Dagger in the Library
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2011) Winner
Mo Hayder
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Mo Hayder
Aliases:
Beatrice Clare Dunkel / Clare Damaris Bastin / Candy Davis / Theo Clare
Pen Names:
Candy Davis（Acting and modeling career）,
Theo Clare（Writing pseudonym）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962-01-02 （Epping, Essex, England）
- Died
- 2021-07-27 （Cheltenham, England） age 59
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Epping, Essex → Loughton → London → Tokyo, Japan → Cheltenham
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Actress, Model, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1982-2021
- Nominations
- Pig Island (Barry Award Best British Crime Novel, CWA Dagger), Ritual (CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The American University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Bath Spa University | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
The American University
Country:
United States
Bath Spa University
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Edgar Award | Gone | Best Novel | Mystery Writers of America | Winner |
| 2002 | WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award | The Treatment | — | WH Smith | Winner |
Edgar Award
2012
Work:
Gone
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Winner
WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award
2002
Work:
The Treatment
Organization:
WH Smith
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Birdman
2000 Crime thrillerFirst in Jack Caffery series. Features gruesome murders.
ViolenceSerial killing
The Treatment
2001 Crime thrillerKidnapping case involving pedophilia themes.
PedophiliaKidnapping
Adaptations
- [Film] De Behandeling (2014)
Pig Island
2006 Crime thrillerSupernatural events on an isolated island.
CultSupernatural
Gone
2011 Crime thrillerJack Caffery series. Edgar Award winner.
Crime investigation
Bibliography
- Birdman (2000)
- The Treatment (2001)
- Tokyo (2004) / The Devil of Nanking
- Pig Island (2006)
- Ritual (2008)
- Skin (2009)
- Gone (2010)
- Hanging Hill (2011)
- Poppet (2013)
- Wolf (2014)
- The Book of Sand (2022, as Theo Clare)
- Bonehead (2024)
Adaptations
- De Behandeling (film adaptation of The Treatment, 2014)
- Ritueel (sequel film based on Ritual, 2022)
- Wolf (BBC TV series, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Graphic violenceDisturbing and intenseThrilling plots
- Recurring Motifs
- Gruesome crimesPedophiliaSupernatural elements
Health
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Motor neuron disease2020-12から2021-07Severely impacted writing and led to her death.
Legacy
Internationally successful crime thriller author with over 6.5 million copies sold. Edgar Award winner.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared as actress in Are You Being Served?
Trivia
- Left school and home for London just before 16th birthday
- Won Miss Nude pageant as Candy Davis
- Taught English in Tokyo and worked as waitress