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 Nancy Pickard was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Jenny Cain' Novels | |
| 1) Generous Death | 1984 | 
| 2) Say No to Murder (Anthony Award) | 1985 | 
| 3) No Body | 1986 | 
| 4) Marriage Is Murder (Macavity Award) | 1987 | 
| 5) Dead Crazy | 1988 | 
| 6) Bum Steer (UK Title: Crossbones [1990]) (Agatha Award) | 1989 | 
| 7) I. O. U. (Macavity Award, Agatha Award) | 1991 | 
| 8) But I Wouldn't Want to Die There | 1993 | 
| 9) Confession | 1994 | 
| 10) Twilight | 1995 | 
| 'Marie Lightfoot' Novels | |
| 1) The Whole Truth | 2000 | 
| 2) Ring of Truth | 2001 | 
| 3) The Truth Hurts | 2002 | 
| 'Eugenia Potter' Novels | |
| 1) The Blue Corn Murders (based on notes made by Virginia Rich) | 1998 | 
| 2) The Secret Ingredients Murder | 2001 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Storm Warnings (short stories) | 1999 | 
| 2) The Virgin of Small Plains | 2006 | 
| 3) The Scent of Rain and Lightning | 2010 |