Order of Sharyn McCrumb Books
Sharyn McCrumb is an American author of crime fiction, mystery novels and Appalachian fiction. She writes the Elizabeth MacPherson series and the Ballad series. Sharyn has won the Edgar Award, Agatha Award, Nero Award, Anthony Award and Macavity Award for her work. She earned her Master’s Degree in English from Virginia Tech. Her novels have been translated into eleven different languages.
Sharyn McCrumb made her fiction debut in 1984 with the novel Sick of Shadows, which began her Elizabeth MacPherson mystery series. Below is a list of Sharyn McCrumb’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Ballad Books
Publication Order of Elizabeth MacPherson Books
Publication Order of Jay Omega Books
Publication Order of Malice Domestic Books
Publication Order of St. Dale Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
A Wee Doch and Doris | (1989) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Luncheon | (1990) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Remains to Be Seen | (1990) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Happiness Is a Dead Poet | (1992) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Monster of Glarnis | (1994) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Our Separate Days | (1989) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories | (1997) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fairy Tale Princesses of the Civil War | (2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Old Land, Dark Land, Strange Land | (2017) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
Publication Order of Sisters in Crime Books
Sisters in Crime | (1989) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sisters in Crime 2 | (1990) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sisters in Crime 3 | (1990) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sisters in Crime 4 | (1991) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sisters In Crime 5 | (1992) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Anthology series. |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O was also published as If Ever I Return. Faster Pastor was co-authored by Adam Edwards.
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Sharyn McCrumb Synopses: Sharyn McCrumb’s Appalachia is a non-fiction book, collecting the essays of Sharyn McCrumb. The collection includes Keepers of the Legends, A Novelist Looks at the Land, The Celts and the Appalachians, Magic Realism in Appalachia, Nora Bonesteel and the Sight, and Reflections on Historical Fiction.
Our Separate Days by Sharyn McCrumb is a collection of both short stories and poems about life in southern Appalachia.
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