Kathleen Kent

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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2008
  • Latest Book:
    February 2023
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About the Author

Kathleen Kent is the author of two best-selling novels, THE HERETIC’S DAUGHTER, for which she received the David J. Langum Sr. award for American Historical Fiction, and THE TRAITOR’S WIFE (published in hardcover as THE WOLVES OF ANDOVER). Her most recent novel, THE OUTCASTS, was awarded the American Library Association’s “Top Pick” Historical Fiction in 2014 as well as being the recipient of a Will Rogers Medallion award for Western fiction. She is currently working on her fourth novel based on a short story published in the crime anthology Dallas Noir. Her novels are collectively published in 16 countries.

Book List in Order: 8 titles

  • The Heretic's Daughter

    Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds wit...

  • The Traitor's Wife

  • The Wolves of Andover // The Traitor's Wife

    In the harsh wilderness of colonial Massachusetts, Martha Allen works as a servant in her cousin's household, taking charge and locking wills with everyone. Thomas Carrier labors for the family and is known both for his immense strength and size and ...

  • The Outcasts

    A taut, thrilling adventure story about buried treasure, a manhunt, and a woman determined to make a new life for herself in the old west. It's the 19th century on the GulfCoast, a time of opportunity and lawlessness. After escaping the Texas bro...

  • The Dime

    Brooklyn's toughest female detective takes on Dallas--and neither is ready for the fight. Dallas, Texas is not for the faint of heart. Good thing for Betty Rhyzyk she's from a family of take-no-prisoners Brooklyn police detectives. But her Big App...

  • The Burn

    In this "deeply satisfying" thriller, Detective Betty Rhyzyk is up against a string of mysterious assassinations, an increasingly reckless partner, and her worst fear -- desk duty -- when she decides to go rogue . . . heading straight ...

  • The Pledge

    In this "instantly cinematic and completely compelling" thriller (Hank Phillippi Ryan), Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rival -- this time for good.“The terrific adrenaline punch you’d expect for the grand final...

  • Black Wolf

    A "masterful" and "riveting" thriller about a female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the dangerous heart of the Soviet Union -- and the path of a killer who shouldn’t exist (Joseph Finder, New York Times b...



Award-Winning Books by Kathleen Kent

The Heretic's Daughter
2008 Langum Prize for Historical Literature -- Historical Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kathleen Kent has published 8 books.

Kathleen Kent does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Black Wolf, was published in February 2023.

The first book by Kathleen Kent, The Heretic's Daughter, was published in September 2008.

No. Kathleen Kent does not write books in series.
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