Margaret Coel discusses and signs The Silent Spirit, a Wind River Mystery (Berkley Prime Crime, $24.95) With thirteen mysteries under her belt, Margaret Coel has built her reputation on engrossing plotlines and a masterful historical accuracy. Now, having appeared on numerous bestsellers lists and having earned accolades as the "most accomplished heir to Tony Hillerman's legacy" (Scripps Howard News Service), Coel is primed to break out with her superb new novel, THE SILENT SPIRIT (Berkley Prime Crime Hardcover; September 2009; $24.95). Margaret Coel is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of the acclaimed novels featuring Father John O'Malley and Vicki Holden, as well as several works of nonfiction. A historian by trade, she is considered an expert on the Arapaho Indians. A native of Colorado, she resides in Boulder.
