Diane Mott Davidson

Diane Mott Davidson (born March 22, 1949 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is an American crime writer.

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Her heroine is a divorced woman, mother and caterer, who regularly stumbles over corpses in her circle of acquaintances and at work and then the cases alone, with the help of her son, a strong friend (the second wife of her first husband), a foster son and one Cop clarifies whom she is marrying in the fourth "Goldy Bear" crime novel.

The portrayal of people and life as a single mother with a violent ex-husband, economic problems and social, i.e. in America church obligations, occupies a large space in her work and brings it to life.

Many of the experiences of her life are reflected in her books; The main heroine Goldy Bear is shaped by the time when Diane Mott Davidson worked as a social worker in victim support, and the person of General Bo is based on her experience as the daughter of a US admiral .

The special attraction of the novels lies in the cooking and baking recipes that are part of the books.

Works (selection)

Gold Bear cycle

• Party service for a dead person (“catering to nobody”). Econ Verlag, Düsseldorf 1993, ISBN 3-612-25003-5 .
• Death is sweet ("Dying for chocolate"). Econ Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1998, ISBN 3-612-25973-3 .
• Muesli for the murderer ("The cereal murders"). Econ Verlag, Düsseldorf 1999, ISBN 3-612-25269-0 .
• Wedding feast with death ("The last suppers"). Econ Verlag, Düsseldorf 1998, ISBN 3-612-25247-X .
• A surefire recipe (“killer pancake”). Ullstein Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-548-25146-3 (former title Attack of the Killer Pancakes ).
• A man for dessert ("The main corpse"). Econ Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-612-25212-7 .
• Take: a corpse ("The grilling season"). Econ Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-612-25234-8 .
• Murder a la carte ("Prime cut"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-548-26155-8 .
• Teaser ( "Tough cookie"). Ullstein Verlag, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-548-24971-X .
• May a little murder be? ("Sticks & scones"). Ullstein Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-548-25264-8 .
• Deadline ("Chopping spree"). Ullstein Verlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-548-25715-1 .
• Coffee with a shot ("double shot"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-548-26317-8 .
• Dark Tort . Avon Books, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-06052-732-7 .
• Sweet Revenge . Morrow Press, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-06052-733-4 .
• Fatally Flaky . Avon Books, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-06134-814-3 .
• Crunch time . William Morrow, New York 2011, ISBN 978-0-06134-815-0 .
• The Whole Enchilada . William Morrow, New York 2013, ISBN 978-0-06134-817-4 .

Awards

• 1993: Anthony Award for Best Short Story for Cold Turkey

Web links

• Literature by and about Diane Mott Davidson in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Diane Mott Davidson