Nancy Pickard

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The United States

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female

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http://www.nancypickard.com/

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Mystery & Thrillers, Crime

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Nancy Pickard (born 1945) is a US crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America. She received a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and began writing at age 35.
Her novel The Virgin of the Small Plains, published in 2007, won an Agatha Award.
She is frequently a panelist at the Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave, a convention for mystery writers and fans in Manhattan, Kansas.

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Nancy Pickard's Books

Average rating: 3.73 · 24,489 ratings · 2,904 reviews · 26 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Scent of Rain and Lightning 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 9,223 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Virgin of Small Plains 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 3,178 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whole Truth 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2000 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	But I Wouldn't Want To Die There (Jenny Cain, #8) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Generous Death (Jenny Cain, #1) 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bum Steer (Jenny Cain, #6) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Crazy (Jenny Cain, #5) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I.O.U. (Jenny Cain, #7) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marriage Is Murder (Jenny Cain, #4) 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 1987 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blue Corn Murders (A Eugenia Potter Mystery #5) by Nancy Pickard, Virginia Rich (Series Creator) 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“...in a county where romantic partners were as scarce as yaks.”
― Nancy Pickard, The Scent of Rain and Lightning

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“Good ol' Rex, always the bridesmaid, never the bride.”
― Nancy Pickard, The Virgin of Small Plains

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“İnsanların iyi niyetleri suistimal ediliyor.”
“Kim tarafından?”
“Biz tabii ki!Hasta insanların buraya gelip o aptalca hikayelere inanmalarına izin veriyoruz ve işleri onlar için daha kötü hale getiriyoruz.”
“İnsanların okudukları şeylere inanmalrınıengelleyen bir yasa henüz yok ,Abby.”
“Fakat dolandırmayı engelleyen var.”
― Nancy Pickard, The Virgin of Small Plains

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