Aimée Thurlo (1951–2014)

Author of Blackening Song

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About the Author

Aimée Thurlo was born on June 1, 1951 in Havana, Cuba. At the age of 7, her family fled the Castro regime and settled in Miami, Florida. She wrote more than fifty mystery, romance, and romantic suspense novels. She wrote the Sister Agatha series, the Lee Nez series, and the Ella Clah series with show more her husband David Thurlo. She received several awards during her lifetime including the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, a Willa Cather Award for Contemporary Fiction, and the New Mexico Book Award for Mystery and Suspense. She died from cancer on February 28, 2014 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Aimee Thurlo, Aimee Duvall, Aimée Martel, Aimee' Thurlo, Aimée Thurlo, Aimée Thurlo

Disambiguation Notice:

Aimée Thurlo and David Thurlo are a husband-and-wife team of novelists. They are the co-authors of the romance and mystery novels published under Aimée's name as well as under their joint pseudonyms Aimée Martel and Aimée Duvall. See their Web site: aimeeanddavidthurlo.com

Do NOT combine this page with their joint author page.

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Series

Ella Clah Mysteries

Lee Nez

Sister Agatha Mysteries

Brotherhood of Warriors

Sign of the Gray Wolf

Copper Canyon

Four Winds trilogy

Long Mountain Heroes

The Brothers of Rock Ridge

Trading Post

Charlie Henry

Works by Aimée Thurlo

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Blackening Song (1995) 157 copies

Bad Faith (2002) 124 copies

The Enemy Way (1998) 122 copies

Second Sunrise (2002) 121 copies

Bad Medicine (1997) 114 copies

Death Walker (1996) 113 copies

Red Mesa (2001) 109 copies

Changing Woman (2002) 102 copies

Shooting Chant (2000) 96 copies

Tracking Bear (2003) 94 copies

White Thunder (2005) 86 copies

Turquoise Girl (2007) 84 copies

Wind Spirit (2004) 79 copies

Thief in Retreat (2004) 77 copies

Prey for a Miracle (2006) 77 copies

Coyote's Wife (2008) 76 copies

Blood Retribution (2004) 70 copies

Mourning Dove (2006) 68 copies

Pale Death (2005) 65 copies

Plant Them Deep (2003) 58 copies

Earthway (2009) 57 copies

False Witness (2007) 54 copies

Surrogate Evil (2006) 51 copies

Never-Ending-Snake (2010) 50 copies

Timewalker (1994) 46 copies

Black Thunder (2011) 46 copies

Bad Samaritan (2010) 45 copies

The Spirit Line (2004) 42 copies

The Prodigal Nun (2008) 42 copies

Ghost Medicine (2013) — Author — 35 copies

Alpha Warrior (2010) — Author — 33 copies

Twilight Warrior (2011) — Author — 29 copies

When Lightning Strikes (2002) 28 copies

Navajo Courage (2009) — Author — 28 copies

Navajo Justice (2002) 27 copies

Spirit Warrior (1993) 26 copies

The Pawnbroker (2014) — Author — 25 copies

Second Shadow (1993) 24 copies

Council of Fire (2007) — Author — 24 copies

Stargazer's Woman (2008) — Author — 23 copies

Cisco's Woman (1996) 23 copies

Restless Wind (2007) — Author — 23 copies

Christmas Witness (1999) 22 copies

A Time of Change (2013) — Author — 22 copies

Her Hero (1997) 22 copies

Black Raven's Pride (2000) 20 copies

Her Destiny (1997) 19 copies

Power of the Raven (2012) — Author — 19 copies

Grave Consequences (2015) 19 copies

Black Mesa (1990) 18 copies

Redhawk's Heart (1999) 18 copies

Redhawk's Return (1999) 18 copies

Her Shadow (1998) 18 copies

Falcon's Run (2013) — Author — 17 copies

Fatal Charm (1995) 17 copies

Winter Hawk's Legend (2011) — Author — 16 copies

Eagle's Last Stand (2014) 15 copies

Expiration Date (1989) 15 copies

The Shadow (2010) — Author — 15 copies

Looking Through Darkness (2015) 14 copies

Undercover Warrior (2014) 13 copies

Secrets of the Lynx (2012) — Author — 13 copies

Bearing Gifts (1994) 13 copies

Shadow of the Wolf (1993) 11 copies

Breach of Faith (1992) 10 copies

Strangers Who Linger (1991) 10 copies

Night Wind (1991) 8 copies

Homespun Christmas (2013) 7 copies

Suitable For Framing (1990) 7 copies

Hero at Large (1985) 7 copies

The Fires Within (1984) 4 copies

To Tame a Heart (1988) 4 copies

Kid at Heart (1986) 4 copies

Too Near the Sun (1982) 4 copies

Halfway There (1982) 4 copies

The Loving Touch (1983) 3 copies

Made for Each Other (1987) 2 copies

The Right Combination (1988) 2 copies

One More Tomorrow (1984) 2 copies

Lover in Blue (1982) 2 copies

Brief Encounter (1985) 1 copy

When Lightning Strikes (Sign of the Gray Wolf, #1) 1 copy

Spring Madness (1985) 1 copy

Time Of Change 1 copy

The Right Combination by Aimee Thurlo (1988-05-01) 1 copy

After the Rain (1984) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Thurlo, Aimée
Legal name: Thurlo, Aimée Salcedo
Other names: Martel, Aimée
Duvall, Aimée
Birthdate: 1951-06-01
Date of death: 2014-02-28
Gender: female
Nationality: Cuba (birth)
USA (naturalized)
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Place of death: Corrales, New Mexico, USA
Cause of death: stomach cancer
Places of residence: New Mexico, USA
Corrales, New Mexico, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
Occupations: Novelist
Editor
Bookkeeper
Relationships: Thurlo, David (husband)
Agent: Forge, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010
Disambiguation notice: Aimée Thurlo and David Thurlo are a husband-and-wife team of novelists. They are the co-authors of the romance and mystery novels published under Aimée's name as well as under their joint pseudonyms Aimée Martel and Aimée Duvall. See their Web site: aimeeanddavidthurlo.com

Do NOT combine this page with their joint author page.

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Reviews

Ghost Medicine: An Ella Clah Novel by Aimee Thurlo

A lot of potential, not only in this book, but suffers from a lack in editing. Engaging characters, and a good plotline, I just have a real problem with dumb errors. Like "gravel from a fiberglass roof"... WTF??

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acb13adm | 1 other review | Sep 13, 2023 |

White Thunder by Aimee Thurlo

I found White Thunder to be on the boring side. The plot isn't half bad, and the writing isn't too bad either, but it was slow and repetitive and not overly interesting. And there was even a tie-in to the title White Thunder (and arrowhead in the story and featured on the cover), but at the end of the book I don't believe, or certainly can't remember, if it had anything to do with the story other than bits being thrown in for no good reason.

Long story short, a few sitting I only managed a page or two before I was so unengaged that I had to put the book down. Ella Clah doesn't do much except drive all over the place most of the time while the clues to various crimes fall slowly, oh so slowly, into place. The whole "white man doesn’t understand Navajo culture" wears thin too. Yeah, I get it, but you didn't have to rephrase that talking point 1,000 times. Oh well, maybe the next Thurlo novel will be better...… (more)

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Picathartes | Jul 11, 2023 |

Pale Death: A Lee Nez Novel by Aimee Thurlo

Another good Lee Nez story, includes Diane Lopez, and a vampire gone mad, but driven there by a secret government agency.

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GGmaSheila | 1 other review | Feb 12, 2023 |

Blood Retribution: Lee Nez Book 2 by Aimee Thurlo

I really like these books. The stories are original, the lead characters are understandable, and the baddies are really bad. Diane Lopez is not a fluffy, airhead woman TSTL, but a woman who thinks first, who is not afraid to ask questions and get info from Lee when she is in over her head. Lee Nez is a capable officer who tries to protect as many people as he can in dangerous situations. He may be a vampire but he has a heart, a conscience, and respects the old ways when he can.

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GGmaSheila | 1 other review | Feb 12, 2023 |

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