Mary Willis Walker
Mary Willis Walker (born May 24, 1942 in Foxpoint , Wisconsin ) is an American crime writer .
Walker studied English at Duke University in North Carolina and graduated with a bachelor's degree. She then worked as a high school teacher. After their wedding and the birth of their two daughters, she gave up her job in 1978 and began writing, initially with commissioned work such as book reviews, essays and scripts.
Her first novel, Zero at the bones , won the Agatha Award for best first novel in 1991 . Her second novel, The Red Scream , won the Edgar Allan Poe Award , and her third Under the Beetle's Cellar won the Hammett Prize . The protagonist of her novels is the reporter Molly Cates.
Walker lives in Austin , Texas .
Works
- Zero at the Bone, 1991 (German carnivore feeding, Goldmann 1994, ISBN 3-442-05849-X )
- The Red Scream, 1994 (German The Red Scream, Goldmann 1996, ISBN 3-442-42984-6 )
- Under the Beetle's Cellar, 1995 (German: Unter des Käfers Keller, Bertelsmann 1996, ISBN 3-570-12287-5 )
- All the Dead Lie Down, 1998 (German Let the dead rest, Bertelsmann 1998, ISBN 3-570-00208-X )
Awards
- 1991 Agatha Award for Zero at the Bone
- 1992 Macavity Award (Best First Mystery Novel) for Zero at the Bone
- 1995 Edgar Allan Poe Award for The Red Scream
- 1996 Hammett Prize for Under the Beetle's Cellar
- 1996 Anthony Award for Under the Beetle's Cellar
- 1998 Swedish crime prize for Under the Beetle's Cellar
Web links
- Literature by and about Mary Willis Walker in the catalog of the German National Library
Remarks
- ↑ year of the award ceremony; the IACW / NA only records the year the book was published
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walker, Mary Willis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Foxpoint , Wisconsin |