Catherine Lea (Author of The Candidate's Daughter)

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Catherine Lea

欧宝娱乐 Author

Born

in Auckland, New Zealand

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Genre

Thriller, Suspense, Mystery

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Gillian Flynn 2383
Sara J. Henry 3995004

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Catherine lives with a boarder and two dogs that think they own the house. She has sold international satellite capacity, worked in IT recruitment, and run her own communications store.

When Catherine isn't writing, she's dog-wrangling, wrestling with technology, or going crazy trying to maintain control of the yard.

THE CANDIDATE'S DAUGHTER is her first published work, followed by the sequel in the Elizabeth McClaine series, CHILD OF THE STATE, and A STOLEN WOMAN.

Her latest book, THE WATER'S DEAD: A DI NYREE BRADSHAW NOVEL, is the first in a planned series set in the beautiful New Zealand Far North.

She also writes gritty thrillers under the pen name C.J. Lea.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 3,957 ratings · 402 reviews · 17 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Candidate's Daughter (Elizabeth McClaine, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 1,710 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Child of the State (An Elizabeth McClaine Thriller, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 749 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Last Seen Leaving 3.87 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2018 — 3 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 Stolen Woman (Elizabeth McClaine Thriller #3) 4.01 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2018 — 3 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 Water's Dead 4.09 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Thrill List by Catherine Lea (欧宝娱乐 Author), Russell Blake (欧宝娱乐 Author), Diane Capri (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.43 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2016	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
	Better Left Dead 4.18 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2024 — 3 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 Elizabeth McClaine Boxed Set 4.38 avg rating — 16 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
	La hija del candidato 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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A lesson on bio-diversity in the home: The day before yesterday, I was out in my greenhouse checking my tomatoes, when I spotted two stick insects making beautiful love on the wall of the house. Now, anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE all creatures great and small. Okay, mosquitoes, flies, fleas, and ants don't actually make it onto that list of loves, but I'm so bio-diverse that I'm happy to Read more of this blog post »

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Elizabeth McClaine (3 books)
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Where There's a Will (Will Peters #1)

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Catherine Lea rated a book it was amazing Everything to Hide by K.V. Martins (欧宝娱乐 Author)	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
I found this book in my local Paper Plus and bought it because I loved the cover. That was no mistake. I've loved Agatha Christie for years (well, who doesn't?) and this proved to be an excellent addition to any Christie reader's shelf. Set in 1933, ...more
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Catherine Lea rated a book it was amazing The Seasonwife by Saige England (欧宝娱乐 Author)	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
What a fabulous book by a Kiwi writer. An historical tale full of dreadful and heartbreaking characters set against the harsh living conditions in early New Zealand. I highly recommend.
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“the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, the wisdom to know the difference.鈥� Amy”
― Catherine Lea, Child of the State

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“Once upon a time she had had the world at her feet. Now it seemed that whole world had turned its back on her and left her floundering in those Darklands.”
― Catherine Lea, The Candidate's Daughter

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