CAROL O'CONNELL

CHARACTER:	KATHY MALLORY
CATEGORY:	POLICEWOMEN

When she was approximately 10 years old, Kathy Mallory was arrested or adopted, depending on your viewpoint, by Louis Markowicz. She was given a veneer of civilization by Helen Markowicz, but Kathy had already been living by her wits on the streets of New York for several years. She has the soul of a thief, according to Markowicz's friends. She has a system of right and wrong, but it is wholly her own. Mallory is a unique creation. These books are dark and disturbing, but packed with terrific writing. Try to read them in order.

Mallory's Oracle
The Man Who Cast Two Shadows
Killing Critics
Stone Angel