Catriona McPherson explained

Catriona McPherson (born October 22, 1965)^[1] is a Scottish writer. She is best known for her Dandy Gilver series. Her novels have won an Agatha Award (2012),^[2] two Macavity Awards (2012, 2015),^[3] seven Lefty Awards (2013),^[4] and two Anthony Awards (2014).^[5]

Biography

McPherson was born October 22, 1965, in South Queensferry, Scotland and remained in Scotland until 2010 when she moved to California.^[6]

She received a Master of Arts degree in English Language and Linguistics and Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, both from the University of Edinburgh.

Before committing herself to writing full-time in 2005, McPherson worked in banking, libraries, and academia.

Awards and honors

Awards for McPherson's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.

2005	After the Armistice Ball	Ellis Peters Historical Award	Shortlist	^[7]
2012	Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains	Sue Feder Memorial Award	Winner	^[8] ^[9]
	Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for Murder	Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel	Winner	^[10]
2013		Bruce Alexander Memorial Mystery Award	Winner
2014	As She Left It		Winner
		The Calamari Award	Finalist
	Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses	Bruce Alexander Memorial Mystery Award	Winner	^[11]
		Sue Feder Memorial Award	Finalist	^[12]
2015		Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel	Finalist
	Dandy Gilver and a Deadly Measure of Brimstone	Sue Feder Memorial Award	Winner	^[13]
		Bruce Alexander Memorial Mystery Award	Winner
			Winner
		Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist	^[14]
		Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel	Finalist	^[15]
		San Francisco Book Festival for General Fiction	Honorable Mention
2016		Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel	Finalist	^[16]
		Mary Higgins Clark Award	Finalist	^[17]
	Quiet Neighbors	Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel	Finalist
2017		Mary Higgins Clark Award	Finalist
	Dandy Gilver and the Reek of Red Herrings	Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel	Winner
		Sue Feder Memorial Award	Finalist	^[18]
2019	Scot Free	Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel	Winner
2020	Scot & Soda	Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist
		Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel	Winner
	Strangers at the Gate	Mary Higgins Clark Award	Finalist
		Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel	Finalist	^[19] ^[20] ^[21]
2021		Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel	Winner
		Sue Feder Memorial Award	Finalist	^[22] ^[23] ^[24]
2022		Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel	Finalist

Publications

Standalone novels

• As She Left It (2013)
• The Day She Died (2014)
• The Child Garden (2015)
• Come to Harm (2015)
• Quiet Neighbors (2016)
• House. Tree. Person. (2017)
• Go to My Grave (2018)
• Strangers at the Gate (2019)
• A Gingerbread House (2021)
• Quiet Neighbours (2021)
• In Place of Fear (2022)

Dandy Gilver series

1. After the Armistice Ball (2005)
2. The Burry Man's Day (2006)
3. Bury Her Deep (2007)
4. The Winter Ground (2008)
5. Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains (2011)
6. Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder (2012)
7. Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses (2012)
8. Dandy Gilver and a Deadly Measure of Brimstone (2013)
9. Dandy Gilver and the Reek of Red Herrings (2014)
10. Dandy Gilver and the Unpleasantness in the Ballroom (2015)
11. Dandy Gilver and a Most Misleading Habit (2016)
12. Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble (2017)
13. A Step So Grave (2018)
14. The Turning Tide (2019)
15. The Mirror Dance (2021)

Last Ditch Mystery series

1. Scot Free (2018)
2. Scot & Soda (2019)
3. Scot on the Rocks (2021)
4. Scot Mist (2022)
5. Scot in a Trap (2022)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Catriona McPherson . 2023-01-02 . Goodreads.
2. Web site: Agatha Awards . 2022-12-25 . Stop, You're Killing Me!.
3. Web site: September 2022 . Macavity Awards . 2023-01-02 . Lincoln City Libraries.
4. Web site: Lefty Award Archives . 2023-01-02 . Left Coast Crime.
5. Web site: The Anthony Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction. . 2023-01-02 . Omnimystery.
6. Web site: Bio . 2023-01-02 . Catriona McPherson.
7. Web site: After the Armistice Ball . 2023-01-02 . Crime Writers’ Association . en.
8. Web site: 2012-10-11 . Awards Extravanganza!: Rounding Up 2012’s Anthony, Barry, Dilys, Macavity, and Shamus! . 2023-01-02 . Criminal Element . en-US.
9. Web site: Foster . Jordan . 2012-10-11 . Bouchercon 2012: Crime Fiction Rocks Cleveland . 2023-01-02 . . en.
10. Web site: May 7, 2013 . Awards: Best Translated Books; Agathas . 2023-01-02 . Shelf Awareness.
11. Web site: Foster . Jordan . 2014-03-25 . Left Coast Crime: Attack of the Calamari . 2023-01-02 . . en.
12. Web site: Cogdill . Oline . Macavity Award Nominations . 2023-01-02 . Mystery Scene Magazine.
13. Web site: Foster . Jordan . 2015-10-13 . Bouchercon 2015: Crime Fiction and Literary Awards Under the Oaks . 2023-01-02 . . en.
14. Web site: 2015 Edgar Award Winners . 2022-12-14 . Mystery Scene Magazine.
15. Web site: 2015-06-22 . Announcing 2015’s Macavity Award Nominations! . 2023-01-02 . Criminal Element . en-US.
16. Web site: 2016-06-13 . Announcing 2016’s Macavity Award Nominees! . 2023-01-02 . Criminal Element . en-US.
17. Web site: Category List – Mary Higgins Clark Award . 2022-12-23 . Edgar Awards Info & Database.
18. Web site: 2017-07-05 . Announcing the 2017 Macavity Awards Nominees . 2023-01-02 . Criminal Element . en-US.
19. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2021-03-29 . Nominees for Agatha Awards Are Revealed . 2022-12-25 . . en.
20. Web site: 2021-03-27 . The Agatha Award Nominees . 2022-12-25 . . en-US.
21. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2021-03-29 . Nominees for Agatha Awards Are Revealed . 2023-01-02 . . en.
22. Web site: Macavity Awards . 2023-01-01 . Mystery Readers International.
23. Web site: Macavity Awards . 2023-01-02 . Stop, You're Killing Me!.
24. Web site: September 2022 . Macavity Awards . 2023-01-02 . Lincoln City Libraries.