Sharon Wagner
Sharon Blythe Wagner (born 1936) is an American author of more than 60 mystery, Gothic romance, and young adult fiction titles.[1] She wrote five titles[2] in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Wagner's Nancy Drew titles are The Kachina Doll Mystery (1981), The Elusive Heiress (1982), The Broken Anchor (1983), The Emerald-Eyed Cat (1984), and The Eskimo's Secret (1985).[2]
Wagner was born in Wallace, Idaho,[1] grew up in Cut Bank, Montana[3] and lives in Mesa, Arizona.[2] Wagner began publishing in approximately 1965.[4] After writing scores of magazine short stories, Prairie Wind (1968), illustrated by friend and neighbor Rita Warner, was her first full-length book.[3] Under her own name, Wagner also authored the Gypsy series of mysteries. The action is set on a Western ranch.[5][6] Horse Illustrated called Gypsy from Nowhere one of the 30 best "horse books."[7] Wagner has also published under the names Casey Stephens, M.E. Cooper, Ann Sheldon, Blythe Stephens, and Blythe Bradley.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sharon Blythe Wagner in "The Writers Directory"". Detroit: St. James Press. 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Gale In Context: Biography.
- ^ a b c McGruder, Janie (2000-12-03). "Detective Nancy Drew inspired generations of women". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ a b Patterson, Ann (1968). "Book Is Wish Fulfilled for Mesan Sharon Wagner". Arizona Republic. p. 174. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "The Lost Lilacs of Latimer House (A Zebra Gothic Novel) by Sharon Wagner". www.isbns.net. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Sharon Wagner". sharonwagner.ponymadbooklovers.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Sharon Wagner". www.janebadgerbooks-oldsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "30 Best Horse Books". Horse Illustrated Magazine. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
External links
[edit]- Sharon Wagner at Library of Congress, with 10 library catalog records
- Sharon Wagner at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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