Kathleen Mallory
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Kathleen 'Kathy' Mallory is a fictional New York City Police Department
detective featured in nine dark mystery novels by author Carol O'Connell
. The novels in the series include Mallory's Oracle
(1994), The Man Who Cast Two Shadows
(1995), Killing Critics
(1996), Stone Angel (1997), Shell Game
(1999), Crime School (2002), Dead Famous (2003), Winter House (2004), and Find Me (2006 / UK edition title: Shark Music).
Mallory is described by her creator as a sociopath
. Emotionally scarred as a 6-year-old after she witnessed the murder of her mother in a small Louisiana
town, Mallory flees to New York City
, where she lives as a street child. She is caught trying to steal by police officer Louis Markowitz, who takes her home and becomes her foster father.
From age 10, Kathy, a "baby sociopath," grows up surrounded by Markowitz and his colorful circle of friends, including his partner, Sgt. Riker, who later becomes Kathy's partner and friend. Genius Charles Butler assists Kathy in her side computer technology business and is in love with her, though she remains oblivious. Mallory is a tall, green-eyed, curly haired blonde in her mid-twenties at the start of the series. She is often compared to a cat toying with its prey.
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
detective featured in nine dark mystery novels by author Carol O'Connell
Carol O'Connell
Carol O'Connell is an author of crime fiction, with a large series of crime books focusing around the character Kathy Mallory. The first book of nine novels about Mallory is Mallory's Oracle which was sent to England where it was auctioned in Europe, successfully. When it was brought back to the...
. The novels in the series include Mallory's Oracle
Mallory's Oracle
Mallory's Oracle is the first novel in the Kathy Mallory series by author Carol O'Connell. The book was nominated for an Edgar Award and a Dilys Award. It was first published by Hutchinson in May 1994.-Plot:...
(1994), The Man Who Cast Two Shadows
The Man Who Cast Two Shadows
The Man Who Cast Two Shadows is the second book in the Kathleen Mallory series written by Carol O'Connell.Mallory is a detective in New York City's Special Crimes Unit. Her colleagues fear she has been killed when a body is found in a park, similar in appearance and wearing a blazer embroidered...
(1995), Killing Critics
Killing Critics
Killing Critics is the third book in the Kathleen Mallory series written by Carol O'Connell.Mallory investigates the murder of Dean Starr, an artist killed in the middle of an exhibition. The killer made the murder appear to be performance art....
(1996), Stone Angel (1997), Shell Game
Shell game
The shell game is portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is a confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud...
(1999), Crime School (2002), Dead Famous (2003), Winter House (2004), and Find Me (2006 / UK edition title: Shark Music).
Mallory is described by her creator as a sociopath
Psychopathy
Psychopathy is a mental disorder characterized primarily by a lack of empathy and remorse, shallow emotions, egocentricity, and deceptiveness. Psychopaths are highly prone to antisocial behavior and abusive treatment of others, and are very disproportionately responsible for violent crime...
. Emotionally scarred as a 6-year-old after she witnessed the murder of her mother in a small Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
town, Mallory flees to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where she lives as a street child. She is caught trying to steal by police officer Louis Markowitz, who takes her home and becomes her foster father.
From age 10, Kathy, a "baby sociopath," grows up surrounded by Markowitz and his colorful circle of friends, including his partner, Sgt. Riker, who later becomes Kathy's partner and friend. Genius Charles Butler assists Kathy in her side computer technology business and is in love with her, though she remains oblivious. Mallory is a tall, green-eyed, curly haired blonde in her mid-twenties at the start of the series. She is often compared to a cat toying with its prey.