- Last Dance. New York: Avalon Books, 1999.
- One Last Goodbye. New York: Avalon Books, 2000.
- The Last to Remember. New York: Avalon Books, 2001.
- Until Our Last Embrace. New York: Avalon Books, 2001.
- For the Last Time. New York: Avalon Books, 2002.
- Dreams Don’t Last. New York: Avalon Books, 2002.
- Last Fires Burning. New York: Avalon Books, 2003.
- Glory’s Last Victim. New York: Avalon Books, 2004.
- Last Rites. New York: Avalon Books, 2004.
- Last One Down. New York: Avalon Books, 2005.
- Before the Last Lap. New York: Avalon Books, 2005.
- The First Shall Be the Last. New York: Avalon Books, 2007.
Sharyn Howard is the sheriff in fictional Diamond Springs, N.C., a picturesque town in the Uwharrie Mountains. In each novel, Sharyn is on the case of a local murder that bears an eerie resemblance to, and usually proves to be connected to, a long-unsolved crime.
