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Sharyn McCrumb is an award-winning Southern writer whose distinctive voice has captivated readers through her Appalachian "Ballad" novels, including the New York Times best sellers The Ballad of Tom Dooley, The Ballad of Frankie Silver, and The Songcatcher. Her novels often blend history, mystery, and folklore, as seen in Ghost Riders, which won the Wilma Dykeman Award for Literature and the national Audie Award for Best Recorded Books. A meticulous researcher, McCrumb has crafted compelling stories, such as The Unquiet Grave, a novel about West Virginia's Greenbrier Ghost. Recognized for her contributions to literature, McCrumb was named a Virginia Woman of History by the Library of Virginia and a Woman of the Arts by the national Daughters of the American Revolution. Her work has been honored with the Mary Hobson Prize for Arts & Letters and has been named a New York Times and Los Angeles Times Notable Book.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Sharyn McCrumb
- #1AmazonIf Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O(1990)
- #2AmazonThe Hangman's Beautiful Daughter(1992)
- #3AmazonShe Walks These Hills(1994)
- #4AmazonThe Rosewood Casket(1996)
- #5AmazonThe Ballad of Frankie Silver(1997)
- #6AmazonThe Songcatcher(2001)
- #7AmazonGhost Riders(2003)
- #8AmazonThe Devil Amongst the Lawyers(2010)
- #9AmazonThe Ballad of Tom Dooley(2011)
- #10AmazonKing's Mountain(2013)
- #11AmazonNora Bonesteel's Christmas Past(2014)
- #12AmazonPrayers the Devil Answers(2016)
- #1AmazonSharyn McCrumb's Appalachia(2011)
- #1AmazonThe Unquiet Grave(2017)
- #2AmazonA Wee Doch and Doris(1989)
- #3AmazonThe Luncheon(1990)
- #4AmazonRemains to Be Seen(1990)
- #5AmazonHappiness Is a Dead Poet(1992)
- #6AmazonThe Monster of Glarnis(1994)
- #7AmazonOur Separate Days(1989)
- #8AmazonFoggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories(1997)
- #9AmazonFairy Tale Princesses of the Civil War(2012)
- #10AmazonOld Land, Dark Land, Strange Land(2017)
- #1AmazonTransgressions, Vol. 2 (By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)(2006)
- #2AmazonTransgressions, Vol. 3 (With: Anne Perry,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)(2006)
- #3AmazonTransgressions, Vol. 4 (With: Anne Perry,Ed McBain)(2006)
- #4AmazonMistletoe Mysteries(1989)
- #5AmazonSisters in Crime 2(1990)
- #6AmazonMalice Domestic 1(1992)
- #7AmazonWomen of Mystery II(1994)
- #8AmazonPartners in Crime(1994)
- #9AmazonThe Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995(1996)
- #10AmazonGreat Writers and Kids Write Mystery Stories(1996)
- #11AmazonVengeance is Hers(1997)
- #12AmazonFirst Cases, Volume 2(1997)
- #13AmazonMystery's Most Wanted(1997)
- #14AmazonAZ Murder Goes... Artful(1997)
- #15AmazonOnce Upon a Crime(1998)
- #16AmazonMalice Domestic 7(1998)
- #17AmazonTails of Wonder and Imagination(2001)
- #18AmazonMurder, My Dear Watson(2002)
- #19AmazonThe Dark: New Ghost Stories(2003)
- #20AmazonThe World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4(2003)
- #21AmazonThe Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction(2004)
- #22AmazonMr. President, Private Eye(2004)
- #23AmazonThe World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5(2004)
- #24AmazonThou Shalt Not Kill(2005)
- #25AmazonTransgressions(2005)
- #26AmazonTransgressions, Vol. 3(2006)
- #27AmazonTransgressions, Vol. 4(2006)
- #28AmazonPoe: 19 New Tales of Suspense, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe(2008)
- #29AmazonBlood Lite(2008)
- #30AmazonThe Monster's Corner(2011)
- #31Amazon27 Views of Asheville: A Southern Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry(2012)
- #32AmazonNot Everyone's Cup of Tea(2013)
About Sharyn McCrumb
Sharyn McCrumb is an award-winning Southern writer whose distinctive voice has captivated readers through her Appalachian "Ballad" novels, including the New York Times best sellers The Ballad of Tom Dooley, The Ballad of Frankie Silver, and The Songcatcher. Her novels often blend history, mystery, and folklore, as seen in Ghost Riders, which won the Wilma Dykeman Award for Literature and the national Audie Award for Best Recorded Books. A meticulous researcher, McCrumb has crafted compelling stories, such as The Unquiet Grave, a novel about West Virginia's Greenbrier Ghost. Recognized for her contributions to literature, McCrumb was named a Virginia Woman of History by the Library of Virginia and a Woman of the Arts by the national Daughters of the American Revolution. Her work has been honored with the Mary Hobson Prize for Arts & Letters and has been named a New York Times and Los Angeles Times Notable Book.
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