O'Shaughnessy, Pamela (Perri O'Shaughnessy, Joint Pseudonym)

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O'SHAUGHNESSY, Pamela
(Perri O'Shaughnessy, joint pseudonym)

PERSONAL: Born in MO; children: one son. Education: Long Beach State University, B.S.; Harvard University, J.D.

ADDRESSES: Home—Hawaii. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Writer, attorney. Practiced law in Lake Tahoe, NV.

WRITINGS:

"nina reilly" series; with sister, mary o'shaugnessy, under pseudonym perri o'shaughnessy

Motion to Suppress, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1995.

Invasion of Privacy, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1997.

Obstruction of Justice, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1997.

Breach of Promise, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1998.

Acts of Malice, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1999.

Move to Strike, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 2000.

Writ of Execution, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 2001.

Unfit to Practice, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 2002.

Presumption of Death, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 2003.

SIDELIGHTS: See sketch for Mary O'Shaughnessy.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Entertainment Weekly, August 1, 2003, Karyn L. Barr, review of Presumption of Death, p. 82.

Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 1996, review of Invasion ofPrivacy, p. 923; July 1, 1997, review of Obstruction of Justice, p. 978; May 1, 1998, review of Breach of Promise, p. 610; May 1, 1999, review of Acts of Malice, p. 659; June 15, 2000, review of Move to Strike, p. 825; May 1, 2001, review of Writ of Execution, p. 615; July 15, 2002, review of Unfit to Practice, p. 985; June 1, 2003, review of Presumption of Death, p. 776.

Library Journal, July, 2003, Nancy McNichol, review of Presumption of Death, p. 124.

New York Times Book Review, August 6, 1995, Marilyn Stasio, review of Motion to Suppress, p. 23.

Publishers Weekly, May 8, 1995, review of Motion toSuppress, p. 285; July 8, 1996, review of Invasion of Privacy, p. 75; July 7, 1997, review of Obstruction of Justice, p. 50; May 4, 1998, review of Breach of Promise, p. 202; May 24, 1999, review of Acts of Malice, p. 63; July 10, 2000, review of Move to Strike, p. 43; June 11, 2001, review of Writ of Execution, p. 57; June 10, 2002, review of Unfit to Practice, p. 40.