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Sharon Lynn

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Sharon Lynn was raised in Arizona, but it was living in England as a teenager, and every return trip since that inspired the setting of her first novel. As a professor of theater, film, and writing she coaches and mentors aspiring artists. Her short stories can be found in anthologies from Malice Domestic and Desert Sleuths. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the Author’s Guild. Please sign up for her news updates at www.sharonlwrites.com.

Death Takes a Bath, Sharon Lynn’s debut novel, was released in 2022 by Level Best Books. Sharon’s mystery short stories in anthologies by Malice Domestic include The Professor’s Lesson (2022), Final Curtain (2020); Carne Diem (2019) in the Anthony Award-winning Mystery ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 373 ratings · 121 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death Takes a Bath (A Cotswold Crimes Mystery, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 230 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Death Takes a Fall (A Cotswold Crimes Mystery, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 73 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Death Takes a Knight (A Cotswold Crimes Mystery, #4) 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Death Plays with Fire (A Cotswold Crimes Mystery, #3) 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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	Death on Tap: A Mystery Short Story 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“Bright and early as the morning sun.”
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February 2023 General Poll

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Which Crime, Mystery or Thriller would you like to read in February?

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

59 votes, 43.1%

The Last Night Out by Catherine O'Connell

35 votes, 25.5%

Death Takes a Bath by Sharon Lynn

24 votes, 17.5%

Mastermind by Andrew Mayne

19 votes, 13.9%

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