(b.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.
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)
Bimbos of the Death Sun
1. Bimbos of the Death Sun (1987)
2. Zombies of the Gene Pool (1992)
Bimbos and Zombies (omnibus) (1998)
1. Bimbos of the Death Sun (1987)
2. Zombies of the Gene Pool (1992)
Bimbos and Zombies (omnibus) (1998)
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 Song Catcher (2001)
7. Ghost Riders (2003)
8. The Devil Amongst the Lawyers (2010)
9. The Ballad of Tom Dooley (2011)
10. King's Mountain (2013)
11. Prayers the Devil Answers (2016)
Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past (2014)
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 Song Catcher (2001)
7. Ghost Riders (2003)
8. The Devil Amongst the Lawyers (2010)
9. The Ballad of Tom Dooley (2011)
10. King's Mountain (2013)
11. Prayers the Devil Answers (2016)
Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past (2014)
Novels
St. Dale (2005)
Once Around the Track (2007)
Faster Pastor (2010) (with Adam Edwards)
The Unquiet Grave (2017)
Once Around the Track (2007)
Faster Pastor (2010) (with Adam Edwards)
The Unquiet Grave (2017)
Omnibus
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
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Sharyn McCrumb
Short stories
| An Autumn Migration (1998) |
Awards
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Sharyn McCrumb recommends
Where Lawyers Fear to Tread (1987)
(Willa Jansson, book 1)
Lia Matera
"One of the brightest stars of the new generation of detective fiction."
Funny As a Dead Comic (1993)
(Kimmey Kruse, book 1)
Susan Rogers Cooper
"A gifted and perceptive writer whose characters are second to none."
Promises of Home (1996)
(Jordan Poteet, book 3)
Jeff Abbott
"Promises of Home transcends the genre - a poignant, literate novel."
A Holly Jolly Murder (1997)
(Claire Malloy, book 12)
Joan Hess
"Joan of Ark, is the patron saint of comic mystery."
Is There a Dead Man in the House (1998)
(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!"
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 (2002)
(Sheriff Littlefield, book 1)
Scott Nicholson
"A wonderful storyteller. He is at the top of his game in The Red Chuch."
Signs in the Blood (2005)
(Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mystery, book 1)
Vicki Lane
"An exotic and colorful picture of Appalachia from an outsider's perspective - through a glass darkly... Suspenseful."
The River Witch (2012)
Kimberly Brock
"There is magic and wonder in "The River Witch," but the real enchantment here is the strength of the characters Roslyn and Damascus."
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