Karen E. Olson

, Female

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:

North Haven, CT

About Me:

Twenty years of working in newsrooms with mice, moldy carpeting, out-of-date computer systems, cranky editors, weird reporters and an even odder public lends itself nicely to writing a mystery series about a reporter whose affinity for the f-word has made me a target for little old ladies who like to email me about their displeasure with that. My books In the Annie Seymour mystery series are SACRED COWS, SECONDHAND SMOKE, DEAD OF THE DAY, and SHOT GIRL, which will be out in November 2008.

I am also currently writing the first in a mystery series about a tattoo shop owner in Las Vegas. THE MISSING INK will be out in July 2009. There is no cursing in this book. Have to give the readers options.

I Am A:

Writer

Website:

http://www.kareneolson.com

Books And Authors I Like:

I like the usual suspects, and I lean toward darker, noirish stories rather than cozies.

Movies And TV Shows I Like:

The Palm Beach Story; All the Presidents' Men; The Full Monty; Rebecca; Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.

The Amazing Race; The Wire; American Idol; Project Runway; Tony Bourdain's No Reservations; Extras.

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  A. N. Smith

  So I dumped facebook and got right back on here. But there's no Scrabble. Shit.

  Mar 16, 2008

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  Daniel Hatadi

  Just saw the article on you in the NY Times. Very cool!

  Jul 29, 2008

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  L.J. Sellers

  I'll have to read some of your series before my stint on the newspaper reporter panel at Bouchercon. I'm a magazine journalist, so I'm nervous about being prepared.

  Sep 11, 2008