Kay Hooper's Romance And Suspense Novels

Improved Essays
Author Kay Hooper writes romance and suspense novels and her novels have reached New York Times bestseller list. Hooper was born in 1958 in the state of California, and after her birth, her family moved to North Carolina where she grew up with her younger brother and sister. Her parents had three kids, of which Kay is the oldest. Once she started college, she found that none of the courses interested her, at least until she started her literature and history courses. It was here that she concentrated on her writing (which she had been interested in doing for a long time). That Christmas she got a typewriter and began work on her first novel (that was later published as “Lady Thief”, a Regency romance novel) that she was able to sell to a publisher in 1980. Her mother was her first personal assistant until she died in the year 2002, and her sister works for her as regional publicist, events coordinator, and business manager. She still lives in the state of North Carolina and fosters kittens and cats for the local pet rescue center that she also serves on the board for. Her house keeps her close to her brother, sister, and father. Hooper lives with some dogs and her cats.

Kay Hooper is a prolific author, having written over sixty novels, mainly
…show more content…
A nice town in Tennessee has become a killing field for a monster. Two bodies that were tortured before death are found, while a third person has gone missing. The little evidence that is left behind is baffling. The Sheriff in the town, Miranda Knight decides to enlist Noah Bishop, an FBI profiler to help solve the case, which is something that she swore that she would never do. This is as a result of something that happened years ago to Miranda and her sister by Noah. Catching the killer is going to be vital to Miranda, not to mention personal, as the killer has targeted a member of Miranda's family to get to

Related Documents

  • Superior Essays

    Craig Lloyd Graham Case

    • 1241 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Nearly one month later, on July 10, 1977, Craig’s body was found floating in a nearby strip-mine pond that had already been intensely searched in the first few days and weeks following his disappearance (Flynn, Grace). An autopsy report determined that there was no definite cause of death, but then again authorities had poured fuel on the body at the time of discovery to “kill maggots” supposedly. This move disabled all ability to make determination of cause of death from tissue samples. The sheriff at the time, along with the grand jury, recommended that the case remain open (Flynn, Grace). After several years, Craig Lloyd Graham’s cause of death is still listed as unknown with no new facts or evidence to help find out who committed this terrible crime (“Craig Lloyd Graham”).…

    • 1241 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    On Thursday July 3, 2003, thirteen-year-old Paulina Lee’s mother, Christine, asked her to run over to the mini-mart across the street from their house and buy plastic plates. She gave her daughter ten dollars to spend. At approximately 6:40 pm, Paulina left her house to go to the store, but she never arrived. No witnesses ever came forward.…

    • 518 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Katrina Joy Lss Thesis

    • 1055 Words
    • 5 Pages

    She travels back to Grove City, OH. during the holidays and a couple times a year. Her childhood was…

    • 1055 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Superior Essays

    The Wrongful Conviction of Steven Truscott It was the evening of June 9, 1959 when 14-year-old Steven Truscott had been seen giving 12-year-old classmate, Lynne Harper, a ride on the handlebars of his bike (Makin, 2016). The two separated at the intersection of County Road and Highway 8 (Harland-Logan, n.d.), only for Harper’s father to report his daughter missing shortly after (Harland-Logan, n.d.). Her body was found near a wooded area called Lawson’s Bush on June 11, 1959 (Makin, 2016), and she had been sexually assaulted and strangled to death (Harland-Logan, n.d.). Four days later, Steven Truscott was charged with the murder of Lynne Harper (Harland-Logan, n.d.).…

    • 1768 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The book three main strengths conflict, characterization, and situational irony. This essay will be on these three strong strengths of this inventive read. This book is about Cheyenne Windler who is with her stepmom when the car is stolen, but Cheyenne was in the back of the car. The hardest thing for Cheyenne is that she is blind and she still has to find a way to get away from who she is kidnapped from. The book Girl, Stolen by April Henry is an inventive read with many strengths.…

    • 712 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Karen Kelly and Ralph Myers are accused of the murders. Myers attempts to minimize his sentence by saying that he has witnessed McMillian at the scene of the murder. McMillan claims that he was nowhere near the murder scene. The new sheriff, Tom Tate is pressured to find a suspect and end the case. He is willing to charge the innocent for the murder.…

    • 791 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Girl From Felony Bay

    • 322 Words
    • 2 Pages

    November 24, 2017 Dear Mrs. Asselin, I have recently read an amazing book called The Girl From Felony Bay by J.E. Thompson. I had bought this book at the book fair and when I read the blurb on the back I was really into it. This book is about a girl whose dad was in the hospital in a coma for over a year due to an accident, where he was framed for a crime he did not commit.…

    • 322 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Zack And Amber Case Essay

    • 833 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The Case of Zack and Amber The case of Zack and Amber is a prime example of how the decisions of others can have far reaching effects. This case has several individuals involved. Zack is a police officer who fatally wounded his wife Amber after he discovered what appeared to be an act of adultery with Dallas.…

    • 833 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Case 1 : Name of case: The kidnapping of three young women Victim(s): Sofia Silva, Kati and Kristin Lisk Suspect: Richard Marc Evonitz Overview: One day, Sofia Silva was kidnapped off of her front porch and found 5 weeks later in a nearby creek. Just 8 months later the same happened to Kati and Kristin Lisk who were the found floating in a river five days later. After investigating Kati and Kristin’s body, pink fibers were found on Kati’s body. Then in June of 2002, the killer struck again this time kidnapping a girl and taking her to an apartment where she was handcuffed for 18 hours. The girl escaped and led the police to the apartment but upon arrival the killer was gone.…

    • 718 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Throughout its 239 years of independence, the United States of America has experienced peace, war, and just about everything in between. American culture has evolved significantly since the 18th century, and nothing more effectively represents its centuries of triumphs and tragedies than the literature of American authors. Specifically through short stories, these authors discuss both personal and societal concerns of their times, and simultaneously interweave themes of life, love, and happiness in their works. Three specific authors in American history – Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Theodore Dreiser ¬– act as “moral purifiers” presenting their case through their creative works that, left up to the reader, may have a positive…

    • 1582 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Stephen King writing about life through fiction King once answered, “When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.'” (King). Stephen King is a known American author. King is one of America’s most intriguing authors and has written some of the most compelling novels in the 20th century.…

    • 998 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Anna Garcia was a 38 year old hispanic woman found dead in her house on August 15th in Anytown, USA. She weighed 155 pounds and was 61 inches tall and seemed to be in an unhealthy state. She was found wearing a jacket in a heatwave and amounts aspirin were found in her body. Her life before her death appears to be very hectic as she recently divorced her husband, Alex Garcia, and had business fights with her best friend, Lucy Leffingwell. The possible persons of interest for the crime are Alex Garcia, Anna’s former husband, Lucy Leffingwell, Anna’s best friend, Erica Piedmont, An Ex's new wife, and Doug Green, Anna’s neighbor who reported the scene to the police.…

    • 998 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Overlook On the news, we hear about someone being murdered daily in which detectives are on the case to find out who committed the crime. Murder cases are always a grueling process with many clues to try and find the one who committed the crime. “The Overlook” by Michael Connelly is an example of that, in which he gives detectives a murder case that leads him and the reader in many different directions, trying to figure out who killed Dr. Kent. Connelly starts off with a detective named Harry Bosch, who receives a call at midnight about a murder case.…

    • 538 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Flannery O’Connor’s unique southern gothic style defies expectations of a good story in her writing Good Country People, A Good Man is Hard to Find, and Everything that Rises Must Converge. All three stories incorporate unexpected conclusions and intense conflicts. She not only met the usual expectation of an interesting plot, but skyrocketed above it. Ms. O’Connor utilized shocking endings for her stories in order to end her stories with the reader craving more.…

    • 1009 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Creepiest Religious Cults

    • 1299 Words
    • 6 Pages

    For most of us, religion is a way to be able to tell right from wrong, and a guidance to how to be a good person. While it is open to interpretation, some people take religious matters into their own hands, and form crazy ideologies which are quite scary to think of. Welcome to the Top 5: Creepiest Religious Cults. Number 1: The small town of Fall River, Massachusetts may seem like any ordinary town, but it's got a very dark, and disturbing history. It all started with the brutal murder of 17 year old Doreen Levesque [pronounced Leh-vek, don't read this in the video] near a high school.…

    • 1299 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays

Related Topics