CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1985) Winner
Paula Gosling
ポーラ・ゴスリング
Pōra Gosuringu
Pen Names:
Ainslie Skinner（Pseudonym used for the novel Mind's Eye）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1939-10-12 （Detroit, Michigan, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- United Kingdom since the 1960s
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Crime writer, Copy-writer
- Active Years
- 1974-2004
- Affiliations
- Crime Writers' Association (past Chairman)
- Memberships
- Crime Writers' Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie High School | — | High School | — | 1950年代 | United States |
| Wayne State University | — | English | 学士（英語） | 1957-1962 | United States |
Mackenzie High School
High School
Period:
1950年代
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
United States
Detroit, Michigan
Wayne State University
English
Degree:
学士（英語）
Period:
1957-1962
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | John Creasey Award | A Running Duck | 最優秀処女作 | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Gold Dagger | Monkey Puzzle | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
John Creasey Award
1974
Work:
A Running Duck
Category:
最優秀処女作
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Gold Dagger
1985
Work:
Monkey Puzzle
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Running Duck
1974 CrimeHer debut crime novel, also published as Fair Game.
CrimePursuit
Adaptations
- [Film] Cobra / George P. Cosmatos (1986)
- [Film] Fair Game / William Friedkin (1995)
Monkey Puzzle
1985 CrimeDeals with the gruesome murder of a disliked university professor.
MurderRomance
The Wychford Murders
1986 CrimeFirst in the Luke Abbott series, dealing with serial murders in Wychford.
Serial murderRomance
Death Penalties
1991 CrimeInvolves the death of an interior designer's husband and her assault.
MysteryRevenge
Tears of the Dragon
2004 CrimeExplores Chinese culture; protagonist witnesses a murder.
Foreign cultureConspiracy
Bibliography
- A Running Duck (1974)
- The Zero Trap (1979)
- Loser's Blues (1980)
- Mind's Eye (1980, as Ainslie Skinner)
- The Woman in Red (1983)
- Monkey Puzzle (1985)
- Backlash (1989)
- Hoodwink (1988)
- Death Penalties (1991)
- The Body in Blackwater Bay (1992)
- A Few Dying Words (1993)
- The Dead of Winter (1995)
- The Wychford Murders (1986)
- Death and Shadows (1998)
- Underneath Every Stone (2000)
- Ricochet (2002)
- Tears of the Dragon (2004)
- Cobra (1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SuspensefulDetailed crime depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- MurdersRomantic subplotsDetective's personal conflicts
Legacy
American-born crime writer living in the UK, winner of John Creasey and Gold Dagger awards, known for multiple series.
In Popular Culture
- Novel A Running Duck adapted into films Cobra and Fair Game
Trivia
- Graduated from Mackenzie High School in 1957
- Received English degree from Wayne State University in 1962
- Past Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association