Catriona McPherson
Catriona McPherson writes historical crime fiction set in Scotland in the first half of the twentieth century; contemporary psychological thrillers; and comic mysteries set in California. Her novels have won three Anthony awards, two Agathas and seven Leftys, and been shortlisted for a CWA dagger, an MWA Edgar and three Mary Higgins Clark awards. Catriona was born in a village outside Edinburgh in 1965 and educated at Edinburgh University, leaving with a Ph.D. in Linguistics. She has been writing full-time since 2000 and, since 2010, has lived in northern California.
Books:
Dandy Gilver series
After The Armistice Ball, Constable & Robinson, 2005
The Burry Man’s Day, Constable & Robinson, 2006
Bury Her Deep, Hodder & Stoughton, 2007
The Winter Ground, Hodder & Stoughton, 2008
The Proper Treatment of Bloodstains, Hodder & Stoughton, 2009
An Unsuitable day for a Murder, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011
A Bothersome Number of Corpses, Hodder & Stoughton, 2012
A Deadly Measure of Brimstone, Hodder & Stoughton, 2013
The Reek of Red Herrings, Hodder & Stoughton, 2014
The Unpleasantness in the Ballroom, Hodder & Stoughton, 2015
A Most Misleading Habit, Hodder & Stoughton, 2016
A Spot of Toil and Trouble, Hodder & Stoughton, 2017
A Step So Grave, Hodder & Stoughton, 2018
The Turning Tide, Hodder & Stoughton, 2019
The Mirror Dance, Hodder and Stoughton, 2021
The Witching Hour, Hodder and Stoughton, 2024
Helen Crowther series
In Place of Fear, Hodder and Stoughton, 2022
The Edinburgh Murders, Hodder and Stoughton, 2025
Last Ditch Series
Scot Free, Midnight Ink, 2018
Scot and Soda, Midnight Ink, 2019
Scot on the Rocks, Severn House, 2020
Scot Mist, Severn House, 2021
Scot in a Trap, 2022,
Hop Scot, 2023
Scotzilla, 2024
Standalone crime
As She Left It, Midnight Ink, 2013
The Day She Died, Midnight Ink, 2014
Come to Harm, Midnight Ink, 2015
The Child Garden, Midnight Ink, 2015
Quiet Neighbors, Midnight Ink, 2016
House Tree Person (UK The Weight of Angels), Midnight Ink, 2017
Go To My Grave, Minotaur, 2018
Strangers At The Gate, Minotaur, 2019
A Gingerbread House, Severn House, 2021
Deep Beneath Us, Severn House, 2024
Writing as Catriona McCloud
Growing Up Again, Orion, 2007
Straight Up, Orion, 2008
Short Stories
“One Scareful Owner” in Strangely Funny, Sarah E Glenn (ed) 2013
“The First Mrs Coulter” in Echoes of Sherlock Holmes, Laurie King & Les Klinger (eds) 2016
“A Butler is Born” in Murder Most Historical, Charlaine Harris & Verena Rose (eds) 2017
“Kissin’ Don’t Kill” in Killing Malmon, Dan & Kate Malmon (2017)
“Twelve, Angry” in Low Down Dirty Vote, Mysti Berry (ed) 2018
“Barnet Fair” in Trouble and Strife, Simon Wood (ed) 2019
“The Finishing Touch” in California Schemin’, Art Taylor (ed) 2020
“Mrs Tilling’s Match” in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Nov-Dec 2020
“Tramp the Dirt Down” in Brutal and Strange, Jim Fusili (ed) 2023
Non-fiction
Introduction to Striding Folly, Dorothy L Sayers, Hodder and Stoughton, 2017
“Humor in Crime Fiction” in How to Write a Mystery, Lee Child & Laurie R Kin g (eds) 2021
Writing Awards
Wins
Sue Feder Memorial Macavity 2012
Agatha Award (Best historical) 2013
Lefty (Best historical) 2014
Lefty (Best historical) 2015
Anthony Award (Best paperback original) 2014
Silver Falchion (Best Literary suspense) 2015
Anthony Award (Best paperback original) 2015
Sue Feder Memorial Macavity 2015
Agatha Award (Best historical) 2017
Lefty (Best historical) 2017
Lefty (Best humorous) 2019
Lefty (Best humorous) 2020
Lefty (Best historical) 2021
Lefty (Best humorous) 2023
Anthony award (Best humorous) 2023
Shortlistings
Lefty (Best paperback original ) 2014
Sue Feder Memorial Macavity 2014
Edgar Award (Best paperback original) 2015
Macavity Award (Best novel) 2015
Agatha Award (Best novel) 2016
Macavity Award (Best novel) 2016
Anthony Award (Best novel) 2016
Mary Higgins Clark Award 2017
Agatha Award (Best novel) 2017
Silver Falchion (Readers’ Choice) 2018
Mary Higgins Clark Award 2020
Anthony award (Best paperback original) 2020
Agatha award (Best historical 2021)
Macavity award (Best historical) 2021
Lefty award (Best historical) 2022
Lefty award (Best humorous) 2023
Lefty award (Best historical ) 2023
Agatha award (Best historical) 2023
Macavity award (Best historical) 2023
Anthony award (Best historical) 2023
Lefty award (Best humorous) 2024
Lefty award (Best humorous) 2025
Honours
National President, Sisters in Crime 2014-15
Toastmaster Left Coast Crime 2016
Toastmaster Malice Domestic 30 2018
Guest of Honour California Crimewriters’ Conference 2020
