ratings — published 2016 — 26 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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BEHIND THE SCENES: A Waitress Named Rita

In my latest novel, BEFORE EVIL a waitress named Rita plays an important role in the story. But this isn’t the first time. In fact, with the exception of A PERFECT EVIL, every single one of my 16 novels includes a waitress named Rita. Some of you who have read my books back-to-back may have noticed this. Usually it’s very subtle.

So why did I do this?

When my first book was published I was explain Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 15, 2017 11:47 • Tags: a-perfect-evil, alfred-hitchcock, before-evil, behind-the-scenes, suspense

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Series by Alex Kava

Maggie O'Dell (11 books)
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Ryder Creed (8 books)
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“It’s your life. Only you can choose what you make with it, whether it’s chicken salad or chicken shit.”
― Alex Kava, Fireproof

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“Being alone could sometimes feel terribly empty...”
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“Being a loner and being a loner were two separate things- Fireproof”
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Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen

5 votes, 23.8%

Deborah Knott by Margaret Maron

4 votes, 19.0%

Rosato & Associates by Lisa Scottoline

3 votes, 14.3%

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

2 votes, 9.5%

Kathleen Mallory by Carol O'Connell

1 vote, 4.8%

Alexandra Cooper by Linda Fairstein

1 vote, 4.8%

Molly Murphy by Rhys Bowen

1 vote, 4.8%

Murder, She Wrote by Jessica Fletcher

1 vote, 4.8%

Maggie O’Dell by Alex Kava

1 vote, 4.8%

Joanna Brady by J. A. Jance

1 vote, 4.8%

Key News by Mary Jane Clark

1 vote, 4.8%

Nina Reilly by Perri O'Shaughnessy

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Hannah Swensen by Joanne Fluke

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Alex Jensen & Jessie Arnold by Sue Henry

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Em Hansen Mystery by Sarah Andrews

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Sep 12, 2017 02:28PM

Donna wrote: "Thank you Alex for becoming my friend on Good Reads. Very much looking forward to reading your books."

Hi Donna! I hope you enjoy them.

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