Betsy Brannon Green Explained

Betsy Brannon Green
Birth Date:1 June 1958
Birth Place:Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Occupation:Novelist
Genre:Mystery fiction
Children:8

Betsy Brannon Green (born June 1, 1958)[1] is a Latter Day Saint mystery/suspense novelist. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]

Biography

Green was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and grew up moving all over the country, since her father was in the US Army.[3] [1] In 1979, she married Robert Green, and they currently live in Bessemer, Alabama. They are the parents of eight children.[1] Green's fiction is inspired by the people of Headland, Alabama.[4] Green started writing in 1999 and Covenant Communications published her debut, Hearts in Hiding, in 2001.[1]

Criticism

In 2012, the audiobook version of Murder by the Way was in Deseret Book's top five bestsellers for June 25–30.[5] Reviewing the book in Deseret News, Alicia Cunningham wrote that while the mystery was predictable it was entertaining.[6] Writing on LDS Fiction, Penny Bowler called books like Green's the "comfort food" of literature.[7] Murder by Design was a top-10 bestseller from Deseret Book for the October 17 to October 23 sales interval.[8] In a review for LDS Magazine, Jennie Hansen wrote that Proceed With Caution was "difficult [...] to put down" with realistic dialogue.[9] Mike Whitmer praised the sequel, Danger Ahead (2015) for its lack of sexual content and graphic violence.[10] Sharon Haddock wrote that Puzzle Pieces (2016) was convoluted, with an implausible ending and "simple outcomes."[11]

Awards

Green's books have been finalists four times for the Whitney award for best mystery/suspense novel; in 2010 for Murder By Design,[12] in 2009 for Murder by the Book,[13] in 2008 for Above and Beyond[14] [15] and in 2007 for Hazardous Duty[16] In 2008, Green was voted the 8th-most-popular writer by readers of the Deseret News.[17]

Works

The following books are published by Covenant Communications in American Fork, Utah.

Order of Haggerty series

Order of Eureka series

Order of Duty series

Kennedy Killingsworth mysteries

Proceed with Caution series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green . Betsy . About Me . www.betsybrannongreen.net . 2018-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180814141438/http://www.betsybrannongreen.net/id3.html . 2018-08-14 . dead .
  2. Web site: Green . Betsy Brannon . Home . www.betsybrannongreen.net . 2018-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190620030511/http://www.betsybrannongreen.net/index.html . 2019-06-20 . dead .
  3. Web site: Eureka Series (Eureka) by Betsy Brannon Green . www.fantasticfiction.com . 17 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Murder by the Book - Deseret Book . deseretbook.com . 17 December 2018.
  5. News: Rappleye . Christine . Deseret Book Top 10 for June 25–30 Deseret News . 17 December 2018 . DeseretNews.com . en.
  6. News: Cunningham . Alicia . Book review: Happily ever after gets detoured in 'Murder by the Way' . 17 December 2018 . DeseretNews.com . 14 July 2012 . en.
  7. News: Bowler . Penny . LDS fiction: a guilty pleasure? . 19 December 2018 . DeseretNews.com . 25 June 2011 . en.
  8. News: Deseret Book Top 10 . 19 December 2018 . DeseretNews.com . 28 October 2010 . en.
  9. News: Hansen . Jennie . Going Undercover in Betsy Brannon Green's Proceed with Caution . LDS Magazine . 30 May 2013.
  10. Web site: Whitmer . Mike . Book review: 'Danger Ahead' has adventure, romance and suspense from Betsy Brannon Green . DeseretNews.com . en . 10 January 2015.
  11. News: Haddock . Sharon . Book review: 'Puzzle Pieces' neatly brings a lot of story together . 17 December 2018 . DeseretNews.com . 4 June 2016 . en.
  12. Web site: 2010 Finalists . whitneyawards.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20160106005434/http://whitneyawards.com/2011/02/01/the-finalists-have-been-announced/ . 6 January 2016 . 19 December 2018 . dead .
  13. News: Mormon Times Briefly . 17 December 2018 . DeseretNews.com . 11 February 2010 . en.
  14. News: De Groote . Michael . Best LDS novel of '08? Whitney Awards to weigh in . 17 December 2018 . DeseretNews.com . 23 April 2009 . en.
  15. News: De Groote . Michael . Best LDS novel of '08? Whitney Awards will weigh in this weekend . DeseretNews.com . 23 April 2009 . en.
  16. News: Wells . Robinson . Whitney Award Finalists Announced . LDS Magazine . 17 January 2008.
  17. News: Larson . Jennifer . MormonTimes.com: Readers weigh in on favorite LDS fiction writers . 17 December 2018 . DeseretNews.com . 27 March 2008 . en.

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