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Cynthia Riggs


Born
in The United States
January 01, 1931

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Mystery & Thrillers


Cynthia Riggs, a tall gray-haired and imposing figure, is a 13th generation Islander, the mother of five and daughter of author and poet Dionis Coffin Riggs and school principal and printmaker Sidney N. Riggs.

With a degree in geology, her own remarkable resumé -- writing for the National Geographic Society and Smithsonian (she spent two months in Antarctica), working in public relations for the American Petroleum Institute, operating boat charters (she lived on a 44-foot houseboat for 12 years), running the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Boat Company, and being a rigger at Martha's Vineyard Shipyard. After enrolling six years ago in the Master of Fine Arts creative writing program at Vermont College, Riggs found yet another calling. She has become a ...more

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Average rating: 3.6 · 5,838 ratings · 764 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors
Deadly Nightshade (Martha's...
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Jack in the Pulpit (Martha'...
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Indian Pipes (Martha's Vine...
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The Bee Balm Murders (Marth...
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Shooting Star (Martha's Vin...
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Deadly Nightshade The Cranefly Orchid Murders The Cemetery Yew Jack in the Pulpit The Paperwhite Narcissus Indian Pipes Shooting Star
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