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Dorothy St. James


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Mystery

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Julie Hyzy
Elizabeth Peters
Kate Collins


Pseudonym for author Dorothy McFalls

Mystery author Dorothy St. James was born in New York but raised in South Carolina. She makes her home on an artsy island community in South Carolina with her husband, tiny little dog and fluffy cat. Though writing has always been a passion for her, she pursued an undergraduate degree in Wildlife Biology and a graduate degree in Public Administration and Urban Planning. She put her educational experience to use, having worked in all branches and all levels of government including local, regional, state, and federal. She even spent time during college working for a non-profit environmental watchdog organization.

Switching from government service and community planning to fiction writing wasn't as big of a ...more

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Singin' Hinnies Explained
We at Killer Characters found a draft that the late Sheila Connolly had written and had never published on our site. 

So here it is, in fond memory of our colleague and friend, Sheila Con Read more of this blog post »
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“letting that soul of yours sing like it should.”
― Dorothy St. James, Bonbon with the Wind
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