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Sharyn McCrumb

USA  (1948 - )
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About Sharyn McCrumb
Sharyn McCrumb is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has been cited for "Outstanding Contribution to Appalachian Literature." She has received the Chaffin and Plattner Awards for Southern fiction, two Best Appalachian Novel awards, and many other honors. She launched her acclaimed Appalachian Ballad novel series with If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O.

Sharyn McCrumb has been writer-in-residence at King College (Tennessee) and Shepherd College (West Virginia), and she has lectured on her work at universities and libraries throughout the United States and Europe. She lives and writes in the Virginia Blue Ridge.
 
New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

Once Around the Track
Once Around the Track

Series contributed to
Malice Domestic 7
 
Death's Betrayal
 
Anthologies containing stories by Sharyn McCrumb
The Best of the Best
 
Short stories
An Autumn Migration (1998)


Awards
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1988) : Paying the Piper
Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (1991) : If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1992) : The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (1994) : She Walks These Hills
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (1995) : If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him...
Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (1995) : She Walks These Hills
Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (1995) : She Walks These Hills


Links to other websites
sharynmccrumb.com


Sharyn McCrumb recommends
Where Lawyers Fear to Tread
Where Lawyers Fear to Tread (1986)
(Willa Jansson, book 1)
Lia Matera
"One of the brightest stars of the new generation of detective fiction."
All the Great Pretenders
All the Great Pretenders (1991)
(Jesus Creek, book 1)
Deborah Adams
"A delightful mystery."
Promises of Home
Promises of Home (1996)
(Jordan Poteet, book 3)
Jeff Abbott
"Promises of Home transcends the genre - a poignant, literate novel."
All the Blood Relations
All the Blood Relations (1996)
(Jesus Creek, book 6)
Deborah Adams
"Deborah Adams brings the rustic wit and wisdom of Lake Wobegon to the plains of middle Tennessee."
The Red Heart
The Red Heart (1997)
James Alexander Thom
"A spellbinding journey into America's past."
Is There a Dead Man in the House
Is There a Dead Man in the House (1997)
(Peaches Dann, book 5)
Elizabeth Daniels Squire
"How can peaches be a detective if she can't remember anything? The feisty but absentminded sleuth is... practical, funny, charming, middle-aged - and memorable!"
A Holly Jolly Murder
A Holly Jolly Murder (1997)
(Claire Malloy, book 12)
Joan Hess
"Joan of Ark, is the patron saint of comic mystery."
AfterImage
AfterImage (2000)
(Chris Sinclair, book 2)
Jay Brandon
"Jay Brandon is a fine storyteller and a gifted writer. In his new novel, After-Image, the combination is unbeatable."
The Red Church
The Red Church (2002)
Scott Nicholson
"A wonderful storyteller. He is at the top of his game in The Red Chuch."
Signs in the Blood
Signs in the Blood (2005)
(Elizabeth Goodweather, book 1)
Vicki Lane
"An exotic and colorful picture of Appalachia from an outsider's perspective - through a glass darkly... Suspenseful."



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