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She received a degree in biology from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked in advertising, as a journalist, and as a manufacturer's representative for theatre concessions. Her first book, A Share <a class="showlessmore_link" id="u_89631_showmore" onclick="truncate_show('u_89631')" >show more</a><span class="hideme" id="u_89631"> in Death, also became the first book in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Novel series. She won the Mystery Readers International Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel for Dreaming of the Bones in 1997 and the Macavity Award for Best Novel for Where Memories Lie in 2009. In 2014 her title, To Dwell in Darkness, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) Deborah Crombie lives with her family in a small North Texas town, where she is at work on the next book in the series, "And Justice There Is None". (Publisher Provided)</span> <a class="hideme showlessmore_link" id="u_89631_showless" onclick="truncate_show('u_89631')" >show less</a></div><div class="author_aka tinytext"><p class="alsoknownas">Includes the names: <span id="u_496a0334" class="lt_itemlist"><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/crombedeborah&norefer=2">Deborah Crombe</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/combiedeborah&norefer=2">Deborah Combie</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/cromiedeborah&norefer=2">Deborah Cromie</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/deborahcrombie&norefer=2">Deborah Crombie</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/cronbiedeborah&norefer=2">Deborah Cronbie</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/crombiedeborahe&norefer=2">Deborah E. Crombie</a></span></span></p></div><div class="tinytext">Image credit: Library of Congress</div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_series" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_bb93" data-caret-id="tdc_u_bb93" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_0341" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("series", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="series" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_bb93" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Series</h2><span id="tdh_u_0341" ><a name="series"></a><div class="worklist serieslist"><div id="u_03351d1f" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/nseries/1672/Duncan-Kincaid%25252FGemma-James" class="" >Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James</a></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_mainworks" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_acba" data-caret-id="tdc_u_acba" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_069e" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("mainworks", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="mainworks" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_acba" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Works by Deborah Crombie</h2><span id="tdh_u_069e" ><a name="mainworks"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" id="recent_pillbox" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('crombiedeborah', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">Popular</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('crombiedeborah', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Recent</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="worklist"><div id="u_e2a84b71" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/94463" data-workid="94463" data-title="A-Share-in-Death" class="" >A Share in Death</a> <span class="date">(1993)</span> <span class="copies note">1,443 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 75 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/94947" data-workid="94947" data-title="Dreaming-of-the-Bones" class="" >Dreaming of the Bones</a> <span class="date">(1997)</span> <span class="copies note">995 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 30 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/94506" data-workid="94506" data-title="All-Shall-Be-Well" class="" >All Shall Be Well</a> <span class="date">(1994)</span> <span class="copies note">942 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 43 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/95386" data-workid="95386" data-title="Leave-the-Grave-Green" class="" >Leave the Grave Green</a> <span class="date">(1995)</span> <span class="copies note">890 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 26 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/95544" data-workid="95544" data-title="Mourn-Not-Your-Dead" class="" >Mourn Not Your Dead</a> <span class="date">(1996)</span> <span class="copies note">859 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 24 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/450147" data-workid="450147" data-title="Water-Like-a-Stone" class="" >Water Like a Stone</a> <span class="date">(2007)</span> <span class="copies note">831 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 29 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/94545" data-workid="94545" data-title="And-Justice-There-is-None" class="" >And Justice There is None</a> <span class="date">(2002)</span> <span class="copies note">828 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 27 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/94438" data-workid="94438" data-title="A-Finer-End" class="" >A Finer End</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> <span class="copies note">827 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 23 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copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 22 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11290439" data-workid="11290439" data-title="No-Mark-Upon-Her" class="" >No Mark Upon Her</a> <span class="date">(2011)</span> <span class="copies note">744 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 57 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8043732" data-workid="8043732" data-title="Necessary-as-Blood" class="" >Necessary as Blood</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> <span class="copies note">690 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 54 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12958722" data-workid="12958722" data-title="The-Sound-of-Broken-Glass" class="" >The Sound of Broken Glass</a> <span class="date">(2013)</span> <span class="copies note">610 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 33 reviews</span></div><div id="u_05148b5a" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 29" 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class="copies note">235 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 20 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12171963" data-workid="12171963" data-title="Nocturne-%7Bstory%7D" class="" >Nocturne {story}</a> <span class="date">(2012)</span> <span class="copies note">56 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 4 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/9525659" data-workid="9525659" data-title="A-Share-in-Death-%7C-All-Shall-Be-Well" class="" >A Share in Death | All Shall Be Well</a> <span class="date">(1994)</span> <span class="copies note">33 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18979215" data-workid="18979215" data-title="Leave-the-Grave-Green-%7C-In-a-Dark-House" class="" >Leave the Grave Green | In a Dark House</a> <span class="date">(2011)</span> <span class="copies note">17 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11856169" data-workid="11856169" data-title="Leave-the-Grave-Green-%7C-Mourn-Not-Your-Dead" class="" >Leave the Grave Green | Mourn Not Your Dead</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> <span class="copies note">13 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/7853683" data-workid="7853683" data-title="Dreaming-of-the-Bones-%7C-Kissed-a-Sad-Goodbye" class="" >Dreaming of the Bones | Kissed a Sad Goodbye</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> <span class="copies note">11 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/19417429" data-workid="19417429" data-title="A-Share-in-Death-%7C-Now-May-You-Weep" class="" >A Share in Death | Now May You Weep</a> <span class="date">(2010)</span> <span class="copies note">8 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/9533780" data-workid="9533780" data-title="A-Finer-End-%7C-And-Justice-There-Is-None" class="" >A Finer End | And Justice There Is None</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8092017" data-workid="8092017" data-title="Blackmail-%5Bshort-story%5D" class="" >Blackmail? 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onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("alsoby", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="alsoby" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_f83f" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Associated Works</h2><span id="tdh_u_26e5" ><a name="alsoby"></a><div class="worklist"><div id="u_e3707937" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18235832" data-workid="18235832" data-title="Echoes-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Stories-Inspired-by-the-Holmes-Canon" class="" >Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon</a> <span class="date">(2016)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">137 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 10 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/5894954" data-workid="5894954" data-title="The-Sunken-Sailor" class="" >The Sunken Sailor</a> <span class="date">(2004)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">33 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>USA</a></dd><dt>Birthplace</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/place/Dallas, Texas, USA" data-fieldtype="44" class="" >Dallas, Texas, USA</a></dd><dt>Places of residence</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/place/Richardson, Texas, USA" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Richardson, Texas, USA</a><br><a target="_top" href="/place/Sherman, Texas, USA" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Sherman, Texas, USA</a><br><a target="_top" href="/place/Houston, Texas, USA" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Houston, Texas, USA</a><br><a target="_top" href="/place/Edinburgh, Scotland, UK" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Edinburgh, Scotland, UK</a><br><a target="_top" href="/place/Chester, England, UK" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Chester, England, UK</a><br><a target="_top" href="/place/McKinney, Texas, USA" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >McKinney, Texas, USA</a></dd><dt>Education</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=Austin College" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >Austin College (Biology)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=Rice University" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >Rice University (Publishing Program)</a></dd><dt>Occupations</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=17&exact=1&type=2&q=mystery writer" data-fieldtype="17" class="" >mystery writer</a></dd><dt>Awards and honors</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=New York Times Book of the Year" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >New York Times Book of the Year</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=2004 nominated by the Romantic Times for a 2004 Career Achievement Award, Mystery & Suspense series." data-fieldtype="4" class="" >2004 nominated by the Romantic Times for a 2004 Career Achievement Award, Mystery & Suspense series.</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=2003, Distinguished Alumna by Austin College" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >2003, Distinguished Alumna by Austin College</a></dd><dt>Short biography</dt><dd><div class="clamp clamp3">Deborah Crombie was born and educated in Texas. After living in both England and Scotland, she wrote her first Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid / Sergeant Gemma James novel. A Share in Death [Scribner, 1993], was subsequently given Agatha and Macavity nominations for Best First Novel of 1993. Her fifth novel, Dreaming of the Bones [Scribner, 1997] was given a Edgar award nomination by Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel in 1997. 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Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are likeable yet somewhat flawed Scotland Yard detectives. Each is working to overcome some issues in their past. The crimes are straightforward whodunnit murders with plausible endings, solved through solid police work rather than a sudden surprise reveal. In this installment the duo investigate the murder of a young man who got into financial difficulties and separated from his wife, part of a wealthy family <u class="showmore_hide">with their own issues. Duncan and Gemma make the rounds of everyone who knew Connor or his wife Julia, each interview yielding clues to guide them to their next source. As they zero in on a likely suspect, new information is revealed which rearranges the pieces of the puzzle and points to the truth. The series also ends on a tantalizing cliffhanger concerning Duncan and Gemma, guaranteeing that it won鈥檛 be long before I read the next book.</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_c7f17c09');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_1974c567" title="4 Stars" aria-title="4 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="8" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="7" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_275130678" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275130678"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_275130678" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_275130678" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_275130678" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_275130678"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/lauralkeet" target="_top">lauralkeet</a> | <a href="/work/95386/reviews" data-workid="95386" data-title="Leave-the-Grave-Green" class="" >25 other reviews</a> | Nov 21, 2024 | <a href="/review/275130678"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_275036643" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/8043732" data-workid="8043732" data-title="Necessary-as-Blood-Duncan-Kincaid%25252FGemma-James-Novels-13" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0061287539.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0061287539.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0061287539.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/8043732" data-workid="8043732" data-title="Necessary-as-Blood-Duncan-Kincaid%25252FGemma-James-Novels-13" class="" >Necessary as Blood (Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James…</a> by <a href="/author/crombiedeborah">Deborah Crombie</a></div></div><div class="" >I loved this one. Thanks, Marion!</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_690044a6" title="5 Stars" aria-title="5 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="10" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="9" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_275036643" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275036643"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_275036643" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_275036643" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_275036643" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_275036643"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/BarbKapp" target="_top">BarbKapp</a> | <a href="/work/8043732/reviews" data-workid="8043732" data-title="Necessary-as-Blood-Duncan-Kincaid%25252FGemma-James-Novels-13" class="" >53 other reviews</a> | Nov 11, 2024 | <a href="/review/275036643"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_271179466" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/8043732" data-workid="8043732" data-title="Necessary-as-Blood" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0061287539.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0061287539.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0061287539.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/8043732" data-workid="8043732" data-title="Necessary-as-Blood" class="" >Necessary as Blood</a> by <a href="/author/crombiedeborah">Deborah Crombie</a></div></div><div class="" >I found this overly long without enough action to sustain it. The author provides minutiae of East End London life, but doesn't quite remove evidence that she is American, for example referring to a caretaker as a janitor and using class in another phrase. Disappointing.</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_bb85cb74" title="3 Stars" aria-title="3 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="6" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="5" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_271179466" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_271179466"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_271179466" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_271179466" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_271179466" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_271179466"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/edwardsgt" target="_top">edwardsgt</a> | <a href="/work/8043732/reviews" data-workid="8043732" data-title="Necessary-as-Blood" class="" >53 other reviews</a> | Sep 8, 2024 | <a href="/review/271179466"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_270531481" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/94506" data-workid="94506" data-title="All-shall-be-well" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0425147711.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0425147711.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0425147711.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/94506" data-workid="94506" data-title="All-shall-be-well" class="" >All shall be well</a> by <a href="/author/crombiedeborah">Deborah Crombie</a></div></div><div class="" >I have been reading a lot of series for the past month: Elizabeth George, Julia Fleming-Spence and Nicci French to name a few. Unfortunately the type of mystery in Crombie's work as well as the lack of well-developed characters is accentuated next to these other authors. They are still enjoyable and I will continue the series.</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_84823e64" title="3 Stars" aria-title="3 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="6" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="5" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_270531481" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_270531481"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_270531481" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_270531481" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas 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