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Kate Ross was born in Benton, Arkansas. She has two awesome friends, Jessica Love and Jonathan Warner. |
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:''For the American movie actress, see [[Katharine Ross]].'' |
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'''Kate Ross''' (June 21, 1956 - March 12, 1998), born '''Katherine Jean Ross''', was an American mystery author who wrote four books set in Regency-era England about dandy [[Julian Kestrel]]. The novels in the series are ''Cut to the Quick'' (1994), which won the 1994 Gargoyle award for in the category of Best Historical Mystery, ''A Broken Vessel'' (1995), ''Whom the Gods Love'' (1996), and ''The Devil in Music'' (1997), which won the 1997 [[Agatha Award]] for in the category of Best Novel. ''The Lullaby Thief'' (1997), a short story featuring Kestrel, is included in the mystery anthology ''Crime Through Time,'' edited by Miriam Grace Monfredo and Sharan Newman. |
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Ross attended [[Wellesley College]] and [[Yale]] Law School, before becoming a trial [[lawyer]], and a novelist. She died of [[breast cancer]] in 1998 at the age of 41. |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of female detective/mystery writers]] |
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==External links== |
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* {{cite web | url = http://www.iwillfollow.com/kjr/index.html | title = I Will Follow }}, a memorial Web site for Kate Ross |
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* {{cite web | url = http://www.littlemoon.com/histmyst/awards.shtml | title = Mystery Book Awards }} |
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* {{goodreads author | id = 201535 | name = Kate Ross }} |
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* {{cite web | url = http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards.html | title = Agatha Awards| publisher = [[Agatha Award|Malice Domestic]] }} |
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|NAME = Ross, Kate |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Ross, Kathy |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION = Author of the Julian Kestrel Mystery Series; Boston, Massachusetts trial lawyer. |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = June 21, 1956 |
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|DATE OF DEATH = March 12, 1998 |
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[[Category:American mystery writers]] |
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[[Category:1956 births]] |
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[[Category:1998 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Agatha Award winners]] |
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[[Category:American lawyers]] |
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Revision as of 19:15, 12 December 2011
Kate Ross was born in Benton, Arkansas. She has two awesome friends, Jessica Love and Jonathan Warner.