CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (1961) Winner
Mary Kelly
メアリー・ケリー
Mearī Kerī
Aliases:
Mary Theresa Kelly / Mary Coolican
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1927-12-28 （London）
- Died
- 2017 age 89
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Surrey
Career
- Occupations
- writer, teacher
- Active Years
- 1956-1974
- Affiliations
- Surrey County Council schools
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Edinburgh | — | — | M.A. | — | United Kingdom |
University of Edinburgh
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Gold Dagger | The Spoilt Kill | — | Crime Writers' Association | won |
Gold Dagger
1961
Work:
The Spoilt Kill
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Spoilt Kill
1961 crime novelCrime novel that won the Gold Dagger Award.
crimemurder
A Cold Coming
1956 crime novelFirst in the Inspector Brett Nightingale series.
detectivemystery
The Christmas Egg
1958 crime novelSeasonal mystery.
Christmasmurder
Bibliography
- A Cold Coming (1956)
- Dead Man's Riddle (1957)
- The Christmas Egg (1958)
- The Spoilt Kill (1961)
- Due to a Death (1962; USA: The Dead of Summer)
- March to the Gallows (1964)
- The Dead Corse (1966)
- Write on Both Sides of the Paper (1969)
- The Twenty-Fifth Hour (1971)
- That Girl in the Alley (1974)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- psychological focusenigmatic style
- Recurring Motifs
- detective deductionsocial issues
Legacy
English crime novelist who won the Gold Dagger Award.