Carol Coffey

Carol Coffey was born in Dublin and lives in County Wicklow with her husband. She has a Degree in Education and a Master’s Degree in Education (Emotional / Behavioural Disturbance).

Coffey is an educator and has taught and lectured in the area of special education for more than thirty years. Her six novels are published by Poolbeg Publishing. An ardent advocate of the rights of people with additional needs, she continues to work in the area of special education in Ireland.

Carol has used her extensive background in additional needs to bring the world of special needs to the wider population through her writing. Her first book, The Butterfly State which was published by Poolbeg in 2009, is based in Ireland and centres on a young autistic girl.

Her second book, The Penance Room (2010) set in outback Australia where the author lived for ten years, provides an insight into isolated world of the deaf child while her third book, Winter Flowers (2011) examines the generational effects of dysfunctional upbringings on parents and their children.

Carol’s fourth book, The Incredible Life of Jonathan Doe (2013), focuses on the life of an emotionally vulnerable man whose past is a mystery to all but himself. This novel takes an in-depth look at identity, the importance of a sense of belonging and what it means to find your way home.

Coffey’s two latest novels, The Pact (2018) and White Ghost Ridge (2019) sees a departure from her previous themes with the introduction of Native American Detective Locklear, whose nomadic upbringing with his emotionally frail mother leads him to a life self destruction and isolation. Tasked with solving the most complex cases in Richmond PD, the deeply flawed yet brilliant detective introduces readers to seemingly unsolvable cases.