Books written by Sharyn McCrumb

The Ballad of Frankie Silver: A Ballad Novel

The New York Times Bestseller Set in the Appalachian wilderness and blending legends and folklore with high suspense, this stellar novel, The Ballad of Frankie Silver, is considered one of McCrumb's crowning achievements.
St. Dale

"One of McCrumb's finer achievements." --Denver Post & Rocky Mountain News "A wild ride! Sharyn McCrumb has done it again." --Ward Burton, winner of the Daytona 500
Bimbos of the Death Sun

A sci-fi convention gets a dose of true crime in this Edgar Award-winning mystery by the New York Times bestselling author of the Ballad novels.
Lovely in Her Bones

A shovel bum.” “What's that, Alex?” she asked timidly. “That, my dear, is a contract archaeologist who digs up any site for a price. Antiquities bounty hunters. Most of them lack advanced degrees, and they aren't backed by those ...
Poe: New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe

To coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, this anthology celebrates the depth and diversity of one of the most important figures in literature. Compiled...
Zombies of the Gene Pool

Detective Jay Omega returns in an eagerly awaited second sci-fi mystery adventure that happily marks his hardcover debut in this or any other galaxy. Sharyn McCrumb, "one of the most...
Quilt Stories: A Collection of Short Stories, Poems and Plays

... quilt is meaningless, a wall hanging without history or context. Like Quilt Stories, Otto's reimagining of Powers's tale argues for a reunification of text and textile, of story and quilt. “Wheel of Mystery” continues to represent the ...
Transgressions Vol. 4: The Resurrection Man/The Corn Maiden/Hostages

New York Times bestsellers Sharyn McCrumb, Joyce Carol Oates, and Anne Perry each provided a brand-new, never-before-published tale for this unique collection of stories edited by New York Times bestselling author and mystery legend Ed ...
The Rosewood Casket: A Ballad Novel

No one better either." —San Diego Union-Tribune With a career spanning decades, and superlatives from reviewers nationwide--whose bestselling novels have been named Notable Books by the New York Times and the LA Times--this is one of ...
MacPherson's Lament

... I'll put on, And I'll pass as your comrade as we march along. I'll pass as your comrade. No one will ever know . . . Won't you let me go with you?" — "No, my love, no." —"The Cruel War" A. P. Hill parked her car in the out-of-the-way ...
If I'd Killed Him when I Met Him --: An Elizabeth MacPherson Novel

"Whenever Sharyn McCrumb suits up her amateur detective, Elizabeth MacPherson, it's pretty certain that a trip is in the offing and that something deadly funny will happen on the road.
The Windsor Knot: An Elizabeth MacPherson Mystery

Mystery-solving Anglophile anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson returns with wedding plans that are interrupted by County Sheriff Wesley Rountree's arrival with an ornate urn--not as a gift, but as a prime exhibit in a murder case
Paying the Piper

"She's Agatha Christie with an attitude; outrageous and engrossing at the same time." Steven Womack, NASHVILLE BANNER Book four in Sharyn McCrumb's Elizabeth MacPherson murder mystery series.
St. Dale

... stock car racing pilgrimage that is at once hilarious , spiritual , moving , even a little spooky , and , most importantly , respectful of the sport and its fans . " - Jerry Bledsoe , author of The World's Number One , Flat - Out , All - ...
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

With a strong female heroine and all the nuances of Appalachian culture, this rich novel is destined to enjoy bestselling status across the country.
She Walks These Hills

The ghost of a murdered pioneer woman wanders the Appalachian hills, searching for a way home.
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him

When forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson becomes the official P.I. for her brother Bill's fledgling Virginia law firm, she quickly takes on two complex cases.
Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past: A Ballad Novella

In a story of spirits, memories, and angels unaware, Sharyn McCrumb revisits her most loved characters who know there is more to this world than the eye can see, especially at Christmastime.