Margaret Coel (born October 11, 1937, in Denver, Colorado) is an American historian and mystery writer who lives in Boulder, Colorado. Coel is a fourth-generation Coloradan and grew up in Denver.[page 48-49, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, ] Coel has received six Colorado Book Awards and one WILLA Literary Award.[ Awards page on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.]
Wind River Mysteries
This series—20 books published from 1995 to 2016—is set in
Wyoming Wind River Reservation and adjacent towns.
[ Arapaho Facts, Traditions & Beliefs on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.] The story lines are based on actual crimes and injustices.
[ Novels page on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.] Vicky Holden, an
Arapaho lawyer, and Father John O'Malley, a
Jesuit priest, collaborate to solve the crimes and rectify the injustices.
Works
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Chief Left Hand. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1988. .
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Goin' Railroading: Two Generations of Colorado Stories as told by Sam Speas. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1985. /978-0-87081-497-6.
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The Eagle Catcher. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 1995
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The Ghost Walker. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 1996
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The Dream Stalker. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 1997
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The Story Teller. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 1998
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The Lost Bird. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 1999
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The Spirit Woman. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2000
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The Thunder Keeper. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2001
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The Shadow Dancer. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2002
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Killing Raven. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2003
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Wife of Moon. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2004
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Eye of Wolf. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2005
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The Drowning Man. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2006
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The Girl with Braided Hair. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2007
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Blood Memory. A Catherine McLeod book. 2008
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The Silent Spirit. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2009
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The Spider's Web. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2010
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The Perfect Suspect. A Catherine McLeod book. 2011
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Buffalo Bill's Dead Now. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2012
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Killing Custer. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2013
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Night of the White Buffalo. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2014
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The Man Who Fell from the Sky. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2015
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Winter's Child. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2016, final book in the Wind River Reservation series.
[ Winter's Child Q & A on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.]
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