Marcia Muller

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born

September 28, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.marciamuller.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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A native of the Detroit area, Marcia Muller grew up in a house full of books and self-published three copies of her first novel at age twelve, a tale about her dog complete with primitive illustrations. The "reviews" were generally positive.

In the early 1970s, having moved to California, Muller found herself unemployable and began experimenting with mystery novels.

In the ensuing thirty-some years, Muller has authored over 35 novels--three of them in collaboration with husband Bill Pronzini--seven short-story collections, and numerous nonfiction articles. Together she and Pronzini have edited a dozen anthologies and a nonfiction book on the mystery genre. Muller received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievement award) in 1993. In 20...more

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Books by Marcia Muller

Average rating: 3.77 · 14,111 ratings · 991 reviews · 115 distinct works

	Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 1,093 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Broken Promise Land (Sharon McCone, #16) 3.98 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	My rating:
	A Wild and Lonely Place (Sharon McCone, #15) 3.93 avg rating — 606 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Burn Out (Sharon McCone, #25) 3.73 avg rating — 543 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Locked In (Sharon McCone, #26) 3.67 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	My rating:
	While Other People Sleep (Sharon McCone, #18) 3.91 avg rating — 438 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Till the Butchers Cut Him Down (Sharon McCone, #14) 3.84 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Ever-Running Man (Sharon McCone, #24) 3.79 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Vanishing Point (Sharon McCone, #23) 3.73 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 2006 — 21 editions	My rating:
	Both Ends of the Night (Sharon McCone, #17) 3.88 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 1997 — 11 editions	My rating:

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Series by Marcia Muller

Sharon McCone (29 books)
by Marcia Muller

3.79 avg rating — 11,898 ratings

Cape Perdido (3 books)
by Marcia Muller

3.56 avg rating — 756 ratings

Joanna Stark (3 books)
by Marcia Muller

3.51 avg rating — 184 ratings

Elena Oliverez (3 books)
by Marcia Muller

3.55 avg rating — 166 ratings

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