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Deborah Sharp

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Born

Fort Lauderdale, The United States

Website

http://www.deborahsharp.com

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Humor

Influences

Anne George; Elaine Viets; Nancy Martin

Member Since

June 2008

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Like the main character in her funny, Southern-flavored mysteries, Deborah's roots were set in Florida long before Disney and ''Miami Vice.'' A native and former reporter for USA Today, she knows spots not found on maps: Molasses Junction. Muse. And now, Himmarshee, her own slice of Authentic Florida.
It's the setting for her Mace Bauer Mysteries, featuring Mace's wacky ''Mama.'' To create it, Deborah borrowed from the present-day ranching town of Okeechobee, and from the south Florida of her family's past. Deborah left a Ph.D. program in psychology to become a reporter, and then left the news biz to write light-hearted fiction. She has no plans, though, to leave her husband of 20-plus years, NBC reporter Kerry Sanders. They live in south F ...more

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Now, y'all know I'm Himmarshee's fashion maven (that's a word I learned from one of my aromatherapy customers who moved to our little burg from New York City. It means expert.) Did you know I also dispense romantic advice? As someone who's pranced down the bridal path a time or two (or five), I can tell when your would-be beloved does not pass the smell test. A couple of my exes stunk like the du Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.75 · 4,172 ratings · 444 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mama Does Time (A Mace Bauer Mystery, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 2,453 ratings — published 2008 — 8 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
	Mama Rides Shotgun (A Mace Bauer Mystery, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Mama Gets Hitched (A Mace Bauer Mystery, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 2010 — 7 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
	Mama Sees Stars (A Mace Bauer Mystery, #4) 3.93 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Mama Gets Trashed (A Mace Bauer Mystery, #5) 3.87 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Happy Homicides 1: Fall Into Crime by Joanna Campbell Slan (Goodreads Author), Linda Gordon Hengerer (Goodreads Author), Carol W. Price 3.91 avg rating — 55 ratings	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
	Happy Homicides 4: Summertime Crime: Happy Homicides Cozy Collection by Joanna Campbell Slan (Goodreads Author), Linda Gordon Hengerer (Goodreads Author), Margaret Lucke (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings	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
	A Dash of Midnight: A Collection of Cozy Mysteries from Midnight Ink by Karen MacInerney (Goodreads Author), Cricket McRae (Goodreads Author), Deborah Sharp (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014	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
	ママのトランクを開けないで 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Greedy Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney, #9)

by Carolyn Haines (Goodreads Author)

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Deborah said: " Met this wonderful author at Malice Domestic this year; am enjoying this volume of her multi-book series featuring Sara Booth Delaney. Strong characters, well-crafted setting in the Mississippi Delta, and a satisfying mystery when I thought I'd guess ...more "

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Berried to the Hilt (Gray Whale Inn Mystery, #4)

by Karen MacInerney (Goodreads Author)

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Deborah said: " am enjoying this one ... can almost smell the seawind! "

May 24, 2011 02:39PM · see review

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Death and the Lit Chick (St. Just Mystery, #2)

by G.M. Malliet (Goodreads Author)

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“You know what a redneck's last words are, right, Mace?"my aunt asked on the phone. "Hey y'all...watch this!”
― Deborah Sharp

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“look back, Mace. What’s passed is past, and you can’t change it. Focus on making the best of what lies ahead.”
― Deborah Sharp, Mama Gets Trashed

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