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Deborah J. Ledford

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DEBORAH J LEDFORD is an Agatha Award winner and two-time nominee for the Anthony Award. REDEMPTION and HAVOC are from the Eva "Lightning Dance" Duran Native American suspense series.

Her first series, the Smoky Mountain Intrigue Native American police procedural series, includes the titles CAUSING CHAOS, CRESCENDO, STACCATO, and the Hillerman Sky Award Finalist and New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Finalist, SNARE.

Three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, her award-winning stories appear in numerous print publications as well as literary and mystery anthologies.

She is also a former Arizona State University adjunct professor for The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. Ledford is President/Producer for the independent media company ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 4,187 ratings · 341 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	Redemption (Eva "Lightning Dance" Duran #1) 4.09 avg rating — 3,360 ratings — published 2023 — 7 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
	Havoc 4.40 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 2024 — 4 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
	Staccato (Steven Hawk & Inola Walela, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2009 — 4 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
	Snare (Steven Hawk & Inola Walela, #2) 4.49 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2010 — 7 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
	Crescendo (Steven Hawk & Inola Walela, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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
	Causing Chaos (Inola Walela & Steven Hawk, #4) 4.63 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	SoWest: Killer Nights (Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter Anthology Book 7) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	SoWest: Love Kills (Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter Anthology Book 9) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	SoWest: Desert Justice (SinC Desert Sleuths, #4) by Deborah J. Ledford (Goodreads Author), Shannon Baker (Goodreads Author), Kris Neri (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	SoWest: Wrong Turn (Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter Anthology #10) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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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Anthony Award Nomination

Thrilled to announce Crescendo as a 2014 Anthony Award Nominee for Best Audio Book. Much gratitude to TV and film actress Christina Cox for her sublime performance bringing my characters to life. Kudos also to IOF Productions Ltd for producing this first-rate recording.

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Published on May 28, 2014 08:45 • Tags: audiobooks, award, christina-cox, crescendo, nomination, thriller

Series by Deborah J. Ledford

Eva "Lightning Dance" Duran (1 book)
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Deborah J. Ledford (Goodreads Author)

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Inola Walela & Steven Hawk (4 books)
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Deborah J. Ledford (Goodreads Author)

4.37 avg rating — 411 ratings

SinC Desert Sleuths (7 books)
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4.49 avg rating — 45 ratings

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Deborah Ledford and 1 other person liked Claire's review of Havoc: "In this second novel featuring Eva "Lightning Dance" Duran, Ledford pokes the bear again, delivering a rock-solid mystery based on situations and characters you know are fictional but wish were real. Havoc exposes issues from the viewpoint of the Nat" Read more of this review »
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Deborah Ledford liked Sherry's review of Havoc: "Native American crime has become a new favorite genre of mine. It’s such a niche one but it’s so interesting to learn about how the tribes incorporate their unique situations into a case. This is the second book in the series and I didn’t have any tro" Read more of this review »
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Deborah Ledford liked Karen Anthony's review of Havoc: "These two books were the best two books I have read in years! I read a book a day and am always so excited to try a new genre of books. These two books were sooooooo good and I loved every minute while reading your books. Please write more about this" Read more of this review »
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“To show no weakness makes a soul tired. And leaves a heart hard.”
― Deborah J. Ledford, Redemption

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“Some people didn’t like to look him in the eyes because he really looked back at you. Like he could see through them, see who they really were, see how they really wanted to be. And that scared some people. He considered it his superpower.”
― Deborah J. Ledford, Redemption

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“The thought didn’t phase him.”
― Deborah J. Ledford, How NOT to Survive the Holidays

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