Catriona McPherson (born 22 October 1965, in South Queensferry) is a Scottish writer. She is most notable 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.
She remained in Scotland until 2010 when she moved to California.
Awards and honors
Publications
Standalone novels
- As She Left It (2013)
- The Day She Died (2014)
- The Child Garden (2015)
- Come to Harm (2015)
- Quiet Neighbors (2016)
- House. Tree. Person. (2017)
- Go to My Grave (2018)
- Strangers at the Gate (2019)
- A Gingerbread House (2021)
- Quiet Neighbours (2021)
- In Place of Fear (2022)
- Deep Beneath Us (2024)
Dandy Gilver series
- After the Armistice Ball (2005)
- The Burry Man's Day (2006)
- Bury Her Deep (2007)
- The Winter Ground (2008)
- The Proper Treatment of Bloodstains (2011)
- An Unsuitable Day for a Murder (2012)
- A Bothersome Number of Corpses (2012)
- A Deadly Measure of Brimstone (2013)
- The Reek of Red Herrings (2014)
- The Unpleasantness in the Ballroom (2015)
- A Most Misleading Habit (2016)
- A Spot of Toil and Trouble (2017)
- A Step So Grave (2018)
- The Turning Tide (2019)
- The Mirror Dance (2021)
- The Witching Hour (2024)
Last Ditch Mystery series
- Scot Free (2018)
- Scot & Soda (2019)
- Scot on the Rocks (2021)
- Scot Mist (2022)
- Scot in a Trap (2022)
- Hop Scot (2023)
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