Marcia Muller
Author of Edwin of the Iron Shoes
About the Author
Marcia Muller, novelist, short-story writer and anthologist, was born in Detroit in 1944. She attended the University of Michigan, where she studied writing. Edwin of the Iron Shoes (1977) was her first book featuring Sharon McCone, a female private eye strong enough to compete in the show more male-dominated crime genre. In 1993, Muller was given the Private Eye Writers of America Life Achievement Award, and the following year her novel Wolf in the Shadows won the Anthony Boucher Award and was nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Crime Novel. Muller is the co-author of the Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery series with Bill Pronzini. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Marcia Muller
The Web She Weaves: An Anthology of Mystery and Suspense Stories by Women (1983) — Editor — 51 copies
The Lost Coast 3 copies
Cache and Carry 2 copies
The Broken Men 2 copies
Up at the riverside 1 copy
Contemporary Insanity 1 copy
Deceptions [short story] 1 copy
Dairy Queen 1 copy
Sharon McCone 1 copy
Walk Through Fire 1 copy
Benny's Space 1 copy
Associated Works
Writers on Writing, 2: More Collected Essays from the New York Times (2003) — Contributor — 183 copies
A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Contributor — 100 copies
By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year (2010) — Contributor — 84 copies
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: First Annual Collection (2000) — Contributor — 58 copies
Women of Mystery II: Stories From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine (1994) — Contributor — 50 copies
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributor — 44 copies
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Third Annual Collection (2002) — Contributor — 43 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: First Annual Edition (1992) — Contributor — 16 copies
The Eyes Have It: The First Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1984) — Contributor — 15 copies
Academy Mystery Novellas: Women Sleuths, Police Procedurals, Locked Room Puzzles, Great British Detectives ( BOX Set) (1985) — Contributor — 13 copies
Justice for Hire: The Fourth Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1990) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Second Annual Edition (1993) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Third Annual Edition (1994) — Contributor — 10 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition (1998) — Contributor — 9 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fifth Annual Edition (1996) — Contributor — 7 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Contributor — 5 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1944-09-28
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Places of residence
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birmingham, Michigan, USA
Sonoma County, California, USA - Education
- University of Michigan (BA|English)
- Occupations
- journalist
novelist - Relationships
- Pronzini, Bill (husband)
- Organizations
- Sunset Magazine
- Awards and honors
- MWA Grand Master (2005)
Shamus Award (The Eye for Lifetime Achievement, 1993) - Short biography
- Marcia Muller (born September 28, 1944) is an American author of fictional mystery and thriller novels.
Muller has written 26 novels featuring her Sharon McCone female private detective character. Vanishing Point, won the Shamus Award for Best P.I. Novel. Muller had been nominated for the Shamus Award four times previously.
In 2005, Muller was awarded the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master award. Previous winners of the award included Alfred Hitchcock (1973) and Agathe Christie (1955).
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Till the Butchers Cut Him Down (A Sharon McCone… by Marcia Muller
"Are you sure they'll clear the bank?" Ted Smalley, All Souls's office manager, held the check that I'd just handed him up to his desk lamp and squinted at it. I folded my arms and tried to look severe. "Do I know this person?" he asked himself. "She looks like the old Sharon, in spite of the haircut. She talks like her too. But McCone Investigations? A separate business checking account? Rent for an office suite? Pretty strange stuff, if you ask me."
Love just about anything from this period of time, and since I could never find fault with Muller or Pronzini, so how could I not read and like this mystery novel? So I did. Never set it down, except once to fill my coffee cup. Characters, most especially John Quincannon and Sabina Carpenter, our illustrious detectives, turn this late 18th century Chicago into a most excellent backdrop for two of the most interesting detectives to come to our attention. Smart, with interesting quirks and personalities, and super skills at what they do, and the history of the 18th Century to provide the texture, a great plot can hardly miss. And it doesn't. And, by the way, S. Holmes' cameo appearance only adds to a terrific tale.… (more)
In a remote CA county, crimes against Native American women are being ignored by the local sheriff. McCone is asked to investigate and finds that the crimes committed are well beyond her initial tasks. She and her team end up challenging most of the county's blue bloods and local law enforcement. Crisp and brisk in true McCone fashion, she takes them down in a grand finale.
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Statistics
- Works
- 95
- Also by
- 74
- Members
- 13,257
- Popularity
- #1,762
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 258
- ISBNs
- 736
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 20
- Touchstones
- 236