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.
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.
Awards: Nero (1995), Macavity (1995), Anthony (1995), Agatha (1995) see all
Genres: Mystery
Series
Elizabeth MacPherson
1. Sick of Shadows (1984)
2. Lovely in Her Bones (1985)
3. Highland Laddie Gone (1986)
4. Paying the Piper (1988)
5. The Windsor Knot (1990)
6. Missing Susan (1991)
7. Macpherson's Lament (1992)
8. If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... (1995)
9. The PMS Outlaws (2000)
1. Sick of Shadows (1984)
2. Lovely in Her Bones (1985)
3. Highland Laddie Gone (1986)
4. Paying the Piper (1988)
5. The Windsor Knot (1990)
6. Missing Susan (1991)
7. Macpherson's Lament (1992)
8. If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... (1995)
9. The PMS Outlaws (2000)
Ballad
1. If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O (1990)
aka If Ever I Return
2. The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1992)
3. She Walks These Hills (1994)
4. The Rosewood Casket (1996)
5. The Ballad of Frankie Silver (1998)
6. The Songcatcher (2001)
7. Ghost Riders (2003)
8. The Devil Amongst the Lawyers (2010)
9. The Ballad of Tom Dooley (2011)
10. King's Mountain (2013)
Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past (2014)
11. Prayers the Devil Answers (2016)
12. The Unquiet Grave (2017)
1. If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O (1990)
aka If Ever I Return
2. The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1992)
3. She Walks These Hills (1994)
4. The Rosewood Casket (1996)
5. The Ballad of Frankie Silver (1998)
6. The Songcatcher (2001)
7. Ghost Riders (2003)
8. The Devil Amongst the Lawyers (2010)
9. The Ballad of Tom Dooley (2011)
10. King's Mountain (2013)
Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past (2014)
11. Prayers the Devil Answers (2016)
12. The Unquiet Grave (2017)
Novels
Collections
Our Separate Days (1989)
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (1997)
Fairy Tale Princesses of the Civil War (2012)
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (1997)
Fairy Tale Princesses of the Civil War (2012)
Series contributed to
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Books containing stories by Sharyn McCrumb
Not Everyone's Cup of Tea (2013)
An Interesting and Entertaining History of Malice Domestic's First 25 Years
edited by
Rita Owen and Verena Rose
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