Sharon Lynn Writes

Welcome to Sharon Lynn Writes! My novels and short stories are about courageous, clever women solving suspenseful mysteries.

I was raised in Arizona, but it was living in England as a teenager, and every return trip since that inspired the setting of A Cotswold Crime Mystery series.

Death Takes a Bath: A Cotswold Crimes Mystery Book 1 was awarded runner-up for Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence in Mystery. Death Takes a Fall: A Cotswold Crimes Mystery Book 2 won the Silver Medal IPPY Award for Best Mystery, CIBA Murder and Mayhem Long List, and the Silver Falchion Reader's Choice. Death Plays a Fire: A Cotswold Crimes Mystery, Book 3 will be released Dec 4, 2024, with book 4 coming out Nov 29, 2025.

GREAT NEWS: My publisher, Level Best Books, has extended the contract for A Cotswold Crimes Mystery series through book 6!

My short stories can be found in anthologies from Malice Domestic and Desert Sleuths. I am a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers Association (UK), International Thriller Writers, and Blackbird Writers.

I’m a professor of theater, film, and writing. My husband and a border collie/mini-Aussie mix keep me entertained and on track. My passions are storytelling, mentoring young writers and filmmakers, traveling, and cooking. (Check out my recipes and writing tips in Recipes to Kill For a cookbook by Desert Sleuths.)

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