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Michael McGarrity Michael McGarrity holds a BA with distinction in psychology and a master's degree in clinical social work. As an undergraduate, he held a Ford Foundation Scholarship at the University of New Mexico. Additionally, he is an honor graduate of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy.

His career in criminal justice includes work in corrections, law enforcement, security, and police officer training. As a Santa Fe County deputy sheriff, he worked as a patrol officer, community relations officer, training and planning supervisor, and lead investigator for the sex crimes unit, which he established. He also has served as an instructor at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy, an investigator and caseworker for the Public Defender's Office, and an investigator for a state government agency. In 1987, he was honored as Santa Fe's Police Officer of the Year.

As a trained psychotherapist, McGarrity specialized in the treatment of high-risk populations including drug abusers, chronically mentally ill patients, juvenile delinquents, adult felons, and abused and neglected children. He was responsible for re-establishing mental health services for the New Mexico Corrections Department after the infamous prison riot of 1980. That year he was recognized by his peers as the New Mexico Social Worker of the Year.

He served on the faculty of several colleges and universities, teaching courses in psychology and counseling and functioning as a field supervisor for undergraduate and graduate clinical social work students. For a number of years he maintained a private practice in family therapy and consultation services to community- based treatment agencies.

With the publication of " Tularosa" in 1996, McGarrity turned to writing full time. A number of his best selling novels have been nominated for various awards, and in 2004 he received the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts -- Literature. He has been instrumental in establishing the Hillerman-McGarrity Creative Writing Scholarship at the University of New Mexico, the Richard Bradford Memorial Creative Writing Scholarship at the Santa Fe Community College, and the N. Scott Momaday Creative Writing Scholarship at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

He lives in Santa Fe New Mexico with his college sweetheart, Emily Beth (Mimi).

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The Last Ranch
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Backlands
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Hard Country
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Dead or Alive
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Death Song
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Tularosa | McGarrity, Michael | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy McGarrity, Michael | Tularosa | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Mexican Hat | McGarrity, Michael | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy McGarrity, Michael | Mexican Hat | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Judas Judge, The | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Judas Judge, The | Signed First Edition Copy

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Everyone Dies | McGarrity, Michael | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy McGarrity, Michael | Everyone Dies | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Big Gamble | McGarrity, Michael | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy McGarrity, Michael | Big Gamble | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Under the Color of Law | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Under the Color of Law | Signed First Edition Copy

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Everyone Dies | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Everyone Dies | Signed First Edition Copy

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Hard Country | McGarrity, Michael | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy McGarrity, Michael | Hard Country | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Slowkill | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Slowkill | Signed First Edition Copy

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Mexican Hat | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Mexican Hat | Signed First Edition Copy

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Slowkill | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Slowkill | Signed First Edition Copy

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Death Song | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Death Song | Signed First Edition Copy

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Nothing But Trouble | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Nothing But Trouble | Signed First Edition Copy

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Dead or Alive by Michael McGarrity | Signed Advance Reading Copy McGarrity, Michael | Dead or Alive | Signed Advance Reading Copy

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Dead or Alive | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Dead or Alive | Signed First Edition Copy

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Big Gamble, The | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Big Gamble, The | Signed First Edition Copy

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Hard Country | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Hard Country | Signed First Edition Copy

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McGarrity, Michael | Residue | Signed First Edition Copy McGarrity, Michael | Residue | Signed First Edition Copy

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Under the Color of Law | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Under the Color of Law | Signed First Edition Copy

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Serpent Gate | McGarrity, Michael | Signed First Edition Book McGarrity, Michael | Serpent Gate | Signed First Edition Copy

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Michael McGarrity Bibliography


American West Trilogy

  1. Hard Country - 2012
  2. Backlands - 2014
  3. The Last Ranch - July 2016

Kevin Kerney Series

  1. Tularosa - 1996
  2. Mexican Hat - 1997
  3. Serpent Gate - 1998
  4. Hermit’s Peak - 1999
  5. The Judas Judge - 2000
  6. Under the Color of Law - 2001
  7. The Big Gamble - 2002
  8. Everyone Dies - 2003
  9. Slow Kill - 2004
  10. Nothing but Trouble - 2005
  11. Death Song - 2007
  12. Dead or Alive - 2008
  13. Residue - October 2018

Michael McGarrity Awards

  • 2004 - New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts - Literature

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