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Nancy Pickard

ナンシー・ピカード

Nanshī Pikkādo

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1945-09-19 （Kansas City, Missouri）
Nationality
American
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Crime novelist
Active Years
1980-2024
Affiliations
Mystery Writers of America
Memberships
Mystery Writers of America
Nominations
1987 Anthony Award nominee, best novel, No Body, 1988 Agatha Award nominee, best novel, Dead Crazy, 1988 Anthony Award nominee, best novel, Marriage is Murder, 1989 Agatha Award nominee, best short story, Afraid All The Time, 1990 Edgar Award nominee, best short story, Afraid All the Time, 1992 Anthony Award nominee, best novel, I.O.U., 1992 Edgar Award nominee, best mystery novel, I.O.U., 1995 Agatha Award nominee, best novel, Twilight, 2000 Edgar Award nominee, best novel, The Whole Truth, 2001 Macavity Award nominee, best mystery novel, The Whole Truth, 2006 Anthony Award nominee, best novel, The Virgin of Small Plains, 2006 Edgar Award nominee, best novel, The Virgin of Small Plains, 2008 Agatha Award nominee, best short story, A Nice Old Guy, 2011 Macavity Award nominee, best mystery novel, The Scent of Rain and Lightning

Education

University of Missouri
Journalism
Degree: ジャーナリズム学位
Country: United States
Located in Columbia, Missouri.

Awards

Anthony Award
1986
Work: Say No to Murder
Category: best paperback original
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: winner
Macavity Award
1988
Work: Marriage is Murder
Category: best novel
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: winner
Agatha Award
1990
Work: Bum Steer
Category: best novel
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: winner
Anthony Award
1990
Work: Afraid All the Time
Category: best short story
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: winner
Macavity Award
1990
Work: Afraid All the Time
Category: best short story
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: winner
Agatha Award
1991
Work: I.O.U.
Category: best novel
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: winner
Shamus Award
1991
Work: Dust Devil
Category: best short story
Organization: Private Eye Writers of America
Result: winner
Macavity Award
1992
Work: I.O.U.
Category: best novel
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: winner
Agatha Award
1999
Work: Out of Africa
Category: best short story
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: winner
Agatha Award
2006
Work: The Virgin of Small Plains
Category: best novel
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Say No to Murder

1985 Mystery

Jenny Cain series novel.

MurderJustice

Bum Steer

1990 Mystery

Award-winning Jenny Cain series novel.

CrimeDetection

I.O.U.

1991 Mystery

Another award-winning Jenny Cain series novel.

DebtMystery

The Virgin of Small Plains

2006 Mystery

Standalone novel that won Agatha Award.

SecretsSmall town

The Scent of Rain and Lightning

2010 Mystery

Novel about revenge and family secrets.

RevengeFamily

Bibliography

  • Generous Death
  • Say No to Murder
  • No Body
  • Marriage is Murder
  • Dead Crazy
  • Bum Steer
  • I.O.U.
  • But I Wouldn't Want to Die There
  • Confession
  • Twilight
  • The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders
  • The Blue Corn Murders
  • The Secret Ingredient Murders
  • The Whole Truth
  • Ring of Truth
  • The Truth Hurts
  • Naked Came the Phoenix
  • The Virgin of Small Plains
  • The Scent of Rain and Lightning

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Traditional mystery structureEngaging character development
Recurring Motifs
Female detectivesRural settings

Legacy

Prominent American crime novelist, the only author to win all four major mystery awards: four Agatha Awards, five Macavity Awards, one Anthony Award, and one Shamus Award.

Trivia

  • The only author to win Agatha, Macavity, Anthony, and Shamus Awards.
  • Won three awards for the short story 'Afraid All the Time' (including nomination for Agatha).
  • Began writing at age 35.