Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Moms Don’t Have Time To |
2021 |
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Naomi Cottle Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Child Finder |
2017 |
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| The Butterfly Girl |
2019 |
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Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| The New Victorians |
1995 |
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| All God’s Children |
2007 |
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| Kill the Body, the Head Will Fall |
2009 |
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| Ask Me Why I Hurt |
2011 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Enchanted |
2014 |
Buy |
| Sleeping Giants |
2024 |
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Rene Denfeld is an American author based in Portland, Oregon. She works as a licensed investigator specializing in death penalty defense, and her legal work has directly informed her fiction. Her debut novel The Enchanted (2014) is set on death row and was a finalist for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. She followed it with the Naomi Cottle series, featuring an investigator who finds missing children.
Denfeld has also written non-fiction on feminist politics and social issues. The New Victorians (1995) critiqued modern feminism, while Ask Me Why I Hurt (2011) told the story of a doctor who treats homeless teenagers in Phoenix. She has been a foster parent and adopted multiple children, giving her direct experience with the child welfare system that she draws on in her fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Rene Denfeld written?
Rene Denfeld has written nine books across four series.
What was Rene Denfeld's first book?
Rene Denfeld’s first book is The New Victorians, published in 1995.
What is Rene Denfeld's background outside of writing?
Beyond her novels, Denfeld has worked as a licensed investigator on death penalty cases in Oregon. This real-world experience heavily influenced her debut novel The Enchanted, which is set on death row. She has also been a foster parent and adopted several children, experiences that inform her writing about child welfare and missing persons.