Agatha Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1988) Winner
Carolyn G. Hart
キャロリン・ジー・ハート
Kyarorin Jī Hāto
Aliases:
Carolyn Hart
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1936-01-01 （Oklahoma City, Oklahoma）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Career
- Occupations
- mystery writer, suspense writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 1964-2024
- Affiliations
- Sisters in Crime (Past President)
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime
- Nominations
- Agatha Award 9 nominations, Anthony Award 5 nominations
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma | — | Journalism | Bachelor (Phi Beta Kappa) | — | United States |
University of Oklahoma
Journalism
Degree:
Bachelor (Phi Beta Kappa)
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
United States
Majored in journalism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mystery Writers of America Grand Master | — | — | Mystery Writers of America | 受賞 |
| — | Agatha Award | — | 複数部門 | — | 3回受賞 (9回ノミネート) |
| — | Anthony Award | — | Best Paperback Original | — | 2回受賞 (5回ノミネート) |
| — | Macavity Award | — | Best Paperback Original | — | 2回受賞 |
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master
2014
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
受賞
Agatha Award
Category:
複数部門
Result:
3回受賞 (9回ノミネート)
Anthony Award
Category:
Best Paperback Original
Result:
2回受賞 (5回ノミネート)
Macavity Award
Category:
Best Paperback Original
Result:
2回受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Death on Demand
1987 MysteryFirst in the Death on Demand series featuring Annie Laurance, owner of the mystery bookstore Death on Demand on Broward's Rock island.
bookstoremystery referencesbook contest
Dead Man's Island
1993 MysteryFirst in the Henrie O series featuring retired newswoman Henrie O'Dwyer Collins.
travelcrime-solving
Adaptations
- [TV movie] Dead Man's Island (1996)
Ghost at Work
2008 MysteryFirst in the Bailey Ruth Raeburn series about a ghost helping in her hometown.
ghostrescue
Bibliography
- Death on Demand series (26 books), Henrie O (7), Bailey Ruth (9), non-series, YA, non-fiction
Adaptations
- Dead Man's Island (1996 TV movie)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- references to mystery authorsengaging plotsseries format
- Recurring Motifs
- bookstoreghostscrimes during travel
Legacy
Prolific American mystery writer with 63 books, MWA Grand Master 2014. Known for Death on Demand, Henrie O, and Bailey Ruth series.
Trivia
- Born Carolyn Gimpel
- Phi Beta Kappa graduate of University of Oklahoma in journalism
- Worked as newspaper reporter
- Met husband Philip while traveling in Europe