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Born

in Kenai, Alaska, The United States

June 01

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http://catiemurphy.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Mystery

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CE Murphy began writing around age six, when she submitted three poems to a school publication. The teacher producing the magazine selected (inevitably) the one she thought was by far the worst, but also told her–a six year old kid–to keep writing, which she has. She has also held the usual grab-bag of jobs usually seen in an authorial biography, including public library volunteer (at ages 9 and 10; it’s clear she was doomed to a career involving books), archival assistant, cannery worker, and web designer. Writing books is better.

She was born and raised in Alaska, and now lives with her family in her ancestral homeland of Ireland.

She also writes paranormal romance as Murphy Lawless and cozy mysteries as Catie Murphy.
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Average rating: 3.96 · 83,063 ratings · 4,925 reviews · 97 distinct works • Similar authors

	Urban Shaman (Walker Papers, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 15,352 ratings — published 2005 — 24 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
	Coyote Dreams (Walker Papers, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 7,063 ratings — published 2007 — 26 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
	Thunderbird Falls (Walker Papers, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 7,176 ratings — published 2006 — 21 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
	Walking Dead (Walker Papers, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 6,012 ratings — published 2009 — 13 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
	Spirit Dances (Walker Papers, #6) 4.24 avg rating — 5,506 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Demon Hunts (Walker Papers, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 4,829 ratings — published 2010 — 11 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
	Raven Calls (Walker Papers, #7) 4.18 avg rating — 4,272 ratings — published 2012 — 12 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
	Heart of Stone (Negotiator Trilogy/Old Races Universe, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 4,477 ratings — published 2007 — 21 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
	Mountain Echoes (Walker Papers, #8) 4.31 avg rating — 3,491 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	House of Cards (Negotiator Trilogy/Old Races Universe, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 2,618 ratings — published 2008 — 19 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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There is a story of a widow woman and her two daughters, Snow White and Rose Red, who were the most perfect and darling little girls who had ever lived.

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BONE & BLOOD, my newest retold fairy tale, is out on Amazon Kindle today! (The print edition is on its way! I’ll make another big fuss about that! :D)

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C.E. Murphy wrote a new blog post Release Day: BONE & BLOOD There is a story of a widow woman and her two daughters, Snow White and Rose Red, who were the most perfect and darling little girls who had ever liv Read more of this blog post »
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C.E. Murphy made a comment on things you shouldn’t say to writers " Amanda wrote: "it's your story to do with as you will (or as the characters have a mind to, the tricky little buggers)" tricky indeed! :D ...more "
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C.E. Murphy answered Amanda's question: any chance you'd go back to the negotiator series? loved the three books when they came out. The three short story collections (BABA YAGA'S DAUGHTER, YEAR OF MIRACLES and KISS OF ANGELS) leave me at a point to write a new trilogy, which someday I will carve out the time to do...! :)
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“In Ireland, you go to someone's house, and she asks you if you want a cup of tea. You say no, thank you, you're really just fine. She asks if you're sure. You say of course you're sure, really, you don't need a thing. Except they pronounce it ting. You don't need a ting. Well, she says then, I was going to get myself some anyway, so it would be no trouble. Ah, you say, well, if you were going to get yourself some, I wouldn't mind a spot of tea, at that, so long as it's no trouble and I can give you a hand in the kitchen. Then you go through the whole thing all over again until you both end up in the kitchen drinking tea and chatting.

In America, someone asks you if you want a cup of tea, you say no, and then you don't get any damned tea.

I liked the Irish way better.”
― C.E. Murphy, Urban Shaman

tags: hospitality, humor, ireland, tea

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“I'm not a goddamned faith healer! I don't talk to God! I'm a mechanic and her goddamned engine was broken!
--Joanne ”
― C.E. Murphy, Urban Shaman

tags: urban-shaman

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“friends don't threaten friends' distributor caps”
― C.E. Murphy, Urban Shaman

tags: humor

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