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.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's 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 Chief Left Hand. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1988. . Goin' Railroading: Two Generations of Colorado Stories as told by Sam Speas. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1985. /978-0-87081-497-6. The Eagle Catcher. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 1995 The Ghost Walker. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 1996 The Dream Stalker. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 1997 The Story Teller. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 1998 The Lost Bird. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 1999 The Spirit Woman. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2000 The Thunder Keeper. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2001 The Shadow Dancer. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2002 Killing Raven. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2003 Wife of Moon. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2004 Eye of Wolf. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2005 The Drowning Man. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2006 The Girl with Braided Hair. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2007 Blood Memory. A Catherine McLeod book. 2008 The Silent Spirit. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2009 The Spider's Web. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2010 The Perfect Suspect. A Catherine McLeod book. 2011 Buffalo Bill's Dead Now. A Vicky Holden, Father John O’Malley book. 2012 Killing Custer. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2013 Night of the White Buffalo. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2014 The Man Who Fell from the Sky. A Vicky Holden, Father John O'Malley book. 2015 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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External links Author's home page Accessed 10 March 2017.