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Mary Willis Walker

メアリー・ウィリス・ウォーカー

Mearī Wirusu Wōkā

Aliases: Mary Willis

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1942-05-24 （Fox Point, Wisconsin）
Died
2023-11-04 （Austin, Texas） age 81
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Fox Point, Wisconsin → New York → Virginia → Austin, Texas

Career

Occupations
High school teacher, Author
Active Years
1987-2023

Education

Duke University
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences / English
Country: United States

Awards

Agatha Award
1991
Work: Zero at the Bone
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: Winner
Macavity Award
1992
Work: Zero at the Bone
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: Winner
Edgar Award
1995
Work: The Red Scream
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Winner
Macavity Award
1996
Work: Under the Beetle's Cellar
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: Winner
Anthony Award
1996
Work: Under the Beetle's Cellar
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Winner
Martin Beck Award
1998
Work: Under the Beetle's Cellar
Organization: Swedish Crime Academy
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Zero at the Bone

1991 Crime fiction

The Red Scream

1994 Crime fiction

Under the Beetle's Cellar

1995 Crime fiction

All the Dead Lie Down

1998 Crime fiction

Bibliography

  • Zero at the Bone (1991)
  • The Red Scream (1994)
  • Under the Beetle's Cellar (1995)
  • All the Dead Lie Down (1998)

Legacy

American crime fiction author who won multiple prestigious mystery awards, known for her Texas-based novels.

Trivia

  • Began writing in her mid-forties
  • Ex-husband was president of Dell Computers