Carol O’Connell

Carol O’Connell is one of the most reputed authors of America, who likes to write all her books based on the mystery, crime fiction, and thriller genres. A large series of her crime fiction books is set around the life of the main protagonist named Kathleen Mallory. Author Carol was born on May 26, 1947, New York, The United States. The first novel that she wrote in the Kathleen Mallory series was sent to England. There, it got successfully auctioned all over Europe. When the novel was brought back to America, it became the most sought after book. The novel was titled as ‘Mallory’s Oracle’. Its success helped author Carol to work on the other books of the Kathleen Mallory series, all of which also became similarly successful as the first book. Before going on to become an established author, Carol obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Arizona State. Immediately after, she started her career as an artist, but did not see much success in it. Therefore, she decided to try a hand in the writing career. Initially, author Carol started writing books as a hobby. But several attempts, she found that she actually liked it and can pen down interesting crime fiction stories. She was successful in getting a literary agent who helped her publish her initial written works. When author Carol saw that there is some hope in this career, she decided to continue writing and eventually published a few more novels. The books of the Kathleen Mallory series became the highlight of her writing career. The immense success of these novels helped author Carol to establish herself as one of the prominent authors of the crime fiction genre.