Carol O'Connell is one of the finest writers of contemporary thrillers, with her intoxicating mix of rich prose, resonant characters and knife-edge suspense. Her books featuring NYPD detective Kathy Mallory, and the stand-alone novel, JUDAS CHILD, have garnered widespread critical acclaim and have appeared on bestseller lists across America. She lives in New York City.
O'Connell has raised the standard for psychological thrillers - Chicago Tribune If any writer could make me break my New Year's resolution to avoid serial killer novels, it would be Carol O'Connell - Daily Telegraph There has never been a fictional detective like Kathy Mallory - Val McDermid O'Connell's prose - sharp, gritty and streetwise - is in top form - Publishers Weekly