McCrumb has written two large series of novels, The Ballad series and the Elizabeth MacPherson series, as well as a shorter two-novel loose series. These are listed here.
The Ballad series:
- If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O (1990) (a.k.a. "If Ever I Return")
- The Hangmans's Beautiful Daughter
- She Walks These Hills (1994)
- The Rosewood Casket (1996)
- The Ballad of Frankie Silver (1998)
- The Songcatcher (2001) (a.k.a. "The Song Catcher")
- Ghost Riders (2003)
- The Devil Amongst the Lawyers (2010)
The Elizabeth MacPherson Novels:
- Sick of Shadows (1984)
- Lovely in Her Bones (1985)
- Highland Laddie Gone (1986)
- Paying the Piper (1988)
- The Windsor Knot(1990)
- Missing Susan (1990)
- MacPherson's Lament (1992)
- If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... (1995)
- PMS Outlaws (2000)
The Jay Omega Mysteries
- Bimbos of the Death Sun (1987)
- Zombies of the Gene Pool (1993)
These last two titles are satirical novels set in the world of science fiction conventions and fandom.
Other short stories and essays include:
Our Separate Days (1985) and
Foggy Mountain Breakdown: Short Story Collection (1997).
Her 2005 novel
St. Dale is a modern take on
The Canterbury Tales as filtered through the world of NASCAR and her most recent novel
Once Around the Track (2007) is also set in the world of NASCAR.