Sarah Smith has lived in Japan, London, and Paris. A Harvard Ph.D., she is a former film teacher with a special love for the early films she evokes in this book. She is also the author of the New York Times Notable Books The Vanished Child and The Knowledge of Water. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband, two teenagers, and two cats. She is Webmaster for the Mystery Writers of America.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Reisden and Perdita Mysteries
1. The Vanished Child (1992)
2. The Knowledge of Water (1996)
3. A Citizen of the Country (2000)
4. Crimes and Survivors (2019)
1. The Vanished Child (1992)
2. The Knowledge of Water (1996)
3. A Citizen of the Country (2000)
4. Crimes and Survivors (2019)
Novels
Chasing Shakespeares (2003)
The Sunken Sailor (2004) (with Simon Brett, Jan Burke, Dorothy Cannell, Margaret Coel, Deborah Crombie, Eileen Dreyer, Carolyn Hart, Edward Marston, Francine Mathews, Sharan Newman, Alexandra Ripley, Walter Satterthwait and Carolyn Wheat)
The Other Side of Dark (2010)
The Sunken Sailor (2004) (with Simon Brett, Jan Burke, Dorothy Cannell, Margaret Coel, Deborah Crombie, Eileen Dreyer, Carolyn Hart, Edward Marston, Francine Mathews, Sharan Newman, Alexandra Ripley, Walter Satterthwait and Carolyn Wheat)
The Other Side of Dark (2010)
Collections
Series contributed to
Whitehall Season One (with Liz Duffy Adams, Mary Robinette Kowal, Madeleine E Robins, Barbara Samuel and Delia Sherman)
Whitehall: Season One Volume One (omnibus) (2016)
Whitehall: Season One Volume Two (omnibus) (2016)
Whitehall: Season One Volume One (omnibus) (2016)
Whitehall: Season One Volume Two (omnibus) (2016)
Anthologies containing stories by Sarah Smith
Short stories
Christmas at the Edge (1993) | |||
When the Red Storm Comes (1993) |
Awards
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Sarah Smith recommends

Amnesia (2000)
(Dr Peter Zak, book 1)
G H Ephron (Donald A Davidoff)
"One of the most promising debuts of the year."

Wicked City (2012)
(Zephyr Hollis, book 2)
Alaya Dawn Johnson
"Zephyr Hollis is a tender-hearted stunner of a heroine, and her supernatural New York is a page-turning delight."

The Adventures of Isabel (2020)
(Epitome Apartments Mystery, book 1)
Candas Jane Dorsey
"Candas Jane Dorsey’s terrific mysteries are what would happen if Raymond Chandler and Frank N. Furter collaborated on cozies and the heroine were a pansexual private detective with heart, smarts, and a T-shirt saying MASCARA IS THE NEW NOIR. There’s female bonding, sex (lots of it), and a cat or two. You’ll scream with laughter, you’ll checkmark phrases. And then, if you’re a nice person and love your friends, you’ll put these books in their hands and insist they read them too."

Bold Love (2022)
(Forever Adirondacks, book 3)
Lauren Accardo
"The ultimate comfort romance read...engrossing and heartfelt."
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