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ⓘ About Deborah J. Ledford
Deborah J. Ledford is an American author of mystery thrillers and police procedural best known for her novels, Smoky Mountain Inquest, Eva Lightning Dance, and Steven Hawk & Inola Walela book series. She was an Agatha Award Winner and a two-time nominee for the Anthony Award for her Best Audiobook Category. Deborah is also a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and her award-winning stories have been featured in many different print publications and literary and mystery anthologies. Besides authoring books, Deborah J. Ledford is also a screenwriter and is the president and producer of IOF Productions Ltd, an independent media company.
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Who is Deborah J. Ledford?
Deborah J. Ledford is an American author of mystery thrillers and police procedural best known for her novels, Smoky Mountain Inquest, Eva Lightning Dance, and Steven Hawk & Inola Walela book series. She was an Agatha Award Winner and a two-time nominee for the Anthony Award for her Best Audiobook Category. Deborah is also a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and her award-winning stories have been featured in many different print publications and literary and mystery anthologies.
Which Deborah J. Ledford series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Smoky Mountain Inquest series, the earliest of Deborah J. Ledford's multi-book series: it opens with Staccato (2009) and runs to 4 books across 2009–2015, ending with Causing Chaos (2015).
How many books has Deborah J. Ledford written?
Deborah J. Ledford has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2024. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Smoky Mountain Inquest series with 4 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Deborah J. Ledford's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Deborah J. Ledford's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Smoky Mountain Inquest (2009–2015, 4 books) and Eva "Lightning Dance" Duran (2023–2024, 2 books).
How are Deborah J. Ledford's books organised into series?
This guide splits Deborah J. Ledford's 22 books into 2 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Smoky Mountain Inquest (4 books, 2009–2015); Eva "Lightning Dance" Duran (2 books, 2023–2024).