Presskit

100 word bio:

Catriona (she/her) was born in Scotland and lived there until 2010, 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

HOP SCOT shortlisted for the 2024 humorous Lefty award
SCOT IN A TRAP won the 2023 Anthony award for best humorous novel
IN PLACE OF FEAR shortlisted for the 2023 Historical Anthony
IN PLACE OF FEAR shortlisted for the 2023 Sue Feder award
IN PLACE OF FEAR shortlisted for the 2023 Historical Agatha
SCOT IN A TRAP shortlisted for the 2023 humorous Lefty award
IN PLACE OF FEAR shortlisted for the 2023 Bill Gottfried memorial lefty for historical mystery
THE MIRROR DANCE shortlisted for the 2022 historical Lefty
THE TURNING TIDE shortlisted for the Sue Feder Memorial Macavity
THE TURNING TIDE shortlisted for the 2021 historical Agatha
THE TURNING TIDE winner of the 2021 historical Lefty
SCOT AND SODA shotlisted for the 2020 Anthony award for best paperback original
STRANGERS AT THE GATE shortlisted for 2020 Mary Higgins Clark award.
Guest of Honour at Left Coast Crime 2021, Albuquerque, if I'm spared. (This has become LCC 2022)
Toastmaster at Virtual Bouchercon 2020.
Guest of Honour at Sleuthfest 2020, Deerfield Beach, Florida, all being well. (All was not well. Sleuthfest was cancelled)
SCOT AND SODA, winner of the 2020 Lefty award for best humnorous mystery
SCOT FREE winner of the 2019 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 2017 historical Macavity
QUIET NEIGHBORS shortlisted for the 2017 Agatha award for best contemporary novel
THE REEK OF RED HERRINGS winner of the 2017 Agatha award for best historical novel
QUIET NEIGHBORS shortlisted for the 2017 Mary Higgins Clark award
QUIET NEIGHBORS bronze medal for mystery category 2107 IPPY awards.
THE REEK OF RED HERRINGS winner of the 2017 Bruce Alexander Memorial Lefty for best historical mystery
Authored the introduction to STRIDING FOLLY, the final volume of Hodder & Stoughton's 2017 Dorothy L Sayers re-issue.
THE CHILD GARDEN finalist for the 2016 Macavity award for best mystery
THE CHILD GARDEN finalist for the 2016 Anthony award for best novel
THE CHILD GARDEN finalist for the 2016 Agatha award for best contemporary novel
THE CHILD GARDEN finalist for the 2016 Mary Higgins Clark award
Toastmaster at Left Coast Crime 2016
THE DAY SHE DIED winner of the 2015 Anthony award for best paperback
THE DAY SHE DIED winner of the 2015 Silver Falchion award for best literary suspense
THE DAY SHE DIED shortlisted for the 2015 Macavity award for best novel
A DEADLY MEASURE OF BRIMSTONE winner of the 2015 Sue Feder Memorial Macavity
A DEADLY MEASURE OF BRIMSTONE winner of the Bruce Alexander award for historical mystery, Left Coast Crime, 2015T
THE DAY SHE DIED finalist for an Edgar award for best paperback original
2014-15 national president of Sisters in Crime.
AS SHE LEFT IT winner of the IndieFab gold medal for mystery 2014
A BOTHERSOME NUMBER OF CORPSES shortlisted for the Sue Feder Memorial Macavity 2014
AS SHE LEFT IT won the 2014 Anthony Award for best pbk original.
DANDY GILVER AND A BOTHERSOME NUMBER OF CORPSES winner of the Bruce Alexander Award 2014
AS SHE LEFT IT shortlisted for the Calamari Award at Left Coast Crime, Monterey, 2014
AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR A MURDER Winner of the Historical Agatha Award, 2013
AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR A MURDER winner of the Bruce Alexander Award, 2013
AS SHE LEFT IT, Kirkus top 20 mystery/thrillers of 2013
THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS winner of the Sue Feder Memorial Macavity Award, 2012
DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS, Boston Globe’s top 10 picks of 2012.
THE BURRY MAN’S DAY longlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Award, at Harrogate International Crime Festival, 2006
AFTER THE ARMISTICE BALL shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters Dagger, 2005