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Sharyn McCrumb Books in Order
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: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Sharyn McCrumb's book series? Sharyn McCrumb has written 7 book series. The most notable is the Ballad series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Sharyn McCrumb
- #1
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O(1990) - #2The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter(1992)
- #3She Walks These Hills(1994)
- #4The Rosewood Casket(1996)
- #5The Ballad of Frankie Silver(1997)
- #6The Songcatcher(2001)
- #7Ghost Riders(2003)
- #8The Devil Amongst the Lawyers(2010)
- #9The Ballad of Tom Dooley(2011)
- #10
King's Mountain(2013) - #11Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past(2014)
- #12
Prayers the Devil Answers(2016)
- #1
Sick of Shadows(1984) - #2
Lovely in Her Bones(1985) - #3Highland Laddie Gone(1986)
- #4Paying the Piper(1988)
- #5
The Windsor Knot(1990) - #6
Missing Susan(1991) - #7
MacPherson's Lament(1992) - #8
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him...(1995) - #9
The PMS Outlaws(2000)
- #1
Bimbos of the Death Sun(1987) - #2
Zombies of the Gene Pool(1992)
- #1Sharyn McCrumb's Appalachia(2011)
- #1
The Unquiet Grave(2017) - #2
A Wee Doch and Doris(1989) - #3
The Luncheon(1990) - #4
Remains to Be Seen(1990) - #5
Happiness Is a Dead Poet(1992) - #6
The Monster of Glarnis(1994) - #7
Our Separate Days(1989) - #8Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories(1997)
- #9
Fairy Tale Princesses of the Civil War(2012) - #10
Old Land, Dark Land, Strange Land(2017)
- #1St. Dale(2005)
- #2Once Around The Track(2007)
- #3
Faster Pastor (With: Adam Edwards)(2009)
- #1
Transgressions, Vol. 2 (By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)(2006) - #2
Transgressions, Vol. 3 (With: Anne Perry,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)(2006) - #3
Transgressions, Vol. 4 (With: Anne Perry,Ed McBain)(2006) - #4Mistletoe Mysteries(1989)
- #5Sisters in Crime 2(1990)
- #6Malice Domestic 1(1992)
- #7
Women of Mystery II(1994) - #8Partners in Crime(1994)
- #9
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995(1996) - #10
Great Writers and Kids Write Mystery Stories(1996) - #11
Vengeance is Hers(1997) - #12
First Cases, Volume 2(1997) - #13
Mystery's Most Wanted(1997) - #14
AZ Murder Goes... Artful(1997) - #15Once Upon a Crime(1998)
- #16
Malice Domestic 7(1998) - #17
Tails of Wonder and Imagination(2001) - #18
Murder, My Dear Watson(2002) - #19
The Dark: New Ghost Stories(2003) - #20
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4(2003) - #21
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction(2004) - #22
Mr. President, Private Eye(2004) - #23
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5(2004) - #24
Thou Shalt Not Kill(2005) - #25
Transgressions(2005) - #26Transgressions, Vol. 3(2006)
- #27Transgressions, Vol. 4(2006)
- #28Poe: 19 New Tales of Suspense, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe(2008)
- #29
Blood Lite(2008) - #30
The Monster's Corner(2011) - #31
27 Views of Asheville: A Southern Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry(2012) - #32
Not 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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