Lefty Awards (Left Coast Crime)
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2011) Winner
Margaret Coel
マーガレット・コール
Māgaretto Kōru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1937-10-11 （Denver, Colorado）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Denver, Colorado → Boulder, Colorado
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1985-2016
- Affiliations
- Boulder Daily Camera
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette University | — | Journalism | — | — | United States |
Marquette University
Journalism
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Colorado Book Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| — | WILLA Literary Award | — | — | — | Winner |
Colorado Book Award
Result:
Winner
WILLA Literary Award
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Eagle Catcher
1995 MysteryA mystery set on the Wind River Reservation featuring Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley.
Arapaho cultureCrimeInjustice
The Ghost Walker
1996 MysteryVicky Holden and Father O'Malley solve crimes based on real events.
Native American traditionsSupernatural
Chief Left Hand
1988 HistoryHistory of Arapaho chief Left Hand.
Native American history
Bibliography
- Chief Left Hand
- Goin' Railroading
- The Eagle Catcher
- The Ghost Walker
- The Dream Stalker
- The Story Teller
- The Lost Bird
- The Spirit Woman
- The Thunder Keeper
- The Shadow Dancer
- Killing Raven
- Wife of Moon
- Eye of Wolf
- The Drowning Man
- The Girl with Braided Hair
- Blood Memory
- The Silent Spirit
- The Spider's Web
- The Perfect Suspect
- Buffalo Bill's Dead Now
- Killing Custer
- Night of the White Buffalo
- The Man Who Fell from the Sky
- Winter's Child
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Mystery novels set on Native American reservationsStories based on actual crimes and injustices
- Recurring Motifs
- Arapaho traditionsCollaboration between lawyer and priestCultural conflicts
Legacy
Known for the 20-book Wind River Mysteries series set on Wyoming's Wind River Reservation, featuring Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden and Jesuit priest Father John O'Malley. Received six Colorado Book Awards and one WILLA Literary Award.
Trivia
- Fourth-generation Coloradan.
- Grew up in Denver and lives in Boulder, Colorado.