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Catriona (she/her) was born in Scotland and lived there until , then immigrated to California where she lives on Patwin ancestral land. A former academic linguist, she now writes full-time. Her multi-award-winning and national best-selling work includes: the DANDY GILVER historical detective stories, the LAST DITCH mysteries, set in California, and a strand of contemporary standalone novels including Edgar-finalist THE DAY SHE DIED and Mary Higgins Clark finalist STRANGERS AT THE GATE. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, The Crimewriters’ Association, The Society of Authors and Sisters in Crime, of which she is a former national president.


awards and honours

  • SCOTZILLA shortlisted for the humorous Lefty award
  • HOP SCOT shortlisted for the humorous Lefty award
  • SCOT IN A TRAP won the Anthony award for best humorous novel
  • IN PLACE OF FEAR shortlisted for the Historical Anthony
  • IN PLACE OF FEAR shortlisted for the Sue Feder award
  • IN PLACE OF FEAR shortlisted for the Historical Agatha
  • SCOT IN A TRAP shortlisted for the humorous Lefty award
  • IN PLACE OF FEAR shortlisted for the Bill Gottfried memorial lefty for historical mystery
  • THE MIRROR DANCE shortlisted for the historical Lefty
  • THE TURNING TIDE shortlisted for the Sue Feder Memorial Macavity
  • THE TURNING TIDE shortlisted for the historical Agatha
  • THE TURNING TIDE winner of the historical Lefty
  • SCOT AND SODA shotlisted for the Anthony award for best paperback original
  • STRANGERS AT THE GATE shortlisted for Mary Higgins Clark award.
  • Guest of Honour at Left Coast Crime , Albuquerque, if I'm spared.

    Catriona mcpherson biography samples She is best known for her Dandy Gilver series. Before committing herself to writing full-time in , McPherson worked in banking, libraries, and academia. She remained in Scotland until when she moved to California. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.

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  • Toastmaster at Virtual Bouchercon
  • Guest of Honour at Sleuthfest , Deerfield Beach, Florida, all being well. (All was not well. Sleuthfest was cancelled)
  • SCOT AND SODA, winner of the Lefty award for best humnorous mystery
  • SCOT FREE winner of the  Lefty award for best humorous mystery
  • HOUSE-TREE-PERSON, shortlisted for the Silver Falchion Reader's Choice Award
  • Toastmaster for Malice Domestic 30
  • THE REEK OF RED HERRINGS winner of the historical Macavity
  • QUIET NEIGHBORS shortlisted for the Agatha award for best contemporary novel
  • THE REEK OF RED HERRINGS winner of the Agatha award for best historical novel
  • QUIET NEIGHBORS shortlisted for the  Mary Higgins Clark award
  • QUIET NEIGHBORS bronze medal for mystery category IPPY awards.
  • THE REEK OF RED HERRINGS winner of the Bruce Alexander Memorial Lefty for best historical mystery
  • Authored the introduction to STRIDING FOLLY, the final volume of Hodder & Stoughton's Dorothy L Sayers re-issue.
  • THE CHILD GARDEN finalist for the Macavity award for best mystery
  • THE CHILD GARDEN finalist for the Anthony award for best novel
  • THE CHILD GARDEN finalist for the Agatha award for best contemporary novel
  • THE CHILD GARDEN finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark award
  • Toastmaster at Left Coast Crime
  • THE DAY SHE DIED winner of the Anthony award for best paperback 
  • THE DAY SHE DIED winner of the Silver Falchion award for best literary suspense
  • THE DAY SHE DIED shortlisted for the Macavity award for best novel
  • A DEADLY MEASURE OF BRIMSTONE winner of the Sue Feder Memorial Macavity
  • A DEADLY MEASURE OF BRIMSTONE winner of the Bruce Alexander award for historical mystery, Left Coast Crime, T
  • THE DAY SHE DIED finalist for an Edgar award for best paperback original 
  • national president of Sisters in Crime.
  • AS SHE LEFT IT winner of the IndieFab gold medal for mystery
  • A BOTHERSOME NUMBER OF CORPSES shortlisted for the Sue Feder Memorial Macavity
  • AS SHE LEFT IT won the  Anthony Award for best pbk original.
  • DANDY GILVER AND A BOTHERSOME NUMBER OF CORPSES winner of the Bruce Alexander Award  
  • AS SHE LEFT IT shortlisted for the Calamari Award at Left Coast Crime, Monterey,
  • AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR A MURDER Winner of the Historical Agatha Award,
  • AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR A MURDER winner of the Bruce Alexander Award,
  • AS SHE LEFT IT, Kirkus top 20 mystery/thrillers of
  • THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS winner of the Sue Feder Memorial Macavity Award,
  • DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS, Boston Globe’s top 10 picks of
  • THE BURRY MAN’S DAY longlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Award, at Harrogate International Crime Festival,
  • AFTER THE ARMISTICE BALL shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters Dagger,