Elizabeth J. Duncan Explained
Elizabeth J. Duncan is a Canadian writer of cozy mysteries and the author of the ongoing Penny Brannigan series set in North Wales.[1] The first book in the series, A Cold Light of Mourning, was nominated for the Agatha Award and Arthur Ellis Award in 2009.[2] [3] The fourth novel in the series, A Small Hill to Die On, won the Bony Blithe Award in 2013 and the fifth novel, Never Laugh as A Hearse Goes By, was nominated for the same award in 2014.[4] [5]
Life and work
Duncan graduated from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with a BA in English. Prior to becoming a novelist, she worked as a writer and editor for Canadian newspapers, including the Ottawa Citizen and the Hamilton Spectator.[6] She currently teaches in The School for Writers Program at Humber College. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and spends time abroad each year in North Wales.[7]
Books
- The Cold Light of Mourning (2009, Minotaur Books)
- A Brush with Death (2010, Minotaur Books)
- A Killer's Christmas in Wales (2011, Minotaur Books)
- A Small Hill to Die On (2012, Minotaur Books)
- Never Laugh as a Hearse Goes By (2013, Minotaur Books)
- Slated for Death (2015, Minotaur Books)
- Untimely Death (2015, Crooked Lane Books)
- Murder on the Hour (2016, Minotaur Books)
- Ill Met by Murder (2016, Crooked Lane Books)
- Murder is for Keeps (2017, Minotaur Books)
- Much Ado about Murder (2017, Crooked Lane Books)
- The Marmalade Murders (2018, Minotaur Books)
- Remembering the Dead (2019, Crooked Lane Books)
- On Deadly Tides (2021, Crooked Lane Books)
References
- Web site: Book review. publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. 5 November 2014.
- Web site: Agatha Awards Best First Novels. cozy-mystery.com. Cozy-Mystery. 5 November 2014.
- Web site: Arthur Ellis Awards: Special Edition. Crime Writers of Canada. 14 March 2015.
- Web site: The Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award. Crime Fiction Awards. 14 March 2015.
- Web site: Bony Blithe 2014. Bloody Words. 14 March 2015.
- Web site: Faculty profile . humber.ca/ . Humber College . 5 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105205149/http://www.humber.ca/scapa/people/elizabeth-duncan . 5 November 2014 .
- Web site: Duncan. Elizabeth J.. I am award winning mystery author Elizabeth J. Duncan from Toronto, Canada. Ask me anything!. Reddit.com. 2 November 2013 . Reddit - Ask Me Anything. 5 November 2014.
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