Sophie Littlefield

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Sophie Littlefield
Born Missouri, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Education Indiana University (BS)
Genres
Notable awards Anthony Award (2010)

Sophie Littlefield is an American author of women's fiction, crime fiction, and young-adult novels. In 2010, she was nominated for the Edgar [1] and won an Anthony Award for Best First Novel: A Bad Day for Sorry. [2] [3] Littlefield was born in Missouri and resides in San Francisco, California. [3] She has a B.S. in computer science from Indiana University. [3] She has served as president for the San Francisco chapter of Romance Writers of America. [3] [4]

Books

Standalone novels
Stella Hardesty crime series
Aftertime series
Joe Bashir crime series
Hailey Tarbell series

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