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Sharyn McCrumb is the author of multiple mysteries. Two of her series were the Ballad Novel series and the series featuring the character Elizabeth MacPherson.

Early Works

Elizabeth MacPherson mystery novels

  • Sick of Shadows (1984)
  • Lovely in Her Bones (1985)
  • Highland Laddie Gone (1986)
  • Paying the Piper (1988)
  • The Windsor Knot (1989)
  • Missing Susan (1990)
  • MacPherson's Lament (1992)
  • If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... (1994)
  • The PMS Outlaws (2000)
  • Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories (1997) a collection of short stories

The Jay Omega Novels

  • Bimbos of the Death Sun
  • Zombies of the Gene Pool

The Ballad series

  • If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O (1990)
  • The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1992)
  • She Walks These Hills (1994)
  • The Rosewood Casket (1996)
  • The Ballad of Frankie Silver (1998)
  • The Songcatcher (2001)
  • Ghost Riders (2003)
  • ...
  • The Devil Amongst The Lawyers


The NASCAR Novels

  • St. Dale Kensington (2005)
  • Once Around the Track (2007)

Ms. McCrumb has won the Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity and Nero Awards for crime fiction. She has also won the Best Appalachian Novel and Plattner Award. Her books have been on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

In addition to the novels listed, she has published numerous short stories and some non-fiction.

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