Nancy Pickard

Summary

Nancy Pickard (born September 19, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri[1]) is an American crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America. She received a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and began writing when she was 35 years old.[2]

Nancy Pickard
Nancy Pickard (2013)
Nancy Pickard (2013)
Born (1945-09-19) September 19, 1945 (age 78)
Kansas City, Missouri
OccupationCrime writer
NationalityAmerican
GenreMystery
Website
www.nancypickard.com

She is frequently a panelist at the Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave,[3] a convention for mystery writers and mystery fans in Manhattan, Kansas.

Bibliography edit

Jenny Cain series edit

  • 1984 Generous Death ISBN 0380859939
  • 1985 Say No to Murder ISBN 0380896427
  • 1986 No Body ISBN 0684185938
  • 1987 Marriage is Murder ISBN 0684187604
  • 1988 Dead Crazy ISBN 0684187612
  • 1990 Bum Steer ISBN 0671680404
  • 1991 I.O.U. ISBN 0671680412
  • 1993 But I Wouldn't Want to Die There ISBN 0671723308
  • 1994 Confession ISBN 0671782614
  • 1995 Twilight ISBN 0671782711

Eugenia Potter Series edit

  • 1992 The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders (w/Virginia Rich) ISBN 0385302274
  • 1998 The Blue Corn Murders ISBN 0385312245
  • 2001 The Secret Ingredient Murders ISBN 038531227X

Marie Lightfoot series edit

  • 2000 The Whole Truth ISBN 0671887955
  • 2001 Ring of Truth ISBN 0671887971
  • 2002 The Truth Hurts ISBN 0743412036

Non-series novels edit

Short stories edit

  • 1981 "A Man Around the House"
  • 1987 "I, Witness"
  • 1989 "Afraid All the Time"
  • 1989 "The Dead Past"
  • 1990 "Storm Warnings"
  • 1991 "Dust Devil"
  • 1991 "Lazy Susan"
  • 1991 "The Scar"
  • 1992 "Every Wednesday"
  • 1992 "Fat Cat"
  • 1992 "Sex and Violence"
  • 1994 "Sign of the Times"
  • 1995 "Speak No Evil"
  • 1995 "Valentine's Night"
  • 1996 "A Rock and a Hard Place"
  • 1997 "Dr. Couch Saves a Cat"
  • 1997 "It Had to Be You"
  • 1997 "Lady Finch-Waller Regrets"
  • 1997 "Love's Cottage"
  • 1997 "The Potluck Supper Murders"
  • 1998 "Dr. Couch Saves a Bird"
  • 1998 "The Private Life of a Private Eye"
  • 1999 "The First Ladies' Secret"
  • 1999 "Nine Points for Murder"
  • 1999 "Out of Africa"
  • 1999 "Verdict"
  • 2000 "Afraid of the Dark"
  • 2001 "Lucky Devil"
  • 2001 "Tea for Two"
  • 2002 "Dr. Couch Saves a President"
  • 2002 "Old Eyes"
  • 2005 "There is No Crime on Easter Island"

Short story anthologies edit

  • 1994 Nancy Pickard presents Malice Domestic 3 ISBN 0671738283
  • 1999 Storm Warnings ISBN 0786218118
  • 1999 The First Lady Murders ISBN 0671014447
  • 1999 Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder ISBN 0425168905

Non-fiction edit

  • 2003 Seven Steps on the Writer's Path (with Lynn Lott) ISBN 034545524X

Awards and recognition edit

  • 1986 Anthony award winner, best paperback original, Say No to Murder[4]
  • 1987 Anthony award nominee, best novel, No Body[4]
  • 1988 Agatha award nominee, best novel, Dead Crazy[5]
  • 1988 Anthony award nominee, best novel, Marriage is Murder[4]
  • 1988 Macavity award winner, best novel, Marriage is Murder[6]
  • 1989 Agatha award nominee, best short story, "Afraid All The Time"[5]
  • 1990 Edgar award nominee, best short story, "Afraid All the Time"[7]
  • 1990 Agatha award winner, best novel, Bum Steer[5]
  • 1990 Anthony award winner, best short story, "Afraid All the Time"[4]
  • 1990 Macavity award winner, best short story, "Afraid All the Time"[6]
  • 1991 Agatha award winner, best novel, I.O.U.[5]
  • 1991 Shamus award winner, best short story, "Dust Devil"[8]
  • 1992 Anthony award nominee, best novel, I.O.U.[4]
  • 1992 Edgar award nominee, best mystery novel, I.O.U.[9]
  • 1992 Macavity award winner, best novel, I.O.U.[6]
  • 1995 Agatha award nominee, best novel, Twilight[5]
  • 1999 Agatha award winner, best short story, "Out of Africa"[5]
  • 2000 Edgar award nominee, best novel, The Whole Truth[10]
  • 2001 Macavity award nominee, best mystery novel, The Whole Truth[6]
  • 2006 Agatha award winner, best novel, The Virgin of Small Plains[5]
  • 2006 Anthony award nominee, best novel, The Virgin of Small Plains[4]
  • 2006 Edgar award nominee, best novel, The Virgin of Small Plains[10]
  • 2006 Macavity award winner, best short story, "There Is No Crime on Easter Island"[6]
  • 2007 Macavity award winner, best mystery novel, The Virgin of Small Plains[6]
  • 2008 Agatha award nominee, best short story, "A Nice Old Guy"[5]
  • 2011 Macavity award nominee, best mystery novel, The Scent of Rain and Lightning[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ page 217, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33428-5
  2. ^ "Bio". Book.consumerhelpweb.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave Official Website". GMMC. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Malice Domestic Convention - Bethesda, MD". Malicedomestic.org. August 23, 1988. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Mystery Readers International's Macavity Awards". Mysteryreaders.org. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "Best Short Story Mystery Edgar Award Winners and Nominees - Complete Lists". Mysterynet.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards". Thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "Best Mystery Novel Edgar Award Winners and Nominees - Complete Lists". Mysterynet.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees (BEST NOVEL): 2000 – present – caribousmom". Caribousmom.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.

External links edit

• Interview with Nancy Pickard, A DISCUSSION WITH National Authors on Tour TV Series, Episode #56 (1993)