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Elizabeth Spann Craig is an American writer of mystery novels. Biography Craig 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.Craig's first book, Pretty is as Pretty Dies, was published by Midnight Ink, imprint of Llewellyn, in 2009. Later books in this series were published independently by the author.The first of the Memphis Barbeque Mysteries, Delicious and Suspicious, was written under Craig's "Riley Adams" pen name, 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. She and Mike Fleming of Hiveword also manage the Writer’s Knowledge Base–a free search engine to help writers find resources.In 2015, Craig was featured in Authors Luncheon at the Macon, Georgia International Cherry Blossom Festival. Selected works The Memphis Barbeque MysteriesWriting with pseudonym Riley Adams Delicious and Suspicious Berkley Prime, (2010) Finger Lickin' Dead Berkley Prime, (2011) Hickory Smoked Homicide Berkley Prime, (2011) Rubbed Out Berkley Prime, (2013)The Southern Quilting MysteriesQuilt or Innocence Obsidian, (2012) Knot What it Seams Obsidian, (2013) Quilt Trip Penguin, (2013) Shear Trouble (2014) Tying the Knot New American Library (2015)The Myrtle Clover MysteriesPretty is as Pretty Dies Midnight Ink, (2009) 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) A Body at Book Club Publisher unknown, (2014) Death Pays a Visit CreateSpace (2014) A Body at Bunco Publisher: Elizabeth Spann Craig, (2015)References External links Official website Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. Discover the Elizabeth Spann Craig popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Elizabeth Spann Craig books.

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  • On Pins and Needles synopsis, comments

    On Pins and Needles

    Elizabeth Craig

    Some new residents don't deserve welcome baskets.Small towns can be notoriously cliquey.  Dappled Hills, however, wasn't usually such a town.  The residents ordinarily we...

  • Death Pays a Visit synopsis, comments

    Death Pays a Visit

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    When psychic (and hubcap retailer) Wanda Alewine pays a latenight visit to Myrtle Clover, she urges the octogenarian sleuth to head straight to Greener Pastures Retirement Home. Bu...

  • Checked Out synopsis, comments

    Checked Out

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    There are no renewals when you're permanently checked out. When librarian Ann Beckett finally reluctantly agrees to being setup on a blind date by one of her overeager patrons...

  • Linda de Morrer synopsis, comments

    Linda de Morrer

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Uma investigadora octogenária e seu parceiro sênior solucionam o misterioso assassinato de uma recémchegada na pequena cidade do Sul. Parke Stockard estava definitivament...

  • Hushed Up synopsis, comments

    Hushed Up

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Silence is golden …unless you're permanently hushed up.When Lillian Johnson was found dead one hot summer day, no one in the town of Bradley, North Carolina was all that surprised....

  • La cena fatale synopsis, comments

    La cena fatale

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    A chi interessano salse e patatine quando si possono avere Dickens e Twain?Ai residenti della tranquilla cittadina di Bradley, nel North Carolina, l'operosa Jill Caulfield sembrava...

  • Knot a Clue synopsis, comments

    Knot a Clue

    Elizabeth Craig

    Sometimes it doesn't pay to go to work.Dappled Hills is the kind of small town where it's hard to imagine anything bad happening . . . especially in the fall when the mountain tree...

  • Doom and Bloom synopsis, comments

    Doom and Bloom

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    There's some shady business at the garden club event.Spring has sprung in Bradley, North Carolina, and the town is buzzing as the local garden club prepares for their annual Festiv...

  • Death of a Suitor synopsis, comments

    Death of a Suitor

    Elizabeth Craig & Elizabeth Spann Craig

    The course of true love never did run smooth.According to Myrtle, Eloise Crane set her cap for Miles long ago. Although Miles is now dating Eloise, he doesn't seem overly enthusias...

  • Spine-Tingling synopsis, comments

    Spine-Tingling

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Unintended snooping can mean getting into someone's bad books.The Whitby Library has been a busy place lately, between book clubs, children's storytimes, and students working on re...

  • Fit to Be Tied synopsis, comments

    Fit to Be Tied

    Elizabeth Craig

    Sometimes family matters can make you fit to be tied.Although the small town of Dappled Hills is better known for its quilt shop, bakery, and other small shops, it is also home to ...

  • A Novel Idea synopsis, comments

    A Novel Idea

    Elizabeth Craig

    Sometimes a novel idea can turn out to be a bad one. Sally Simmons was rather misunderstood in the small town of Whitby, North Carolina. An awkward woman with a sly countenanc...

  • Una cena mortal synopsis, comments

    Una cena mortal

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    ¿Quién quiere papas fritas y salsa cuando puede tener a Dickens y aTwain?Para los habitantes del tranquilo pueblo de Bradley, Carolina del Norte, la trabajadora Jill Caul...

  • Needled to Death synopsis, comments

    Needled to Death

    Elizabeth Craig

    Sometimes, encountering someone with a barbed tongue can make you feel needled to deathDappled Hills is a lovely mountain village that regularly attracts retirees. T...

  • Cleaning is Murder synopsis, comments

    Cleaning is Murder

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    When Myrtle's housekeeper is a murder suspect, she swears to Myrtle that she's squeaky clean. It's easy for fellow citizens to get on your nerves in sleepy Southern towns like...

  • A Body at Bunco synopsis, comments

    A Body at Bunco

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Playing Bunco may be fun…but murder proves a gamechanger.Octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover has never heard of the dice game Bunco. Regardless, she steps in as her daughterinlaw's s...

  • Eine Leiche beim Bunco synopsis, comments

    Eine Leiche beim Bunco

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Bunco spielen mag nach Spaß klingen ... aber Mord ist eine Spielwende.Die achtzigjährige Detektivin Myrtle Clover hat noch nie von dem Würfelspiel Bunco gehört. Dennoch springt sie...

  • La morte va in scena synopsis, comments

    La morte va in scena

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Quando Myrtle Clover e il suo amico Miles assistono a uno spettacolo teatrale nella loro piccola città, la sera della prima c'è il tutto esaurito.Per Myrtle è chiaro che una delle ...

  • End of Story synopsis, comments

    End of Story

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    A novel way to die.When Ann's boyfriend Grayson inherits a surprise legacy, the couple heads to historic Charleston for a muchneeded vacation. Not only does Grayson adore the city,...

  • A Body in the Attic synopsis, comments

    A Body in the Attic

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Attics can be full of surprises. Who could have murdered Darren Powell? He was a very pleasant man fond of puttering around in his garden and playing chess. He didn't seem at all t...

  • Pretty is as Pretty Dies synopsis, comments

    Pretty is as Pretty Dies

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Parke Stockard was certainly sitting pretty. Blessed with good looks and business sense to boot, she should have been content. Instead, Parke makes trouble in her small town.When r...

  • Un cadavere al Bunco synopsis, comments

    Un cadavere al Bunco

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Giocare a Bunco può essere divertente... ma l'omicidio cambia le regole del gioco.L'investigatrice ottantenne Myrtle Clover non ha mai sentito parlare del gioco di dadi Bunco. In o...

  • Hush-Hush synopsis, comments

    Hush-Hush

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    It's hard keeping secrets in small towns.At first, librarian Ann Beckett is delighted her director hired another fulltime staff member. The Whitby Library is a busy place and anoth...

  • A Body in the Backyard synopsis, comments

    A Body in the Backyard

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Extreme gardening often involves gnomes and planted bodies…It's just an ordinary day for octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Cloveruntil her yardman discovers a dead body planted in her bac...

  • A Dash of Murder synopsis, comments

    A Dash of Murder

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Food for thought: seasoning with these berries results in a dash of murder.It's been a quiet autumn so far in the small town of Bradley, North Carolina. Or, as Myrtle wou...

  • Murder at a Yard Sale synopsis, comments

    Murder at a Yard Sale

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    You never know what you'll find at yard sales.Myrtle's friend Georgia finally reached a breaking point with the knickknacks and collectibles in her cluttered home. Georgia dec...

  • Un cuerpo en el club de lectura synopsis, comments

    Un cuerpo en el club de lectura

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Era otra calurosa tarde de verano y Myrtle Clover se mantenía fresca en el interior de su hogar al permanecer pegada a la "Promesa del Mañana", su telenovela favorita. Su ávida vis...

  • Quilt Complex synopsis, comments

    Quilt Complex

    Elizabeth Craig

    When a quilter unexpectedly perishes, it seems everyone has a quilt complex.In the picturesque village of Dappled Hills, the peacefulness is shattered when a local quilter is found...

  • A Body in the Trunk synopsis, comments

    A Body in the Trunk

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Sometimes taking a spin makes you crash and burn. When a neighbor disappears, Myrtle and Miles shift gears and hit the road to search for him. They discover their neighbor slightly...

  • Myrtle Clover und der Tote im Garten synopsis, comments

    Myrtle Clover und der Tote im Garten

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Es war der Gärtner… der die Leiche fand.Für die rüstige Amateurdetektivin Myrtle Clover ist es ein ganz gewöhnlicher Tag ‒ bis ihr Gärtner hinter dem Haus eine Leiche entdeckt. Ein...

  • Quilt-Ridden synopsis, comments

    Quilt-Ridden

    Elizabeth Craig

    Do good fences make good neighbors?Miss Sissy is a talented member of the Village Quilters guild in tiny Dappled Hills, North Carolina. She's also somewhat difficult to deal with a...

  • Mord unter Nachbarn synopsis, comments

    Mord unter Nachbarn

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Eine Einladung mit TodesfolgeCosette Whitlow, engagiertes Mitglied der Gemeinde Bradley, setzt sich tatkräftig für wohltätige Zwecke ein, zeigt sich jedoch Familie, Nachbarn und Fr...

  • Behind the Seams synopsis, comments

    Behind the Seams

    Elizabeth Craig

    The bestlaid plans can fall to pieces.What could be more fun than a quilt retreat with friends? The Village Quilters and the CutUps guilds decided to head out of Dappled Hills for ...

  • Muerte en una Fiesta synopsis, comments

    Muerte en una Fiesta

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Cosette Whitlow es una matriarca de la sociedad... si el pequeño pueblo de Bradley, Carolina del Norte tuviera una. Amablemene se presta de voluntaria para todas las caridades del ...

  • Death at a Diner synopsis, comments

    Death at a Diner

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Diners can prove hazardous to your health.Although Palmer Baxter hasn't lived in the small town of Bradley long, she's already become a force to be reckoned with. She's joined all ...

  • Murder on the Ballot synopsis, comments

    Murder on the Ballot

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    If you can't beat them, join them.Octogenarian Myrtle Clover is so annoyed by the infighting at tiny Bradley, North Carolina's town council meetings that she decides on a radical c...

  • A Body at Book Club synopsis, comments

    A Body at Book Club

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    This is one book club meeting that doesn't go by the bookWhen octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover discovers Naomi Pelter's dead body during a book club meeting, the other members see...

  • De Grandes Cenas synopsis, comments

    De Grandes Cenas

    Freddy Moyano & Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Vol. 2 Workbook Of The “Learn Spanish With Myrtle” Series. Learn Spanish with Myrtle: In this easyreader mystery, Spanish students will be able to increase their vocabulary while s...

  • Borrowed Time synopsis, comments

    Borrowed Time

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Sometimes a weekend trip is stressful, especially if you're on borrowed time. Fall is beautiful in the small mountain village of Whitby, North Carolina. The leaves are changin...

  • Patch of Trouble synopsis, comments

    Patch of Trouble

    Elizabeth Craig

    When it comes to solving cold cases, nothing is ever cut and dried…Quilter Beatrice Coleman is enjoying the sleepy peace of a tranquil afternoon…until it's interrupted by her frien...

  • Morte no Jantar synopsis, comments

    Morte no Jantar

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Quem quer petiscos quando se pode ter Dickens e Twain?Para os residentes da sonolenta cidade de Bradley, na Carolina do Norte, Jill Caulfield parecia além de reprovações. Era volun...

  • Overdue synopsis, comments

    Overdue

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Carmen King is a busy woman. Not only does she sit on the library board and dabble in the Friends of the Library, but she juggles quite a few relationships at once. Apparently, thi...

  • Cruising for Murder synopsis, comments

    Cruising for Murder

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Loose lips sink ships…and result in murder.When Myrtle and her friend Miles set out for adventure on the high sea, they assume most of the trip's excitement will result from shore ...

  • A Myrtle Clover Christmas synopsis, comments

    A Myrtle Clover Christmas

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Someone will be getting coal in his stocking . . . It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the small town of Bradley, North Carolina. Wreaths adorn doors, halls ar...

  • Frictional Characters synopsis, comments

    Frictional Characters

    Elizabeth Spann Craig

    Small towns + gossip = frictionNo one in the town of Whitby, North Carolina was excited when Jonas Merchant returned to town. Jonas was an effective muckraker; an expert at uncover...