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Elizabeth Spann Craig is an American writer of mystery novels.
Biography
editCraig was raised in Anderson, South Carolina, and has since resided in Alabama and North Carolina, where in 2014 she lives with her husband and two children. She graduated with a B.A. in English from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina.[citation needed]
Craig's first book, Pretty is as Pretty Dies, was published by Midnight Ink, imprint of Llewellyn, in 2009.[1] Later books in this series were published independently by the author.[2][3]
The first of the Memphis Barbeque Mysteries, Delicious and Suspicious, was written under Craig's "Riley Adams" pen name,[4] and was released from Penguin Books in 2010. Craig's Southern Quilting Mysteries launched in 2012 from Penguin's Signet imprint. In the series, former art museum curator Beatrice Coleman retires to a quiet North Carolina mountain village and takes up quilting and sleuthing.
Craig blogs on the writing craft and the publishing industry at her website which was named as one of the 101 best websites for writers from 2010–2013 by Writer's Digest.[5][6] She and Mike Fleming of Hiveword also manage the Writer’s Knowledge Base–a free search engine to help writers find resources.[2]
In 2015, Craig was featured in Authors Luncheon at the Macon, Georgia International Cherry Blossom Festival.[7][8]
Selected works
edit- The Memphis Barbeque Mysteries
Writing with pseudonym Riley Adams
- Delicious and Suspicious Berkley Prime, (2010)[9]
- Finger Lickin' Dead Berkley Prime, (2011)
- Hickory Smoked Homicide Berkley Prime, (2011)
- Rubbed Out Berkley Prime, (2013)[10]
- The Southern Quilting Mysteries
- Quilt or Innocence Obsidian, (2012)
- Knot What it Seams Obsidian, (2013)
- Quilt Trip Penguin, (2013)
- Shear Trouble (2014)[11]
- Tying the Knot New American Library (2015)
- The Myrtle Clover Mysteries
- Pretty is as Pretty Dies Midnight Ink, (2009)[12][13]
- Progressive Dinner Deadly GunnBooks, (2011)
- A Dyeing Shame Publisher: Elizabeth Spann Craig (2011)
- A Body in the Backyard Publisher unknown (2012)
- Death at a Drop-In Create Space, (2013)[14]
- A Body at Book Club Publisher unknown, (2014)
- Death Pays a Visit CreateSpace (2014)
- A Body at Bunco Publisher: Elizabeth Spann Craig, (2015)
References
edit- ^ "State of Romance: Go to the moon with N.C.-set stories". USA Today. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Spann Craig". By Sarah Rettger on July 15, 2014 Kirkus Reviews
- ^ Steelman, Ben. "Pretty Is as Pretty Dies". Star-News. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Ellis, Susan. "Killer Barbecue in "Delicious and Suspicious"". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "101 BEST WEBSITES FOR WRITERS" (PDF). Writer's Digest. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "New Southern Quilting Mystery available". examiner.com.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Authors announced for 2015 Cherry Blossom luncheon". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "FOUR AUTHORS ANNOUNCED FOR BURGESS PIGMENT CO. AUTHORS LUNCHEON AT CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL". International Cherry Blossom Festival. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Delicious and Suspicious". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Rubbed out". Jennifer Wilson. RT Book Reviews.
- ^ "Book review (mysteries): Queen of Hearts and Shear Trouble". BY JAY STRAFFORD. Richmond Times-Dispatch
- ^ "PRETTY IS AS PRETTY DIES". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Cady, Dick (15 June 2009). "Pretty Is as Pretty Dies". ForeWord Reviews. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Bowen, Kristen. "Elizabeth Spann Craig. Death at a Drop-In. United States: CreateSpace, 2013". Louis Round Wilson Library. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine