Deborah Coonts

Deborah Coonts
Born Deborah Buell
Dallas, Texas
Occupation Writer
Period 1999–present
Genre Romantic mystery
Humorous fiction
Notable works Wanna Get Lucky?
Lucky Bastard
Notable awards RITA award double finalist
Website
www.deborahcoonts.com

Deborah Coonts (born Deborah Buell) is an American novelist and lawyer best known for her Lucky O'Toole Las Vegas Adventures series of romantic, humorous mystery novels.[1]

Early life and education

Coonts grew up in Dallas, Texas, where she attended the Hockaday preparatory school. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business, and received a Master's degree in small business finance from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business, a Master of Laws in taxation from New York University School of Law, and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law.

Career

Coonts was admitted to the Texas Bar Association in 1989[2] and practiced tax law in Colorado after being admitted to its bar in 1990.[3]

While still practicing law, she wrote for Aviation for Women magazine from 1999 to 2005.[4]

Her first book, Wanna Get Lucky?, was included in The New York Times "Notable Crime Books of 2010"[5] and was a double finalist for the Romance Writers of America's 2011 RITA award in the categories of "Best First Book" and "Novel With Strong Romantic Elements."[6] Lucky Bastard, fourth in the Lucky O'Toole series, was released by Forge Books in May 2013[3] and was a Denver Post bestseller in June 2013.[7]

In a 2012 interview with The Big Thrill magazine, Coonts said her debut series is based in Las Vegas because "the whole world wanders through Vegas. The stories are endless."[8]

An essay by Coonts was included in the anthology Fade, Sag, Crumble: Ten Las Vegas Writers Confront Decay, published by CityLife Books in 2011.[9]

She is also a contributing travel writer for The Guardian.[10]

Personal life

Coonts is a licensed commercial pilot and instrument flight instructor in single-engine land and sea planes. She lives in Las Vegas and has one son. She is divorced from novelist Stephen Coonts.

Books

Fiction

The Heart of Napa series

  • Crushed (February 2016) ( ISBN 978-0996571296)

Lucky O'Toole Las Vegas Adventures series

  • Wanna Get Lucky? (June 2015) ( ISBN 978-0985792589)
  • Lucky Stiff (July 2015) ( ISBN 978-0996571203)
  • So Damn Lucky (July 2015) ( ISBN 978-0996571210)
  • Lucky Bastard (July 2015) ( ISBN 978-0996571227)
  • Lucky Catch (June 2015) ( ISBN 978-0985792596)
  • Lucky Break (November 2015) ( ISBN 978-0996571272)

Novellas

  • Lucky In Love (June 2015) (ASIN B00ZNGJ066)
  • Lucky Bang (June 2015) (ASIN B00ZNGJA48)
  • Lucky Now and Then: Parts One and Two (June 2015) (ASIN B00ZNGJDKY)
  • Lucky Flash (September 2015) (ASIN B014VCCRS0)
  • Lucky Shorts: A Lucky O'Toole Original Novella Bundle (December 2015) ( ISBN 978-0996571234)

Non-fiction

  • Fade, Sag, Crumble: Ten Las Vegas Writers Confront Decay (contributor, 2011) ( ISBN 978-1932173796)

References

  1. ↑ Interview: Deborah Coonts, author of 'So Damn Lucky' - USATODAY.com
  2. ↑ State Bar of Texas | Find A Lawyer | Deborah Buell Coonts
  3. 1 2 "Local novelist Deborah Coonts finds success". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Aviation for Women Magazine Index of Articles
  5. ↑ The New York Times - Sunday Book Review - Notable Crime Books of 2010
  6. ↑ 2011 RITA and Golden Heart Finalists Announced! by Team H & H
  7. ↑ Books: Denver best sellers, 6/2/2013 - The Denver Post
  8. ↑ So Damn Lucky by Deborah Coonts : THE BIG THRILL magazine
  9. ↑ Book Review: Fade, Sag, Crumble: Ten Las Vegas Writers Confront Decay | The Nevada Review
  10. ↑ Loving Las Vegas: a local's night out | Travel | The Guardian
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