Debra Purdy Kong
Debra Purdy Kong is a Canadian crime and mystery novelist and short-story writer. A former criminology student, she has published multiple mystery novels (including the Alex Bellamy and Casey Holland series), more than 80 short stories, essays and articles, and mentors in community creative-writing workshops. Her work often draws on experiences in campus security and criminology and is set in British Columbia's Lower Mainland.
Awards
['First Place, "The Taste of Peppermint" (NeWest Review competition, Fall 1998)', "Honourable Mention, Short Fiction (Surrey International Writers' Conference, Oct. 2007)"]
Notable Works
['Taxed to Death', 'Fatal Encryption', 'The Opposite of Dark', 'Deadly Accusations', 'Beneath the Bleak New Moon', 'The Deep End', 'Knock Knock', 'The Blade Man', 'A Gold Satin Murder']
