Betsy Brannon Green

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Betsy Brannon Green
Born (1958-06-01) June 1, 1958 (age 66)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
Genre Mystery fiction
Spouse
Robert Green
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(m. 1979)​
Children8

Betsy Brannon Green (born June 1, 1958) [1] is a Latter Day Saint mystery/suspense novelist. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [2]

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Biography

Green was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and grew up moving all over the country, since her father was in the US Army. [3] [1] In 1979, she married Robert Green, and they currently live in Bessemer, Alabama. They are the parents of eight children. [1] Green's fiction is inspired by the people of Headland, Alabama. [4] Green started writing in 1999 and Covenant Communications published her debut, Hearts in Hiding, in 2001. [1]

Criticism

In 2012, the audiobook version of Murder by the Way was in Deseret Book's top five bestsellers for June 25–30. [5] Reviewing the book in Deseret News, Alicia Cunningham wrote that while the mystery was predictable it was entertaining. [6] Writing on LDS Fiction, Penny Bowler called books like Green's the "comfort food" of literature. [7] Murder by Design was a top-10 bestseller from Deseret Book for the October 17 to October 23 sales interval. [8] In a review for LDS Magazine, Jennie Hansen wrote that Proceed With Caution was "difficult [...] to put down" with realistic dialogue. [9] Mike Whitmer praised the sequel, Danger Ahead (2015) for its lack of sexual content and graphic violence. [10] Sharon Haddock wrote that Puzzle Pieces (2016) was convoluted, with an implausible ending and "simple outcomes." [11]

Awards

Green's books have been finalists four times for the Whitney award for best mystery/suspense novel; in 2010 for Murder By Design, [12] in 2009 for Murder by the Book, [13] in 2008 for Above and Beyond [14] [15] and in 2007 for Hazardous Duty [16] In 2008, Green was voted the 8th-most-popular writer by readers of the Deseret News. [17]

Works

The following books are published by Covenant Communications in American Fork, Utah.

Order of Haggerty series

  • —— (2001). Hearts in Hiding. ISBN   1-57734-823-0.
  • —— (2002). Until Proven Guilty. ISBN   1-59156-061-6.
  • —— (2003). Above Suspicion. ISBN   1-59156-310-0.
  • —— (2004). Silenced. ISBN   1-59156-602-9.
  • —— (2005). Copycat. ISBN   1-59156-920-6.
  • —— (2005). Poison. ISBN   1-59811-037-3.
  • —— (2006). Double Cross. ISBN   1-59811-105-1.
  • —— (2006). Christmas in Haggerty. ISBN   1-59156-896-X.
  • —— (2007). Backtrack. ISBN   978-1-59811-339-6.
  • —— (2015). Puzzle Pieces. ISBN   9781680478655.

Order of Eureka series

Order of Duty series

Kennedy Killingsworth mysteries

Proceed with Caution series

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References

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  2. ↑ Green, Betsy Brannon. "Home". www.betsybrannongreen.net. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Eureka Series (Eureka ) by Betsy Brannon Green". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Murder by the Book - Deseret Book". deseretbook.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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  9. ↑ Hansen, Jennie (30 May 2013). "Going Undercover in Betsy Brannon Green's Proceed with Caution". LDS Magazine.
  10. ↑ Whitmer, Mike (10 January 2015). "Book review: 'Danger Ahead' has adventure, romance and suspense from Betsy Brannon Green". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015.
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