Nancy Pickard

Nancy Pickard

Nancy Pickard
Born September 19, 1945
Kansas City, Missouri
Occupation crime writer
Nationality American
Genre Mystery
Website
www.nancypickard.com

Nancy Pickard (born September 19, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri[1]) is a US 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 at age 35.[2]

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

Bibliography

Jenny Cain series

  • 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

  • 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

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

Non-series novels

Short stories

  • 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

Non-fiction

Awards and recognition

References

  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. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. "Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave Official Website". GMMC. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "Malice Domestic Convention - Bethesda, MD". Malicedomestic.org. August 23, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "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. 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. 10.0 10.1 "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees (BEST NOVEL): 2000 – present – caribousmom". Caribousmom.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.