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Diane Mott Davidson

ダイアン・モット・デイヴィッドソン

Daian Mottodeibidson

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1949-03-22 (Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Evergreen, Colorado

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1990-2024
Influenced By
Robert B. Parker
Nominations
Nominated for 1991 Anthony Award Best First Novel (Catering to Nobody), Nominated for 1990 Agatha Award Best First Novel (Catering to Nobody)

Education

Wellesley College
Political Science
Country: United States
Transferred out
Stanford University
Art History & Political Science
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Transferred from Wellesley College
Johns Hopkins University
Degree: MA
Country: United States

Awards

Anthony Award
1993
Work: Cold Turkey
Category: Best Short-story
Organization: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Cold Turkey

1993 Mystery

Short mystery story.

Food

Bibliography

  • Catering to Nobody (1990)
  • Dying for Chocolate (1993)
  • The Cereal Murders (1994)
  • The Last Suppers (1995)
  • Killer Pancake (1996)
  • The Main Corpse (1997)
  • The Grilling Season (1998)
  • Prime Cut (2000)
  • Tough Cookie (2001)
  • Sticks and Scones (2002)
  • Chopping Spree (2003)
  • Double Shot (2005)
  • Dark Tort (2007)
  • Sweet Revenge (2008)
  • Fatally Flaky (2009)
  • Crunch Time (2011)
  • The Whole Enchilada (2013)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Culinary mysteriesFood-related pun titlesRecipes included
Recurring Motifs
FoodMurder mysteriesGoldy Schulz

Legacy

American author who pioneered culinary mysteries with the Goldy Schulz series.