Catriona McPherson

Catriona McPherson (born 22 October 1965, in South Queensferry)^[1] is a Scottish writer. She is best known for her Dandy Gilver series. Her novels have won an Agatha Award, two Anthony Awards, six Lefty Awards, and two Macavity Awards.

McPherson 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.^[1]

She remained in Scotland until 2010 when she moved to California.^{[2][non-primary source needed]}

Awards and honors

Awards for McPherson's Writing

Year	Title	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2005	After the Armistice Ball	Ellis Peters Historical Award	—	Shortlisted	[3]
2012	Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains	Macavity Award	Sue Feder Memorial Award	Won	[4][5][6]
	Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for Murder	Agatha Award	Historical Novel	Won	[7][8]
2013		Lefty Award	Bruce Alexander Memorial Mystery Award	Won	[9]
2014	As She Left It	Anthony Award	Paperback Original	Won	[10][11][12]
		Lefty Award	The Calamari Award	Shortlisted	[9]
	Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses	Lefty Award	Bruce Alexander Memorial Mystery Award	Won	[9][13]
		Macavity Award	Sue Feder Memorial Award	Shortlisted	[14]
2015	The Child Garden	Agatha Award	Contemporary Novel	Shortlisted	[7]
	Dandy Gilver and a Deadly Measure of Brimstone	Macavity Award	Sue Feder Memorial Award	Won	[12]
		Lefty Award	Bruce Alexander Memorial Mystery Award	Won	[9]
	The Day She Died	Anthony Award	Paperback Original	Won	[10][12]
		Edgar Award	Paperback Original	Shortlisted	[15]
		Macavity Award	Mystery Novel	Shortlisted	[16]
		San Francisco Book Festival Award	General Fiction	Honorable Mention	[citation needed]
2016	The Child Garden	Macavity Award	Mystery Novel	Shortlisted	[17]
		Mary Higgins Clark Award	—	Shortlisted	[18]
	Quiet Neighbors	Agatha Award	Contemporary Novel	Shortlisted	[7]
2017		Mary Higgins Clark Award	—	Won	[9]
	Dandy Gilver and the Reek of Red Herrings	Lefty Award	Historical Mystery Novel	Shortlisted	[19]
		Macavity Award	Sue Feder Memorial Award	Shortlisted	[9]
2019	Scot Free	Lefty Award	Humorous Mystery Novel	Won	[9]
2020	Scot & Soda	Anthony Award	Paperback Original	Shortlisted
		Lefty Award	Humorous Mystery Novel	Won	[9]
	Strangers at the Gate	Mary Higgins Clark Award	—	Shortlisted	[18]
	The Turning Tide	Agatha Award	Historical Novel	Shortlisted	[20][21][22]
2021		Lefty Award	Historical Mystery Novel	Won	[9]
		Macavity Award	Sue Feder Memorial Award	Shortlisted	[23][24][25]
2022	The Mirror Dance	Lefty Award	Historical Mystery Novel	Shortlisted	[9]

Publications

Standalone novels

• As She Left It (2013)^[26]
• The Day She Died (2014)^[27]
• The Child Garden (2015)^[28]
• Come to Harm (2015)^[29]
• Quiet Neighbors (2016)^[30]
• House. Tree. Person. (2017)^[31][32]
• Go to My Grave (2018)^[33]
• Strangers at the Gate (2019)^[34]
• A Gingerbread House (2021)^[35]
• Quiet Neighbours (2021)^[36]
• In Place of Fear (2022)
• Deep Beneath Us (2024)^[37]

Dandy Gilver series

1. After the Armistice Ball (2005)^[38]
2. The Burry Man's Day (2006)^[39]
3. Bury Her Deep (2007)
4. The Winter Ground (2008)
5. The Proper Treatment of Bloodstains (2011)^[40]
6. An Unsuitable Day for a Murder (2012)^[41]
7. A Bothersome Number of Corpses (2012)^[42]
8. A Deadly Measure of Brimstone (2013)^[43]
9. The Reek of Red Herrings (2014)^[44]
10. The Unpleasantness in the Ballroom (2015)
11. A Most Misleading Habit (2016)
12. A Spot of Toil and Trouble (2017)
13. A Step So Grave (2018)^[45]
14. The Turning Tide (2019)^[46]
15. The Mirror Dance (2021)

Last Ditch Mystery series

1. Scot Free (2018)^[47]
2. Scot & Soda (2019)^[48]
3. Scot on the Rocks (2021)^[49]
4. Scot Mist (2022)^[50]
5. Scot in a Trap (2022)^[51]
6. Hop Scot (2023)^[52]