Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
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Patricia McGerr
パトリシア・マクゲール
Patricia McGerr
Pen Names:
Pat McGerr（Used for some works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1917-12-26 （Falls City, Nebraska）
- Died
- 1985-05-11 age 67
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Falls City, Nebraska → Lincoln, Nebraska → Washington D.C.
Career
- Occupations
- writer, crime writer
- Active Years
- 1946-1975
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immaculata Junior College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Nebraska | — | — | 学士 | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Journalism | 修士 | — | United States |
Immaculata Junior College
Country:
United States
in Washington D.C.
University of Nebraska
Degree:
学士
Country:
United States
Lincoln
Columbia University
Journalism
Degree:
修士
Country:
United States
Master's in journalism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine/MWA prize | Match Point in Berlin | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine / MWA | 受賞 |
| 1952 | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | Follow, As the Night | — | — | 受賞 |
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine/MWA prize
1968
Work:
Match Point in Berlin
Organization:
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine / MWA
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1952
Work:
Follow, As the Night
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pick Your Victim
1946 puzzle mysterySoldiers at an Arctic base bet on the victim's identity from a torn newspaper scrap.
whodunnit twistbetting pool
The Seven Deadly Sisters
1947 mysteryOne of seven sisters murders her husband; identity revealed at end.
family secretsmystery
Follow, As the Night
1951 crime novelAdapted into 1954 film Bonnes à tuer / One Step to Eternity.
Adaptations
- [film] One Step to Eternity (1954)
Bibliography
- Pick Your Victim (1946)
- The Seven Deadly Sisters (1947)
- Catch Me if You Can (1948)
- Save the Witness (1949)
- Follow as the Night (1950)
- Death in a Million Living Rooms (1951)
- Fatal in My Fashion (1954)
- Is There a Traitor in the House? (1964)
- Murder Is Absurd (1967)
- Stranger with My Face (1968)
- For Richer, For Poorer, Till Death (1969)
- Daughter of Darkness (1974)
- Dangerous Landing (1975)
- Martha, Martha (1960)
- My Brothers, Remember Monica (1964)
- Legacy of Danger (1970)
Adaptations
- One Step to Eternity (1954 film)
- Johnny Lingo (1969 film)
- The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003 film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- twist on whodunnitpuzzle mysteries
- Recurring Motifs
- espionageSelena Mead
Legacy
Known for innovative puzzle mysteries; Pick Your Victim named a crime fiction classic.
In Popular Culture
- Short stories adapted into films
Trivia
- Planned TV series for Selena Mead never materialized.