A Touch of Evil

Author Bio: Richard J. O’Dea

Richard O’Dea’s ability to create characters of emotional depth stems from his own intellectual and religious experience. As a young man he taught classical Latin and Greek. He earned graduate degrees in medieval philosophy and theology and received his PhD in English from Louisiana State University. He spent thirty years living and working with the Jesuits in the Northwest and Louisiana. His descriptions of Seattle and New Orleans have a freshly detailed accuracy that comes from living in those areas. His portrait of his main character with all his conflicts and beliefs comes from living O’Dea’s deep involvement with the Catholic faith.