Welcome to my world of mystery novels and short stories set among the Arapahos on the Wind River Reservation. The people who move through my stories—Father John O'Malley and Vicky Holden and everyone in their lives—have sprung straight from my imagination. They are, as Henry James said of his characters, my dream people. But the Arapahos and the setting are real, and you can find out about both on this website. Read the full letter... *   *   * COMING SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 Something new from Margaret Coel! BLOOD MEMORY A NOVEL OF SUSPENSE Featuring Catherine McLeod, investigative reporter for a Denver newspaper, and Nick Bustamante, Denver police detective. Someone is trying to kill Catherine McLeod. At first she thinks someone wants her dead because of what she must have written for the paper. But soon she realizes that she has been targeted for death because of what she might write in the future. She has no idea of what that might be. As an assassin closes in, Catherine finds herself in a race for her life to uncover the story someone wants to keep hidden… Read more about it here. BOOK TOUR! Margaret will appear on a ten city book tour in September. Look for her in Boulder, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, Pasadena, Orange, Albuquerque, Taos, Houston, Kansas City. We'll keep you posted on the dates, times and locations. Margaret will also be speaking at major events during September and October. Look here for details! OTHER NEWS Another cover feature story on Margaret in the spring edition of FIRSTS magazine. The 15-page article gives a behind-the-scenes account of the research Margaret did for each novel, including the fact that she was shot at while researching KILLING RAVEN! Read all about THE GIRL WITH BRAIDED HAIR, the latest Wind River mystery. Readers are calling it the best novel in the series so far. THE GIRL WITH BRAIDED HAIR is the recipient of the Rocky Award for Best Mystery Novel Set in the American West. The award was presented at the Left Coast Conference of crime writers in March, 2008. Margaret was on the cover of the Fall 2006 Mystery Scene Magazine. Click here for more information. EYE OF THE WOLF received the Colorado Book Award for best novel by a Colorado author in the Popular Fiction category. It is the fourth novel in the series to win the award! Whirlwind Woman (Tenth commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods) coming soon from ASAP Publishing. This is the series of short stories featuring John and Vicky! Read more about it here! READERS GUIDES! Margaret is featured on BookReporter.com. Tony Hillerman interviews Margaret! Margaret is also featured on David Montgomery's Crime Fiction blog as one of the Overnight Success stories. Publishers Weekly says of Coel: "Of all the writers of Native-American mysteries compared to Tony Hillerman, Coel is the one who most deserves the accolade." Read the full review... Join Margaret's Mailing List! SPECIAL! We have prepared a beautiful map of the Wind River Reservation area to give away free to anyone who buys Margaret's books. We don't have too many left, so get one soon if you haven't already, by sending an email to: webmaven AT xuni DOT com with WIND RIVER MAP in the subject line. Site design by xuni.com. All content copyright 2002-2008, Margaret Coel.