Margaret Coel

Margaret Coel
Born (1937-10-11) October 11, 1937 (age 89)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
EducationMarquette University
Occupations
  • Historian
  • writer
Writing career
Notable awardsColorado Book Award (x6)
WILLA Literary Award
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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. She graduated in journalism from Marquette University in 1960 and worked on the Boulder Daily Camera. Coel has received six Colorado Book Awards and one WILLA Literary Award.

Wind River Mysteries

This series—20 books published from 1995 to 2016—is set in Wyoming's Wind River Reservation and adjacent towns. The story lines are based on actual crimes and injustices. Vicky Holden, an Arapaho lawyer, and Father John O'Malley, a Jesuit priest, collaborate to solve the crimes and rectify the injustices.

Works

References

  1. ↑ Jameson, W. C., ed. (2011). An elevated view : Colorado writers on writing. Llano, TX: Seven Oaks Pub. ISBN 9780963082961. OCLC 729565366.
  2. ↑ page 48-49, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33428-5
  3. ↑ Awards page on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Arapaho Facts, Traditions & Beliefs on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Novels page on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Winter's Child Q & A on the Author's website Accessed 18 September 2017.