Mary Willis Walker

Mary Willis Walker (born May 24, 1942) is an American crime fiction author.

Writing career

Walker began writing in her mid-forties, which she characterized as " 'pretty late to start' ".^[1] She spent two years writing her first published thriller, Zero at the Bone, which was published in 1991.^[1] Her second Texas-based mystery, Red Scream, was Walker's first to feature sleuth Molly Cates.^[1] Red Scream won the Best Mystery Edgar Award in 1993.^[1] Under the Beetle's Cellar, published in 1995, was Walker's third mystery.^[1]

Selected awards

• 1991: Agatha Award for best first novel for Zero at the Bone
• 1995: Edgar Award for Best Novel for The Red Scream
• 1996: Macavity Awards for Under the Beetle's Cellar
• 1996: Anthony Award for Under the Beetle's Cellar
• 1998: Martin Beck Award for Under the Beetle's Cellar

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Doug J. Swanson (1995–11–15). "Author works from fears". Baca Raton News. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BmAQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ao4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4894,1075947&dq=mary-willis-walker&hl=en. Retrieved 2009–12–19. 

References

• Marilyn Stasio (1995–10–1). "Crime". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/01/books/crime-027170.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009–12–19. 

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