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Sharyn McCrumb

American author Sharyn McCrumb is best known for her Ballad series of Appalachian mysteries. A New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award winner, her work blends folklore with crime fiction. This page provides the Sharyn McCrumb books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1984Sick of ShadowsPOoEMB · 1Buy ↗

1985Lovely in Her BonesPOoEMB · 2Buy ↗

1986Highland Laddie GonePOoEMB · 3Buy ↗

1987Bimbos of the Death SunPOoJOB · 1Buy ↗

1988Paying the PiperPOoEMB · 4Buy ↗

1989A Wee Doch and DorisPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1989Our Separate DaysPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1990If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-OPOoBB · 1Buy ↗

1990The LuncheonPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

1990Remains to Be SeenPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

1990The Windsor KnotPOoEMB · 5Buy ↗

1991Missing SusanPOoEMB · 6Buy ↗

1992The Hangman's Beautiful DaughterPOoBB · 2Buy ↗

1992Zombies of the Gene PoolPOoJOB · 2Buy ↗

1992Happiness Is a Dead PoetPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

1992MacPherson's LamentPOoEMB · 7Buy ↗

1994She Walks These HillsPOoBB · 3Buy ↗

1994The Monster of GlarnisPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

1995If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him...POoEMB · 8Buy ↗

1996The Rosewood CasketPOoBB · 4Buy ↗

1997Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1997The Ballad of Frankie SilverPOoBB · 5Buy ↗

2000The PMS OutlawsPOoEMB · 9Buy ↗

2001The SongcatcherPOoBB · 6Buy ↗

2003Ghost RidersPOoBB · 7Buy ↗

2005Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,Walter Mosley,John Farris)POoTB · 1Buy ↗

2005St. DalePOoSDB · 1Buy ↗

2006Transgressions, Vol. 2(By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)POoTB · 2Buy ↗

2006Transgressions, Vol. 3(With: Anne Perry,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)POoTB · 3Buy ↗

2006Transgressions, Vol. 4(With: Anne Perry,Ed McBain)POoTB · 4Buy ↗

2007Once Around The TrackPOoSDB · 2Buy ↗

2009Faster Pastor(With: Adam Edwards)POoSDB · 3Buy ↗

2010The Devil Amongst the LawyersPOoBB · 8Buy ↗

2011Sharyn McCrumb's AppalachiaPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2011The Ballad of Tom DooleyPOoBB · 9Buy ↗

2012Fairy Tale Princesses of the Civil WarPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2013King's MountainPOoBB · 10Buy ↗

2014Nora Bonesteel's Christmas PastPOoBB · 11Buy ↗

2016Prayers the Devil AnswersPOoBB · 12Buy ↗

2017The Unquiet GravePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

2017Old Land, Dark Land, Strange LandPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Story Collections4 books · 1989–2017

01Our Separate Days1989Buy ↗

02Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories1997Buy ↗

03Fairy Tale Princesses of the Civil War2012Buy ↗

04Old Land, Dark Land, Strange Land2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 2011

01Sharyn McCrumb's Appalachia2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of St. Dale Books3 books · 2005–2009

01St. Dale2005Buy ↗

02Once Around The Track2007Buy ↗

03Faster Pastor(With: Adam Edwards)2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Transgressions Books4 books · 2005–2006

01Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,Walter Mosley,John Farris)2005Buy ↗

02Transgressions, Vol. 2(By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)2006Buy ↗

03Transgressions, Vol. 3(With: Anne Perry,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)2006Buy ↗

04Transgressions, Vol. 4(With: Anne Perry,Ed McBain)2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas5 books · 1989–1994

01A Wee Doch and Doris1989Buy ↗

02The Luncheon1990Buy ↗

03Remains to Be Seen1990Buy ↗

04Happiness Is a Dead Poet1992Buy ↗

05The Monster of Glarnis1994Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels1 book · 2017

01The Unquiet Grave2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Ballad Books12 books · 1990–2016

01If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O1990Buy ↗

02The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter1992Buy ↗

03She Walks These Hills1994Buy ↗

04The Rosewood Casket1996Buy ↗

05The Ballad of Frankie Silver1997Buy ↗

06The Songcatcher2001Buy ↗

07Ghost Riders2003Buy ↗

08The Devil Amongst the Lawyers2010Buy ↗

09The Ballad of Tom Dooley2011Buy ↗

10King's Mountain2013Buy ↗

11Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past2014Buy ↗

12Prayers the Devil Answers2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Elizabeth MacPherson Books9 books · 1984–2000

01Sick of Shadows1984Buy ↗

02Lovely in Her Bones1985Buy ↗

03Highland Laddie Gone1986Buy ↗

04Paying the Piper1988Buy ↗

05The Windsor Knot1990Buy ↗

06Missing Susan1991Buy ↗

07MacPherson's Lament1992Buy ↗

08If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him...1995Buy ↗

09The PMS Outlaws2000Buy ↗

Publication Order of Jay Omega Books2 books · 1987–1992

01Bimbos of the Death Sun1987Buy ↗

02Zombies of the Gene Pool1992Buy ↗

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