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Michael McGarrity (born 1939) is a New Mexican author and former law enforcement officer. He has written a dozen crime-suspense novels about New Mexico. As deputy sheriff of Santa Fe County he founded their Sex Crimes Unit.〔Cline, Lynn (2 May 1997) "McGarrity steals time to become crime writer: Drawing from true-life experiences" ''The Santa Fe New Mexican: Pasatiempo'' page 38〕 McGarrity has a bachelor's degree in English and Psychology from the University of New Mexico and a master's degree in clinical social work, from the University of Iowa,〔Mcguire, Ginger (18 January 2006) "Writing from Experience Works for Mcgarrity" ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' Eldorado Section, page EL-3〕 and is a graduate of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy. In addition to law enforcement work, he has been an investigator and caseworker for the New Mexico Public Defender's Office.〔Fauntleroy, Gussle (1995) "Public Works: State worker hits big time with sale of 2 novels" ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' p. A-6, col. 1〕 He worked on rehabilitating prison programs after the New Mexico State Penitentiary riot in 1980. McGarrity has taught at several colleges and universities as well as the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy.〔Mcguire, Ginger (18 January 2006) "Writing from Experience Works for Mcgarrity" ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' Eldorado Section, page EL-1〕 As a social worker〔 he published a number of articles in professional journals on a wide range of topics, ranging from therapy programs for children, to program assessment and evaluation, and drug treatment interventions. ==Western novels== All of McGarrity's western novels take place in modern New Mexico, most with law enforcement officer Kevin Kerney as the protagonist. The settings are vividly evoked〔Hillerman, Anne (11 May 1997) "Books' Settings More Than Background" ''The Albuquerque Journal'' (New Mexico), page 3〕 and range from the Tularosa Basin and Lincoln County to Hermit's Peak, although many take place in Santa Fe. *''Tularosa'' (1996) – White Sands Missile Range, Tularosa Basin〔 *''Mexican Hat'' (1997) – Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico〔Cline, Lynn (15 June 1997) "'Mexican Hat' provides some exciting moments" ''Santa Fe New Mexican'' Focus Section, page E-3〕〔Pate, Nancy (18 May 1997) "Hat Trick" ''The Augusta Chronicle'' (Georgia), Your Life Section, page E-9〕 *''Serpent Gate'' (1998) – Mountainair〔''Booklist'' 94(16): (15 April 1998)〕〔''Library Journal'' 123(9): (15 May 1998)〕〔''The New York Times Book Review '' 103(25) (21 June 1998)〕 *''Hermit's Peak'' (1999) – Hermit's Peak and Las Vegas, New Mexico〔England, Terry (13 June1999) "Mystery writer in the spell of the land" ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' Outlook Section, page F-2〕 *''The Judas Judge'' (2000) – Jornada del Muerto and central New Mexico〔''Booklist'' 96(17) (1May 2000)〕〔''Library Journal'' 125(8): (1 May 2000)〕〔''The New York Times Book Review'' 105(28): (9 July 2000)〕 *''Under the Color of Law'' (2001) – Santa Fe〔''Booklist'' 97(19-20): (1, 15 June 2001)〕〔''Library Journal'' 126(12) (July 2001)〕 *''The Big Gamble'' (2002) – Lincoln and Santa Fe counties〔''Booklist'' 98(17): (1 May 2002)〕〔''Library Journal'' 127(10): (1 June 2002)〕 *''Everyone Dies'' (2003) – Santa Fe〔Helfand, Michael (28 September 2003) "McGarrity's Bad Guys Make Things Interesting for the Good Guys" ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' (Pennsylvania), Arts & Entertainment Section, page B-5〕〔Coale, Sam (28 September 2003) "Serial killer manages to stay one step ahead of the law" ''Providence Journal-Bulletin'' (Rhode Island), Arts Section, page M-07〕 *''Slow Kill'' (2004) – California, New Mexico and the East Coast〔Schneider, Wolf (22 August 2004) "McGarrity Expands His Turf to California" ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' Books Section, page F-7〕〔''Booklist'' 100(22): (Aug. 2004)〕〔''Publishers Weekly'' 251(30): (26 July 2004)〕 *''Nothing But Trouble'' (2005) – the Bootheel, extreme southwestern New Mexico〔''Booklist'' 102(7) (1 December 2005)〕〔''Booklist'' 102(12) (15 February 2006)〕〔''Publishers Weekly'' 252(46): (21 November 2007), p.29〕 *''Death Song'' (2007) - in Lincoln County and Santa Fe〔''Booklist'' 104(4) (15 October 2007), p.35〕〔''Publishers Weekly'' 254(47): (26 November 2007), p.30〕 *''Dead or Alive'' (2008) – in Lincoln County and Santa Fe *''Hard Country'' (2012) *''Backlands'' (2014) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael McGarrity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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