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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️

@sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social

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Novelist, artist, psychologist. Loves mysteries, art, music, and dogs. 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛 https://geni.us/ArtistLoverForgerThief available now! https://www.sheilasharpe.com for more...

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 28

🖼️ Hi, friends 👋

My book, 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛, is out now!

"A riveting, wildly entertaining, complex, and adrenaline-fueled art crime novel that is as intriguing as it is satisfying..."

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 23h

15 Thrillers and Their Unforgettable Female Leads | Laura Hennigan via NovelSuspects vist.ly/49yax

"We love seeing women who can kick a$$ and take names. These 15 mysteries & thrillers showcase some of our favorite female leads by female authors"

#Women #Thrillers

Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 1d

The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.

~ Alberto Giacometti

#QOTD

Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Celebrating women artists & forgetting feminist art histories | Gabriella Nugent via Contemporary vist.ly/49p33

"This seems to be an age of discovery. Many people are surprised to find out that ‘women artists’ or ‘artist-women’ exist."

#ArtHistory #Women

Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

~ Twyla Tharp

#Art #QOTD #Women

Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 4d

Field of Gold | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social via FictionOnTheWeb vist.ly/49gcv

"I used to be a painter. That career didn't work out, so I took up writing fiction - seemed a cleaner route to poverty."

#MondayBlogs #ShortStory

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 4d

Two Tall Women in NYC | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social via FeminineCollective vist.ly/49edv

"Losing my identity was not in our plan. Mary and I came to the big city to celebrate finishing our books—my psychological thriller and her memoir of love and loss."

#MondayBlogs

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 4d

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙 : The hidden inspirations behind a novelist’s heroine | @SheilaSharpe19 vist.ly/49dyk

"I should have known sooner. Or at least suspected."

#MondayBlogs #Writing

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 5d

I paint the way some people write their autobiography. The paintings, finished or not, are the pages of my journal, and as such they are valid. The future will choose the pages it prefers.

~ Françoise Gilot

#QOTD #Women

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 6d

🎨 My book, 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛, is out now! A 5-star @ReadersFavorite!

"A wildly entertaining, complex, and adrenaline-fueled art crime novel as intriguing as it is satisfying..."

📕 https://geni.us/ArtistLoverForgerThief
by @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social

#books

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 7d

Favorite Debut Thrillers by Female Authors | She Reads vist.ly/495p2

"Reading a debut novel by a new author is like meeting a new friend for the first time and realizing you want to be besties for eternity."

#Women #Thrillers

Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 8d

Mystery & Thriller #Giveaway | via BargainBooksy vist.ly/493va

One winner will be chosen at random on 11 / 30 / 2025 and notified that they have won the 25 eBooks Prize Package, including 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛 by @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social

Good luck!

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 8d

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

~ Francis Bacon

#Art #Writing #Poetry

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 9d

Protecting Cultural Heritage from Art Theft: International Challenge, Local Opportunity | FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation https://buff.ly/cUKNuH2

"The truth behind art crime, one misunderstood by the general public and professionals alike, is far more sinister and intriguing."

#ArtTheft

Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 10d

The world is full of fictional characters looking for their stories.

~ Diane Arbus

#Writing #Art #QOTD

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 11d

Two Tall Women in NYC | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social via FeminineCollective vist.ly/48ips

"Losing my identity was not in our plan. Mary and I came to the big city to celebrate finishing our books—my psychological thriller and her memoir of love and loss."

#MondayBlogs

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 11d

Field of Gold | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social via FictionOnTheWeb vist.ly/48i9z

"I used to be a painter. That career didn't work out, so I took up writing fiction - seemed a cleaner route to poverty."

#MondayBlogs #ShortStory

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 12d

Really, I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not, but I do know that they are the frankest expression of myself.

~ Frida Kahlo

#Art #Quote #QOTD

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 13d

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 14d

Gripping Thrillers by Female Authors | Rosie Walsh via Penguin Random House vist.ly/488hc

"I have two small children and a job: if I manage to squeeze any reading time into my day, I need the book in my hand to be absolutely gripping."

#Thrillers #Books

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 15d

I would kiss you, had I the courage.

— Édouard Manet

#Quote #QOTD

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 16d

Women in Art History | WendyRobertsFineArt https://buff.ly/rAcXAvG

"I was invited to be part of a womenʻs art show. I noticed how different the show looked because it was created by women: scenes of kitchens, sandwiches, pink, & babies. Not really: I am making a point."

#Art

Women in Art History – Wendy Roberts Fine Art

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 17d

Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore.

— Edgar Allan Poe

#Quote #QOTD

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 18d

Two Tall Women in NYC | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social via FeminineCollective vist.ly/47ng8

"Losing my identity was not in our plan. Mary and I came to the big city to celebrate finishing our books—my psychological thriller and her memoir of love and loss."

#MondayBlogs #ShortStory

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 18d

Field of Gold | @SheilaSharpeAuthor.bsky.social https://ow.ly/mBQe50Wx1pR

The first occupant I saw in Julia's conservation studio was a nine-foot-tall Madonna. She was a fright - her face flaking, her oversized halo full of cracks, her dull white gown ripped and stained.

#MondayBlogs #ShortStory

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Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social · 19d

Never love an artist.

— Patricia Highsmith

#QOTD #Quote

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