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Tracy Gardner

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Tracy Gardner is a multi-award winning mystery and women's fiction author and Edgar Award nominee. Under pseudonym Jess Sinclair, the author's book club fiction book What We Could Have Been won the 2024 Storytrade Women's Fiction Award and USA Southeast Fiction award.
Currently, Gardner's five book Shepherd Sisters Mysteries series is rapid-releasing through Tule Publishing in 2025.
A Detroit native and mother of three, Tracy is the daughter of two teachers. She lives with her husband and best friend of thirty years and a menagerie of spoiled rescue dogs and cats, and is a strong believer in the power of baked goods, live music, and girlfriend therapy as staples to a happy life. ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 2,795 ratings · 854 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death by Deception (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 1) 4.06 avg rating — 817 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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
	Ruby Red Herring (An Avery Ayers Antique Mystery, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 746 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	What We Could Have Been by Jess Sinclair (Goodreads Author), Tracy Gardner (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 598 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Still Life and Death (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 3) 4.18 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Murder on Display (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 2) 4.18 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Peril at Pennington Manor (An Avery Ayers Antique Mystery, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2022 — 9 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
	A Brush with Murder (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 4) 4.60 avg rating — 72 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
	A Stroke of Murder (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 5) 4.73 avg rating — 60 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
	The Fall of Our Secrets by Tracy Gardner (Goodreads Author), Tracy Gardner Beno 4.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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Shepherd Sisters Mysteries (5 books)
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Janine: His True Alpha

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Tracy Gardner rated a book it was amazing Lie in the Bay (A Little White Lies Thriller, 2) by Holly Danvers (Goodreads Author)	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
Holly Danvers LIE IN THE BAY is the deliciously high stakes second novel in her fantastic Little White Lies Thriller series. I devoured the book much quicker than I'd planned -- it is impossible to put down! LIE IN THE BAY begins with main character ...more
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Tracy Gardner liked Cris (The Biblio Blonde)'s review of Peril at Pennington Manor (An Avery Ayers Antique Mystery, #2): "I can't believe I waited so long to read this! Peril at Pennington Manor is the second book in Tracy Gardner's Avery Ayers series. I did go back and read Ruby Red Herring first, because that's always how I approach a series, but while you'd miss a goo" Read more of this review »
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Tracy Gardner liked Renee Marski's review of A Stroke of Murder (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 5): "The perfect winter read!! It’s Christmas in Carson and almost time for Savannah to marry Aiden. So, it’s a surprise when her ex calls her up. Guarded, she agrees to see him. He has information pertinent for her museum, as his was just vandalized and h" Read more of this review »
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Tracy Gardner liked Sarah W's review of A Stroke of Murder (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 5): "This was probably my favorite of the series so far. It was a little more action and a lot more puzzle pieces to put together but again I loved how Savanna looked at it all. The contacts she made and the respect she earned was great. I really liked ho" Read more of this review »
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Tracy Gardner made a comment on Cozy Champagne’s review of A Brush with Murder (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 4) " Thank you so much for this lovely review! "
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Tracy Gardner made a comment on Rebecca Brown’s review of Still Life and Death (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 3) " Thank you for this lovely review! Good news - there are two more books in the series now! :) "
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Tracy Gardner made a comment on mercy Streby’s review of What We Could Have Been " Thank you for this beautiful review! So glad you enjoyed the story! "
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Tracy Gardner rated a book it was amazing Motor City Love Song by Lisa Peers (Goodreads Author)	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
Motor City Love Song delivers a riveting, emotionally charged tale set in Detroit’s vibrant Indie rock scene, so cinematically painted and immersive that I found myself wishing I could hang out at The Artemis with club manager Jace and rising indie r ...more
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Tracy Gardner made a comment on Julie Howard’s review of A Stroke of Murder (The Shepherd Sisters Mysteries Book 5) " Thanks so much for this great review! "
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“Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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