Katherine Howell

{{short description|Australian crime writer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox writer  | name = Katherine Howell | image = | caption = | image_size = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Novelist | period = | subject = | movement = | influences = | influenced = | signature = | website = | awards = 2008 Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime Novel, winner; 2011 Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime Novel, winner }} '''Katherine Howell''' is an Australian crime writer best known for her series featuring Sydney police detective Ella Marconi. A notable feature of her work is the use of paramedics as protagonists. Howell worked as a paramedic for fifteen years and draws on that experience in her books, which are published in multiple countries and languages. Howell holds BA and master's degrees in writing and teaches workshops in writing, editing, and suspense (the subject of her Masters thesis).<ref>{{ cite web |last = |first = |date = |title = Howell, Katherine |publisher = Australian Literature Resource |url = http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=Anh |accessdate = 2011-10-27 }}</ref>

==Awards== *2008 - Davitt Award for best adult crime novel, for her debut novel ''Frantic''<ref name=Davitt>{{cite web|title="Davitt Award Winners 2001-2025" |publisher= Sisters in Crime|url=https://sistersincrime.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Davitt-Winners_cumulative-table_2025.pdf|access-date= 29 November 2025}}</ref> *2009 - Davitt Award, reader's choice, for ''The Darkest Hour''<ref name=Davitt /> *2011 - Davitt Award for best adult crime novel, for ''Cold Justice''<ref name=Davitt />

==Bibliography== * ''Frantic'' (2007) * ''The Darkest Hour'' (2008) * ''Cold Justice'' (2010) * ''Violent Exposure'' (2010) * ''Silent Fear'' (2012) * ''Web of Deceit'' (2013) * ''Deserving Death ''(2014) * ''Tell the Truth'' (2015)

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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.katherinehowell.com|Katherine Howell official website}} *[http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/sirens-fade-but-the-fear-lingers/2007/07/15/1184438127807.html?page=fullpage Sirens fade but the fear lingers] July 2007 interview in the Sydney Morning Herald *[http://www.austcrimefiction.org/content/katherine-howell ''Aust Crime Fiction''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815170548/http://austcrimefiction.org/content/katherine-howell |date=15 August 2013 }} *[http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/display_author.asp?Author=Howell,%20Katherine Pan MacMillan] *[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/cultural-flavours-of-new-york/story-e6frg6n6-1226544669061 ''The Australian''] *[http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandartsdaily/web-of-deceit-katherine-howell/4556356 ABC Radio National] *[http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/setting-a-killer-pace-20130222-2ewav.html ''The Age''] *[http://www.writingbar.com/2013/03/interviews-with-writers/interview-with-award-winning-crime-writer-katherine-howell/ ''The Writing Bar'' Interview]

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