Kathleen Mallory #11- It Happens in the Dark – Carol O’Connell
In Kathleen Mallory, author Carol O’Connell has created one of the most distinctive characters in the mystery and thriller genre. Mallory is …. described by her creator as a sociopath. Emotionally scarred as a 6-year-old after she witnessed the murder of her mother in a small Louisiana town, Mallory flees to New York City, where she lives as a street child. She is caught trying to steal by police officer Louis Markowitz, who takes her home and becomes her foster father. From age 10, Kathy, a “baby sociopath,” grows up surrounded by Markowitz and his colorful circle of friends, including…