Sharyn McCrumb

10 Series

Sharyn McCrumb is an American author known for her crime fiction, mystery novels, and Appalachian fiction, including the Elizabeth MacPherson and Ballad series. She has received numerous accolades, including the Edgar, Agatha, Nero, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. McCrumb holds a Master’s Degree in English from Virginia Tech, and her works have been translated into eleven languages.

Sharyn McCrumb's "If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O," also published as "If Ever I Return," follows the investigation of a folk singer's disappearance in the Appalachian mountains. The narrative intertwines modern crime with ancient ballads, exploring themes of isolation and tradition. McCrumb co-authored "Faster Pastor" with Adam Edwards, though specific details of this collaboration are not provided in the original synopsis.

Ballad

If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O

(1990)

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

(1992)

She Walks These Hills

(1994)

The Rosewood Casket

(1996)

The Ballad of Frankie Silver

(1997)

The Songcatcher

(2001)

Ghost Riders

(2003)

The Devil Amongst the Lawyers

(2010)

The Ballad of Tom Dooley

(2011)

King's Mountain

(2013)

Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past

(2014)

Prayers the Devil Answers

(2016)

Elizabeth MacPherson

Sick of Shadows

(1984)

Lovely in Her Bones

(1985)

Highland Laddie Gone

(1986)

Paying the Piper

(1988)

The Windsor Knot

(1990)

Missing Susan

(1991)

MacPherson's Lament

(1992)

If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him...

(1995)

The PMS Outlaws

(2000)

Jay Omega

Bimbos of the Death Sun

(1987)

Zombies of the Gene Pool

(1992)

St. Dale

(2005)

Once Around The Track

(2007)

Faster Pastor

(2009)(With: Adam Edwards)

Standalone Novels

The Unquiet Grave

(2017)

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)

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)

Non-Fiction

Sharyn McCrumb's Appalachia

(2011)

Transgressions

(2005)(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,Walter Mosley,John Farris)