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S. B. Barnes attended college in the Hudson Valley, studying English Language and Literature and Anthropology (although unlike her characters, her time there was not interrupted by crime-solving). She grew up split between the USA and Germany, attending university in both countries before eventually settling in Germany. Today, she works as a teacher and lives with her husband, son, and two cats. Fiction has always been one of her greatest loves, as a reader, as a teacher, and as a writer, and she hopes you enjoy reading her work as much as she enjoys creating it.

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Average rating: 4.05 · 383 ratings · 248 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Two for Holding 3.99 avg rating — 164 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
	Heart First (Hudson Valley Murder Mysteries, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Two for Boarding 4.17 avg rating — 60 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
	Second Chance (Hudson Valley Murder Mysteries, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 53 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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"Starling": Two for Boarding Bonus Story

Starling "I have a confession to make. I'm not a real hockey coach. So why did I spend nearly a full year posing as one? And how did I get away with it despite negligible talent at the job? The latter I put down to the dual factors of me being a white man in his forties and no one expecting someone to do something that stupid. The former is a lot more complicated. Over the course of five articles, Read more of this blog post »

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Series by S.B. Barnes

Minor Penalties (2 books)
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A Hudson Valley Murder Mystery (2 books)
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