Macavity Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2015) Winner
Alex Marwood
アレックス・マウッド
Arekkusu Mauddo
Aliases:
Serena Mackesy / Serena E. Mackesy
Pen Names:
Alex Marwood（Used for psychological thriller works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962-01-01 （Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire border → Oxford → London
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Affiliations
- The Independent
- Influenced By
- Kurt Vonnegut, C. S. Lewis, John Donne, Elizabeth Taylor
- Nominations
- 2013 ITW award shortlisted, Macavity Awards shortlisted, Anthony Awards shortlisted
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Manchester College, Oxford | — | English literature | — | — | United Kingdom |
Harris Manchester College, Oxford
English literature
Country:
United Kingdom
University of London degree in English literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Edgar Allan Poe Award | The Wicked Girls | best paperback original | Mystery Writers of America | winner |
Edgar Allan Poe Award
2014
Work:
The Wicked Girls
Category:
best paperback original
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Wicked Girls
2012 psychological thrillerPsychological thriller that became a word-of-mouth bestseller, translated into 17 languages.
crimeredemption
The Killer Next Door
2014 thrillerThe Darkest Secret
2016 thrillerThe Temp
1999 novelNovel that established her reputation, entered Sunday Times Top Ten.
Trivia
- Daughter of military historian Piers Mackesy.
- Granddaughter of novelist Margaret Kennedy.