Alex Kava

About the Author

Alex Kava is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She writes novels in the psychological thriller genre. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska with her two dogs Miss Molly and Scout. She writes a bestselling FBI profiler series which includes her character Maggie O'Dell. (Bowker show more Author Biography) show less

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Series

Maggie O'Dell

Ryder Creed

The Hanover House Chronicles

Michaela Dee Dare

Works by Alex Kava

Popular Recent

A Perfect Evil (2000) 1,273 copies

Split Second (2001) 844 copies

The Soul Catcher (2002) 789 copies

A Necessary Evil (2006) 768 copies

At the Stroke of Madness (2003) 756 copies

Exposed (2008) 549 copies

One False Move (2004) 492 copies

Damaged (2010) 460 copies

Black Friday (2009) 433 copies

Hotwire (2011) 385 copies

Whitewash (2006) 351 copies

Stranded (2013) 293 copies

Breaking Creed (2015) 284 copies

Fireproof (2012) 284 copies

Silent Creed (2015) 215 copies

Reckless Creed (2016) 165 copies

Lost Creed (2018) 89 copies

Before Evil (2017) 69 copies

Desperate Creed (2019) 61 copies

Hidden Creed (2020) 54 copies

FALLEN CREED: Book 7 Ryder Creed K-9 Mystery (2022) 32 copies

Storm Season [Anthology 3-in-1] (2012) — Contributor — 26 copies

Sweet Dreams Boxed Set (2015) — Contributor — 22 copies

Off the Grid (2016) 18 copies

Alex Kava Bundle (2007) 16 copies

A Breath of Hot Air (2011) 9 copies

Profile (Split Second / The Soul Catcher / At the Stroke of Madness) (2007) 9 copies

To Catch a Killer (The Soul Catcher | At the Stroke of Madness | One False Move) (2008) 9 copies

Compulsion: At the Stroke of Madness / Black Friday (2017) 7 copies

A Perfect Evil [and] Split Second (2015) 7 copies

Goodnight Sweet Mother (2017) 4 copies

No title 2 copies

Damaged [and] A Breath of Hot Air (2011) 2 copies

Twisted 2 copies

Alex Kava 6 Books Bundle Collection (A Necessary Evil (MIRA),One False Move (MIRA),At the Stroke of Madness, Exposed,… (2015) 2 copies

Maggie O'Dell Collection Volume 1 (A Maggie O'Dell Novel) (2019) 1 copy

Maggie O'Dell Collection Volume 2 (A Maggie O'Dell Novel) (2019) 1 copy

Alex Kava Collection A Maggie Odell Novel 8 Books Set Pack (2011) 1 copy

Goodnight, Sweet Mother�(novella included in�Off The Grid) 1 copy

Cold Metal Night (novella included in�Off The Grid) 1 copy

Electric Blue�(novella included in�Off The Grid) 1 copy

A Perfect Evil / At the Stroke of Madness / Split Second / Exposed (Maggie O'Dell #1, 2, 4, 6) 1 copy

En danger de mort : Une enquête de Maggie O'Dell (Les enquêtes de Maggie O'Dell t. 2) (French Edition) 1 copy

Les âmes piégées : Une enquête de Maggie O'Dell (Les enquêtes de Maggie O'Dell t. 4) (French Edition) 1 copy

Effroi (Les enquêtes de Maggie O'Dell, Une enquête) (2012) 1 copy

Hidden Creed: (book 6 Ryder Creed K-9 Mystery) 1 copy

After Dark 1 copy

Work Explorer

Associated Works

Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night (2006) — Contributor — 743 copies

First Thrills (2010) — Contributor — 246 copies

Slices of Night [Anthology 3-in-1] (2011) — Contributor & Introduction — 36 copies

First Thrills: Volume 4 (2011) — Contributor — 15 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Kava, Sharon M.
Other names: Kava, S. M.
Birthdate: 1960
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Silver Creek, Nebraska, USA
Places of residence: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Pensacola, Florida, USA
Education: College of Saint Mary, Omaha, Nebraska (B.A. | Art | English | magna cum laude | 1982)
Occupations: hospital tech
graphic designer
public relations director
author
Organizations: Sisters in Crime
Mystery Writers of America
Nebraska Writers Guild
International Thriller Writers

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Reviews

The Soul Catcher (A Maggie O'Dell Novel) by Alex Kava

I wanted to give this another Star, for the story overall was pretty gripping. However, the plot errors were just enough that I couldn't. There are some humorous bits that I would like to put in highlights, but can't do that with library books

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