Kelli Owen
Author of Waiting Out Winter
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Welcome to the Show: 17 Horror Stories - One Legendary Venue (2018) — Contributor — 21 copies, 1 review
It's Alive: Bringing Your Nightmares to Life (The Dream Weaver Books on Writing Fiction) (2018) — Contributor — 14 copies
Set's Quartet — Contributor — 2 copies
Midnight Rituals — Contributor — 2 copies
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- Other names
- Dunlap, Kelli
- Birthdate
- 1969-03-18
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Wisconsin, USA
- Places of residence
- Pennsylvania, USA
- Short biography
- Born and raised in Wisconsin, Kelli Owen now lives in Destination, Pennsylvania. She’s attended countless writing conventions, participated on dozens of panels, and has spoken at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, VA regarding both her writing and the field in general. Her works include the novels SIX DAYS, LIVE SPECIMENS, and WHITE PICKET PRISONS, as well as the collection BLACK BUBBLES, and seven novellas to date. Visit her website at http://kelliowen.com for more information. F/F
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- Works
- 25
- Also by
- 18
- Members
- 249
- Popularity
- #91,698
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 33
- ISBNs
- 29
- Favorited
- 2
The plot of the book is easy to follow, a police detective who is demoralised by the job gets a distressing letter out of the blue from his little sister who he has not seen in ten years. After tracking her down he finds her in a small village up north where if you break a rule they use unconventional punishment - an eye for an eye.
I won't go any more into the plot but as the book goes on it really makes you think about how people are punished in the world; and the well written characters help bring this more to life. Whilst it may not be filled with hundred of murders it is a real page turner and will keep you going until the end to see how the main character reacts to the situation. I enjoyed how it changed my opinion on the towns punishments changed as the story went on and thinking back on the book a few days later made me realise what impact it had.… (more)