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Elizabeth Ironside

エリザベス・アイアンズサイド

Erizabesu Aianzusaito

Aliases: Catherine Manning / Catherine, Lady Manning / Lady Manning

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
a village in Northamptonshire
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
a village in Northamptonshire → Oxford → Washington D.C.

Career

Occupations
novelist
Active Years
1984-2008
Nominations
Runner-up for the Crime Writers' Association Golden Dagger

Education

University of Oxford
History
Degree: PhD
Country: United Kingdom
Earned a bachelor's degree in history, followed by a PhD

Awards

Crime Writers' Association Best First Novel Award
1985
Work: A Very Private Enterprise
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Very Private Enterprise

1984 Mystery

Death in the Garden

1995 Mystery

The Accomplice

1996 Mystery

The Art of Deception

1998 Mystery

A Good Death

2008 Mystery

Bibliography

  • A Very Private Enterprise (1984)
  • Death in the Garden (1995)
  • The Accomplice (1996)
  • The Art of Deception (1998)
  • A Good Death (2008)

Legacy

British mystery novelist known for winning the CWA Best First Novel Award. Published five novels, all in the UK and US.

In Popular Culture

  • Laura Bush stated in a Time magazine interview that she was enjoying Lady Catherine Manning's mysteries.

Quotes

  • 'I've given up on crime for now'
    Source: The Daily Telegraph (2004)

Trivia

  • Daughter of a general practitioner doctor.
  • Grew up in a village in Northamptonshire.
  • Married to Sir David Manning, former British Ambassador to the United States.
  • Met her husband at Oxford University.
  • Unable to have children.