# Sharon Wagner

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American writer

**Sharon Blythe Wagner** (born 1936) is an American author of more than 60 mystery, Gothic romance, and young adult fiction titles.[1] She wrote five titles[2] in the [Nancy Drew Mystery Stories](/source/Nancy_Drew_Mystery_Stories) series under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Wagner's Nancy Drew titles are *[The Kachina Doll Mystery](/source/The_Kachina_Doll_Mystery)* (1981), *[The Elusive Heiress](/source/The_Elusive_Heiress)* (1982), *[The Broken Anchor](/source/The_Broken_Anchor)* (1983), *[The Emerald-Eyed Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Emerald-Eyed_Cat&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1984), and *[The Eskimo's Secret](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Eskimo%27s_Secret&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1985).[2]

Wagner was born in [Wallace, Idaho](/source/Wallace%2C_Idaho),[1] grew up in [Cut Bank, Montana](/source/Cut_Bank%2C_Montana)[3] and lives in [Mesa, Arizona](/source/Mesa%2C_Arizona).[2] Wagner began publishing in approximately 1965.[4] After writing scores of magazine short stories, *[Prairie Wind](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prairie_Wind_(book)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1968), illustrated by friend and neighbor [Rita Warner](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rita_Warner&action=edit&redlink=1), was her first full-length book.[3] Under her own name, Wagner also authored the Gypsy series of mysteries. The action is set on a Western ranch.[5][6] *Horse Illustrated* called *[Gypsy from Nowhere](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gypsy_from_Nowhere&action=edit&redlink=1)* one of the 30 best "horse books."[7] Wagner has also published under the names **Casey Stephens**, **M.E. Cooper**, **Ann Sheldon**, **Blythe Stephens**, and **Blythe Bradley**.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gale_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gale_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gale_1-2) ["Sharon Blythe Wagner in "The Writers Directory""](https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1649560368/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=22fb8db4). Detroit: St. James Press. 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Gale In Context: Biography.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) McGruder, Janie (2000-12-03). ["Detective Nancy Drew inspired generations of women"](https://tulsaworld.com/archive/detective-nancy-drew-inspired-generations-of-women/article_406a6ead-e9b4-59c9-be42-791f30064f76.html). *[Tulsa World](/source/Tulsa_World)*. Retrieved 2022-12-19.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) Patterson, Ann (1968). ["Book Is Wish Fulfilled for Mesan Sharon Wagner"](http://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/arizona/phoenix/phoenix-arizona-republic/1968/04-07/page-174/). *[Arizona Republic](/source/Arizona_Republic)*. p. 174. Retrieved 2022-12-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Lost Lilacs of Latimer House (A Zebra Gothic Novel) by Sharon Wagner"](https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780821732380/). *www.isbns.net*. Retrieved 2022-12-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sharon Wagner"](http://sharonwagner.ponymadbooklovers.co.uk/). *sharonwagner.ponymadbooklovers.co.uk*. Retrieved 2022-12-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sharon Wagner"](https://www.janebadgerbooks-oldsite.co.uk/usa2/wagner.html). *www.janebadgerbooks-oldsite.co.uk*. Retrieved 2022-12-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["30 Best Horse Books"](https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-fun-30-best-horse-books). *Horse Illustrated Magazine*. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-19.

## External links

- [Sharon Wagner](https://lccn.loc.gov/n50021353) at the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress), with 10 library catalog records

- [Sharon Wagner](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?126259) at the [Internet Speculative Fiction Database](/source/Internet_Speculative_Fiction_Database)

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