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Kendra Elliot

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June 11

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Romance, Mystery & Thrillers

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An Amazon #1 selling author, Kendra Elliot has sold over 8 Million books and been on the WSJ best seller list eleven times.

She grew up in the lush Pacific Northwest and still lives there with her family and three cats. She's fascinated with forensics, refuses to eat anything green, and dreams of living every day in flip flops.

*New series!* THE LAST SISTER and THE SILENCE

The BONE SECRETS NOVELS: HIDDEN, CHILLED, BURIED, ALONE, KNOWN and VEILED (a novella).

The CALLAHAN & McLANE novels are a spin-off of the Bone Secrets books. VANISHED, BRIDGED, SPIRALED, and TARGETED.

The MERCY KILPATRICK series, a spin-off of the CALLAHAN & McLANE series, A MERCIFUL DEATH, A MERCIFUL TRUTH, A MERCIFUL SECRET, A MERCIFUL SILENCE, A MERCIFUL FATE, and A MERC ...more

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	A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 43,510 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vanished (Callahan & McLane, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 22,104 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spiraled (Callahan & McLane #3) 4.27 avg rating — 13,032 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Targeted (Callahan & McLane, #4) 4.38 avg rating — 11,743 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Merciful Truth (Mercy Kilpatrick, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 23,439 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alone (Bone Secrets, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 12,982 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Known (Bone Secrets, #5) 4.36 avg rating — 11,219 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Merciful Secret (Mercy Kilpatrick, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 20,950 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bridged (Callahan & McLane, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 15,003 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Sister (Columbia River, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 19,295 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Solitude, Oregon (10 books)
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Kendra Elliot answered Maddy Leon Max's question: Hello! Is there any plan for Evan Bolton to have his own series? :) Hi Maddy. I’m not planning a series for him, but I do plan to give him a bigger role in In The Pines which is a Mercy book coming out next year. I’ve just started it and so far he’s a big chunk of my plot. I’m debating whether to give him an HEA or s See Full Answer
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Kendra Elliot answered Ian's question: Just wondering if A Merciful Promise is the end of the Mercy Kilpatrick series or were you planning on revisiting them at some stage? Hi Ian. The next book I’m planning is a Mercy book, but it’s not written yet. It would be out sometime in 2021.
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Kendra Elliot entered a giveaway Gangster Nation by Tod Goldberg (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kendra Elliot and 4 other people liked Diane Saul's review of Targeted (Callahan & McLane, #4): "I have been reading Kendra since her first book, Hidden. She just keeps getting better! Mason and some of his detective friends have gone on a vacation together. One of the detectives is brutally murdered at the remote cabin where they are staying. H" Read more of this review »
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Kendra Elliot and 6 other people liked Cindy's review of Targeted (Callahan & McLane, #4): "Tight suspense thriller that had me turning the pages as fast as I could to find out who was killing Oregon’s law enforcement. The author did a great job of keeping you guessing almost till the end along with some great murder scene descriptions (yes" Read more of this review »
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Kendra Elliot voted on a poll Which of Tess Gerritsen's Medical Thrillers do you prefer? ...more She voted for: Bloodstream Bloodstream ...more
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Kendra Elliot made a comment on Syd’s status in Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) " Lol. Relax. I thought I'd skipped a book. It all works out soon. Maybe I shouldn't say soon...but she takes you on a journey that is worth the ride. "
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“Sometimes a clean break with a fresh start is the healthiest way to handle the changes in life. People step up to the task when they are faced with challenges.”
― Kendra Elliot, Alone

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“Who would have thought that sharing a cup of coffee in the morning would be one of the highlights of his day?”
― Kendra Elliot, Bridged

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“Sometimes a clean break with a fresh start is the healthiest way to handle the changes in life. People step up to the task when they are faced with challenges. Letting go slowly, hoping to smooth things out, often doesn’t help anyone.”
― Kendra Elliot, Alone

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February 2017 Group Reads Poll

Deep Freeze (Northwest, #1) by Lisa Jackson

Deep Freeze - Lisa Jackson The Witness

4 votes, 17.4%

The Butterfly Garden - Dot Hutchison

3 votes, 13.0%

The Devil's Work - Mark Edwards

2 votes, 8.7%

1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) by James Patterson

1st to Die - James Patterson

2 votes, 8.7%

Rage Against the Dying (Brigid Quinn, #1) by Becky Masterman

Rage Against the Dying - Becky Masterman

2 votes, 8.7%

False Memory - Dean Koontz

2 votes, 8.7%

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie

1 vote, 4.3%

Girl Number One - Jane Holland

1 vote, 4.3%

The Girl in the Picture by Alexandra Monir

The Girl in the Picture - Alexandra Monir

1 vote, 4.3%

Vanished in the Night - Eileen Carr

1 vote, 4.3%

In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) by Tana French

In the Woods - Tana French

1 vote, 4.3%

- Nora Roberts

1 vote, 4.3%

The Crooked House - Christobel Kent

1 vote, 4.3%

The Dry - Jane Harper

1 vote, 4.3%

Under Your Skin - Sabine Durrant

0 votes, 0.0%

The Drowning Girls by Paula Treick DeBoard

The Drowning Girls - Paula Treick DeBoard

0 votes, 0.0%

The Twilight Wife - A.J. Banner

0 votes, 0.0%

A Cry from the Dust (Gwen Marcey #1) by Carrie Stuart Parks

A Cry from the Dust - Carrie Stuart Parks

0 votes, 0.0%

The Couple Next Door - Shari Lapena

0 votes, 0.0%

The Hanging (Konrad Simonsen, #1) by Lotte Hammer

The Hanging - Lotte Hammer

0 votes, 0.0%

I'll Be Seeing You by Mary Higgins Clark

I'll Be Seeing You - Mary Higgins Clark

0 votes, 0.0%

The Vanishing Year - Kate Moretti

0 votes, 0.0%

The Sleepwalker - Chris Bohjalian

0 votes, 0.0%

A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1) by Kendra Elliot

A Merciful Death - Kendra Elliot

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