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ⓘ About Sharon Short
Sharon Short is a cozy mystery and general mystery novelist from Miamisburg Ohio where she lives with her husband and two children. Over the years, she has published more than sixteen works of fiction. Short made her debut with the novel Angel’s Bidding, the first of the Patricia Delaney series that she published in 1993. She has also published novels as Jess Montgomery, including the very popular Kinship Mysteries, a historical fiction series set in the 1920s that was the inspiration for the first female sheriff in Ohio. Outside of her fiction writing career, Sharon works for Writers’ Digest as a contributing editor. She is in charge of the Level Up Your Writing (Life) column in addition to lecturing at Writers’ Digest University.
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Who is Sharon Short?
Sharon Short is a cozy mystery and general mystery novelist from Miamisburg Ohio where she lives with her husband and two children. Over the years, she has published more than sixteen works of fiction. Short made her debut with the novel Angel’s Bidding, the first of the Patricia Delaney series that she published in 1993.
Which Sharon Short series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Patricia Delaney series, the earliest of Sharon Short's multi-book series: it opens with Angel's Bidding (1993) and runs to 3 books across 1993–1995, ending with The Death We Share (1995). Sharon Short's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sharon Short written?
Sharon Short has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2024. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Stain-Busting Mystery series with 6 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sharon Short's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sharon Short's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Patricia Delaney (1993–1995, 3 books) and Stain-Busting Mystery (2003–2008, 6 books).
How are Sharon Short's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sharon Short's 13 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Stain-Busting Mystery (6 books, 2003–2008); Patricia Delaney (3 books, 1993–1995).