Elizabeth Spann Craig is a successful and prolific American author, best known for her cozy mystery novels. She has written several series under her own name as well as the pseudonym Riley Adams. Her works include the Myrtle Clover Mysteries, the Memphis Barbeque Mysteries, and the Southern Quilting Mysteries. Craig is known for her engaging characters and intricate plotlines, which keep readers guessing until the very end.
Craig was raised in a small town in South Carolina and currently resides in Matthews, North Carolina with her two children. She has a deep love for blogging and site-building about mystery writing and lifestyle, and is an active participant in the online writing community. In addition to her work as an author, Craig also manages a search engine for writers with Hiveword's Mike Fleming. She is a busy mother and makes use of any free time to write, often juggling her writing while helping out with her children, driving car pools, and acting as a chaperone on field trips.
In addition to her writing, Craig is also an avid reader of mysteries and a lover of libraries. Her southern roots are evident in her works, which often feature cats, corgis, and cheese grits. She is also the mother of two and shares her home with her husband, a corgi, and a shy cat. Craig's books can be found on her website and Goodreads. She is always looking for new ways to connect with her readers and invites them to visit her website to learn more about her and her books.
Myrtle Clover Mysteries Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
A Dyeing Shame
2006
2
Pretty is as Pretty Dies
2009
3
Progressive Dinner Deadly
2011
4
A Body in the Backyard
2012
5
Death at a Drop-In
2013
6
A Body at Book Club
2014
7
Death Pays a Visit
2014
8
A Body at Bunco
2015
9
Murder on Opening Night
2015
10
Cruising for Murder
2016
11
Cooking is Murder
2017
12
A Body in the Trunk
2017
13
Cleaning is Murder
2018
14
Edit to Death
2019
15
Hushed Up
2019
16
A Body in the Attic
2020
17
Murder on the Ballot
2020
18
Death of a Suitor
2021
19
A Dash of Murder
2022
20
Death at a Diner
2022
21
A Myrtle Clover Christmas
2022
22
Murder at a Yard Sale
2023
23
Doom and Bloom
2023
24
A Toast to Murder
2024
25
Mystery Loves Company
2024
26
A Murder Down Memory Lane
2025
Memphis BBQ Mysteries Books (as Riley Adams)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Delicious and Suspicious
2010
2
Finger Lickin' Dead
2011
3
Hickory Smoked Homicide
2011
4
Rubbed Out
2013
Southern Quilting Mystery Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Quilt or Innocence
2012
2
Knot What It Seams
2013
3
Quilt Trip
2013
4
Shear Trouble
2014
5
Tying the Knot
2015
6
Fall to Pieces
2017
7
Patch of Trouble
2017
8
Pressed for Time
2017
9
Rest in Pieces
2018
10
On Pins and Needles
2018
11
Fit To Be Tied
2019
12
Embroidering the Truth
2020
13
Knot a Clue
2020
14
Quilt-Ridden
2021
15
Needled to Death
2021
16
A Notion to Murder
2022
17
Behind the Seams
2023
18
Quilt Complex
2023
Southern Quilting Mystery Books (as Elizabeth Craig)