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Shirley Damsgaard

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Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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I’ve read many bios that start with the words “I wanted to be a writer all of my life and wrote my first story at the age of five.” I honestly can’t say that’s true for me—at the age of five, as an only child growing up on a farm, my career goal was to be a princess. Unfortunately, all those positions happened to be filled, so I followed the path so many other women have traveled—marriage, children, a career outside of the home—in my case, with the United States Postal Service. It wasn’t until the tender of age of 48 that I really decided to try my hand at writing.

My first attempt was a disastrous romance novella, and I might have given up had it not been for my late husband’s suggestion that I give mysteries a try. He pointed out my knack ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 17,265 ratings · 976 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Witch Way to Murder (Ophelia & Abby, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,470 ratings — published 2005 — 13 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
	Charmed to Death (Ophelia & Abby, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 2,497 ratings — published 2006	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
	Witch Hunt (Ophelia & Abby, #4) 4.03 avg rating — 2,129 ratings — published 2007 — 6 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 Trouble With Witches (Ophelia & Abby, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 2,110 ratings — published 2006 — 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 Witch Is Dead (Ophelia & Abby, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 1,885 ratings — published 2007	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 Witch's Grave (Ophelia & Abby, #6) 4.06 avg rating — 1,712 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	The Seventh Witch (Ophelia & Abby, #7) 4.17 avg rating — 1,625 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	Shadow Tales 3.63 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2011 — 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
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	Ophelia and Abby series by Shirley Damsgaard Vol. 1-7 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Ophelia & Abby Mystery (7 books)
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Quotes by Shirley Damsgaard (?)

“He never was worth the powder it'd take to blow him to hell.”
― Shirley Damsgaard, The Seventh Witch

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“You seem to be developing a real talent for finding dead people, Ophelia.”
― Shirley Damsgaard

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“Ah, yes, tea. Our family's first line of defense when meeting a disaster.”
― Shirley Damsgaard, The Witch Is Dead

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Silent Scream by Angela Marsons

9 votes, 37.5%

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6 votes, 25.0%

Perfect Remains by Helen Sarah Fields

4 votes, 16.7%

The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett

2 votes, 8.3%

Crime and Guilt: Stories by Ferdinand von Schirach

2 votes, 8.3%

The Chimney Sweeper's Boy by Barbara Vine

1 vote, 4.2%

Witch Way to Murder by Shirley Damsgaard

0 votes, 0.0%

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