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Crime writer Cathy Pickens started her writing life as a mystery novelist. The first of five mysteries in the Southern Fried series won St. Martin’s Award for Best New Traditional Mystery.

Her fascination with the power of real crime stories led to a series for History Press, starting with Charleston Mysteries and Charlotte True Crime Stories.

She is a frequent mystery convention panelist, speaking on topics ranging from Southern mysteries to classic true crime stories to the use of poisons. At various times and under various aliases, she’s been a trial attorney specializing in complex civil litigation; a university provost; a business school professor (at Queens University of Charlotte); a church organist and choir director; and a ballroom ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 4,951 ratings · 357 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder at Luna Lake (Southern Fried Mystery #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,693 ratings — published 2004 — 12 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 at Folly Beach Creek (Blue Ridge Mountain Mystery #2) 3.86 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 2005 — 17 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 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS MYSTERIES 1–5 five cozy crime mysteries full of twists 4.53 avg rating — 559 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
	Hush My Mouth (Southern Fried Mystery #4) 3.85 avg rating — 531 ratings — published 2008 — 12 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
	Can't Never Tell (Southern Fried Mystery #5) 3.96 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 2009 — 17 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
	Hog Wild (Southern Fried Mystery #3) 3.96 avg rating — 503 ratings — published 2007 — 11 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 Complete Blue Ridge Mountains Mysteries Books 1 to 5: five addictive cozy mysteries 4.44 avg rating — 191 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
	Charleston Mysteries: Ghostly Haunts in the Holy City 3.73 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina 3.69 avg rating — 35 ratings — 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
	Charlotte True Crime Stories: Notorious Cases from Fraud to Serial Killing 3.48 avg rating — 31 ratings — 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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Cathy Pickens Guest Post on Mystery Fanfare Blog | October 10, 2020

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How can a writer of crime fact and fiction presume to talk about creativity, much less write a book about it?

CREATE! started as my attempt to figure out what we mean by “creative” and how I could be more so.

Creativity is a word loaded with magic. Combining my crime writing life with years of research and teaching law in a g Read more of this blog post »

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