CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 54 (2008) Winner
Frances Fyfield
フランセス・フィフィールド
Furansesu Fīfirudo
Aliases:
Frances Hegarty
Pen Names:
Frances Fyfield（Pen name for crime novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948-11-18 （Derbyshire, England）
- Nationality
- English, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Derbyshire → London
Career
- Occupations
- Lawyer, Writer
- Active Years
- 1988-2017
- Affiliations
- Crown Prosecution Service, Metropolitan Police
- Nominations
- Nominated for Duncan Lawrie Dagger in 2006 (Safer than Houses)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | — | English | — | — | England |
Newcastle University
English
Country:
England
Educated mostly in convent schools before university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Duncan Lawrie Dagger | Blood From Stone | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Silver Dagger | Deep Sleep | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | Shadow Play | — | — | 受賞 |
Duncan Lawrie Dagger
2008
Work:
Blood From Stone
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Silver Dagger
1991
Work:
Deep Sleep
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1993
Work:
Shadow Play
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blood From Stone
2008 Crime
JusticeCrime
Deep Sleep
1991 Crime
CourtPsychology
A Question of Guilt
1988 Crime
GuiltLaw
Bibliography
- A Question of Guilt
- Trial by Fire
- Deep Sleep
- Shadow Play
- A Clear Conscience
- Shadows on the Mirror
Adaptations
- Helen West (TV series)
- Trial by Fire (TV)
- The Blind Date
Translations of Works
- Translated into 14 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychological depthCrime-focused
- Recurring Motifs
- Law and justiceDark side of domestic life
Legacy
Prominent English crime writer with several awards and TV adaptations.
In Popular Culture
- Hosted BBC Radio 4 programme
Quotes
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After a long diet of criminal law, including dangerous dogs, rape, mayhem and much, much murder, the indigestion of pity and fury provoked me to write. I wanted to write romance, but the domestically macabre always got in the way.
Source: Biographical quote
Trivia
- Real name Frances Hegarty
- Writes psychological thrillers under real name
- Hosted BBC Radio 4's Tales from the Stave