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Kathleen Kent

    January 1, 1953

    Kathleen Kent crafts contemporary crime fiction that delves into the rich, and sometimes absurd, cultural landscape of Texas. Her detective novels feature a fearless heroine who confronts entrenched systems with wit and grit. Drawing from her experiences and family connections to law enforcement, Kent brings to life the contradictions of the South through the eyes of her unforgettable protagonist. Her work is celebrated for its vivid portrayal of place and its compelling exploration of female resilience.

    The Outcasts
    The Dime
    The Heretic's Daughter
    The Burn
    Black Wolf
    The Game Changer - Vol. 4: Inspirational Stories That Changed Lives
    • 2023

      The new spy thriller by Kathleen Kent, set in post-Soviet Belarus during the 1990s. A female CIA agent must evade a serial killer and the might of the KGB.

      Black Wolf
    • 2022

      Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rival: Evangeline Roy, the matriarch of a ruthless cult. With the clock ticking down, it will take everything Betty's got to finally put an end to Evangeline's reign of terror, and to keep her beloved Dallas - and her own family - safe at last.

      The Pledge
    • 2020

      Detective Betty Rhyzyk is up against a string of mysterious assassinations, an increasingly reckless partner, and her worst fear - desk duty - when she decides to go rogue... heading straight into the dark underworld of Dallas's most dangerous drug cartel.

      The Burn
    • 2019

      Brooklyn's toughest female detective takes on Dallas in the first novel in the Betty Rhyzyk. Betty is as tough as the best of them, but she's battling a group of unruly subordinates, a persistent stalker, a formidable criminal organization, and an unsupportive girlfriend.

      The Dime
    • 2017

      Foundations of Programming Languages

      • 370 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      introduces object-oriented languages through examples in Java, functional programming with Standard ML, and programming using the logic language Prolog;

      Foundations of Programming Languages
    • 2014

      From the author of THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER, an epic Texan adventure of love, loss and kinship. For any fan of TRUE GRIT, for any reader Philipp Meyer's THE SON

      The Outcasts
    • 2010

      After Thomas Carrier saves Martha Allen from a wolf attack, he discovers wild animals are not the only dangers lurking in the Massachusetts woods: assassins have arrived from London to capture Charles I's executioner, said to be living outside Boston under an assumed name

      The Traitor's Wife
    • 2008

      Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria of the trials and the superstitious tyranny that led to the torture and imprisonment of more than 200 people accused of witchcraft. This is the story of Martha's courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived.

      The Heretic's Daughter