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Catherine Maiorisi

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Lesbian Mystery, Lesbian Romance, Mystery

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Catherine Maiorisi lives and writes in New York City.

Since she found her imagination, writing has been like meditating for Catherine and it is what she most loves to do. But she also reads voraciously, loves to cook, especially Italian, and enjoys hanging out with her wife and friends.

Catherine is the author of the NYPD Detective Chiara Corelli mysteries featuring Corelli and her partner P.J. Parker. There are currently four books in the series: A Matter of Blood, The Blood Runs Cold, A Message in Blood, and Legacy in the Blood.

When she wrote a short story to create the backstory for the love interest in her two unpublished Corelli mysteries, Catherine had never read any romance and hadn’t considered writing it. To her surprise, “The Fan ...more

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How and when did you realize you were a lesbian and how has that affected your writing?

Catherine Maiorisi I believe I was in the sixth grade when I realized I was a lesbian, but I don't think I knew then what to call it.

I was a voracious reader so when I …moreI believe I was in the sixth grade when I realized I was a lesbian, but I don't think I knew then what to call it.

I was a voracious reader so when I was a little older someone gave me a box of books, mostly mysteries but it included The Well of Loneliness. That helped me to put a name to it and I began to read what I could find.

It's hard to say how being a lesbian affected my writing. While it is a basic part of my identity and the lens through which I see the world, I never thought much about it until I started writing. My first book was a mystery featuring a female NYPD detective who feels a visceral attraction to a potential suspect. I originally wrote that suspect as a man but it didn't feel right. Yet I fought it through a few drafts because I wanted the book to be a mainstream mystery. I'm happy to say, the pull to make her a lesbian and the suspect a woman was very strong and I changed her. Now I mostly write lesbian protagonists.
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Catherine Maiorisi I can't say I've ever had writer's block but that may be due to the way I write. I usually have a novel and multiple short stories in process at the s…moreI can't say I've ever had writer's block but that may be due to the way I write. I usually have a novel and multiple short stories in process at the same time so if I get stuck on one project I simply skip to the next and write until I need to think about the next step, then switch back to the novel.(less)

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Average rating: 4.12 · 2,206 ratings · 392 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Matter of Blood (Chiara Corelli Mystery, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Blood Runs Cold (Chiara Corelli Mystery, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	A Message in Blood (Chiara Corelli Mystery, #3) 4.51 avg rating — 260 ratings — 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
	Matters of the Heart 3.69 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Legacy in the Blood (Chiara Corelli Mystery, #4) 4.36 avg rating — 195 ratings — 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
	Love Among the Ruins 4.09 avg rating — 149 ratings — 7 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
	No One But You 4.14 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2017 — 2 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
	Taking a Chance on Love 3.82 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2020 — 2 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
	Blood of the Innocents (Chiara Corelli Mystery, #5) 4.56 avg rating — 79 ratings — 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
	The Disappearance of Lindy James 4.10 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 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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“On a day-to-day basis you forget that being a lesbian, being gay or trans, you're not like everybody else, that you're different. You lige your life, working hard, paying taxes, trying ti be productive, looking for love and happiness like everybody else, and then something like this happens and you're forced to confront the fact [...]”
― Catherine Maiorisi, The Blood Runs Cold

tags: discrimination, lgbt-rights

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“On a day-to-day basis you forget that being a lesbian, being gay or trans, you're not like everybody else, that you're different. You lige your life, working hard, paying taxes, trying to be productive, looking for love and happiness like everybody else, and then something like this happens and you're forced to confront the fact [...]”
― Catherine Maiorisi, The Blood Runs Cold

tags: discrimination, lgbt-rights

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