Alex Kava (b. Silver Creek, Nebraska) is an American author of psychological suspense novels.
Growing up in the country of Silver Creek, Nebraska, Alex Kava fantasized about becoming a writer. Her parents, although they understood the value of education, had a tremendous work ethic. Reading was seen as frivolous unless required as schoolwork. As a teenager, Kava wrote short stories on the backs of calendars, sharing them only with her younger brother and hiding them in a shoe box under her bed.
Kava earned an art scholarship to attend college. To pay living expenses, she worked in a nearby hospital’s central supply department collecting and sterilizing all of the basins, instruments, and equipment from surgery, pathology and the morgue. In 1982 she graduated magna cum laude from College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska with a B.A. in art and English.
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A Perfect Evil - Online 'investigation' based on the story in the novel. Includes profiles of the investigators, crime scene photos, and timeline.
Alex Kava - Official site of the author of the series featuring FBI Profiler Maggie O'Dell. Biography, journal, interviews, news articles, book reviews and excerpts, mailing list, and list of upcoming appearances.
The Mystery Reader: Split Second - Wendy Crutcher reviews the second novel in the Maggie O'Dell series and rates it two stars out of a possible five.
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