Kory M. Shrum (Author of Dying for a Living)

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Kory M. Shrum

欧宝娱乐 Author

Born

in The United States

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Genre

Fantasy, Paranormal, Thriller

Influences

Stephen King, James Baldwin, Nancy A. Collins, Anne Rice, Darynda Jone ...more

Member Since

October 2013

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Kory M. Shrum has published over thirty books including the bestselling Shadows in the Water and Dying for a Living series.

She also hosts two podcasts: 鈥淲ho Killed My Mother?鈥� the true story of her mother鈥檚 tragic death. And A Well Cared For Human - a mental health and self-care podcast.

You can listen to these shows for free on YouTube or your favorite podcast app. She also publishes poetry under the name K.B. Marie.

When not writing, eating, reading, podcasting, or indulging in her true calling as a stay-at-home dog mom, she can usually be found under thick blankets with snacks. The kettle is almost always on.

She lives in Michigan with her equally bookish wife, Kim, and their rescue dog, Max.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 14,909 ratings · 2,209 reviews · 49 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Dying for a Living (Jesse Sullivan, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,676 ratings — published 2014 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadows in the Water (Shadows in the Water #1) 4.24 avg rating — 2,032 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying by the Hour (Dying for a Living, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 1,111 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying for Her (Dying for a Living, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 753 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying Light (Dying for a Living, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 610 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying for a Living Boxset: Books 1-3 (Jesse Sullivan, #1-3) 4.07 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadows in the Water Series (Lou Thorne #1-3) 4.45 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Worth Dying For (Dying for a Living, #5) 4.25 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under the Bones (Shadows in the Water, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying Breath (Dying for a Living, #6) 4.25 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I value every single fan that I have. So as you can imagine, it was really hard to decide how to launch my new series, Shadows in the Water. I wanted to honor all the people who'd supported聽me this far (thank you聽die-hard Jesse fans!), but I also needed to access to the marketing tools that make a new series launch successful.So I reached聽a compromise.Shadows in the Water is available to PREORDER Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Kory M. Shrum

Dying for a Living (7 books)
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Shadows in the Water (6 books)
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Castle Cove (2 books)
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Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity

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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

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The Personal Librarian

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“I was a terribly simple girl when it came to problems and my plate was so full the vegetables were falling off.”
― Kory M. Shrum, Dying for a Living

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“Jesse?鈥� A small sheepish voice asked.”
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“I felt like we should have flashlights and toasty marshmallows for this story.”
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Polls

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Song of Kali Dan Simmons

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Beneath Kristi DeMeester

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Shadows in the Water Kory M. Shrum

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