The Apple Tree Blossoms in The Fall, is the life journey of Carineh - a child, a teenager, a wife, a mother, but most of all a woman of purpose. From stories of her parents held-up by bandits; the white donkey gifted by Khomeini; her father's death f
Soldier's Gap is a non-traditional mystery with literary elements. The high school principal is brutally murdered, but Deputy Sheriff Dave Jenkins's search for meaning and love is a much more significant theme.
"Murder isn't usually this fun
Author of the Dana Hargrove legal thrillers and award-winning short fiction.
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V.S. Kemanis is a California native and currently resides in New York. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, and a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law at Boulder. In her legal career she has been a criminal prosecutor for county and state agencies, argued criminal appeals for the prosecution and defense, conducted complex civil litigation, and worked for state appellate courts. Ms. Kemanis is also an accomplished dancer of classical ballet, modern jazz and contemporary styles, and has performed, taught and choreographed in California, Colorado and New York.
Short fiction by Ms. Kemanis has been published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, The Crooked Road Volume 3, and several noted literary journals. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America. Her award-winning short fiction is currently available in three collections, Dust of the Universe, Everyone But Us, and Malocclusion. Dana Hargrove mystery novels Thursday's List, Homicide Chart, and Forsaken Oath draw on her personal experience in criminal law.
Accomplishments
Commended--SPR Awards 2014 for Dust of the Universe
Kindle Book Review Awards 2013 Nominee for Everyone But Us
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