Author record · 2012 to 2025
Catriona McPherson: Awards and Best-of Lists
Catriona McPherson has won 14 awards, including the Macavity Awards (2012) for Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains, with 25 longlist or nominee places and 1 year-end list pick in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Witching Hour | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Novel | |
| 2025 | Scotzilla | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2025 | Scotzilla | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Novel | |
| 2024 | Hop Scot | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2023 | Scot in a Trap | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Humorous Novel | |
| 2023 | In Place of Fear | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2023 | In Place of Fear | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Novel | |
| 2023 | In Place of Fear | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Novel | |
| 2023 | Scot in a Trap | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2023 | In Place of Fear | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery | |
| 2022 | The Mirror Dance | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2021 | The Turning Tide | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2021 | The Turning Tide | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery | |
| 2020 | Scot & Soda | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2020 | The Turning Tide | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Novel | |
| 2020 | Scot & Soda | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2020 | Strangers at the Gate | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mary Higgins Clark Award | |
| 2019 | Scot Free | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2017 | The Reek of Red Herrings | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2017 | Quiet Neighbors | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mary Higgins Clark Award | |
| 2017 | The Reek of Red Herrings | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery | |
| 2016 | The Reek of Red Herrings | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Historical Novel | |
| 2016 | Quiet Neighbors | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2016 | The Child Garden | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2016 | The Child Garden | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2016 | The Child Garden | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mary Higgins Clark Award | |
| 2015 | A Deadly Measure of Brimstone | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2015 | The Day She Died | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2015 | A Deadly Measure of Brimstone | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Sue Feder Historical Mystery | |
| 2015 | The Child Garden | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel | |
| 2015 | The Day She Died | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2015 | The Day She Died | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2014 | Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2014 | As She Left It | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2014 | As She Left It | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Calamari Award (Best Mystery Set Outside the United States) | |
| 2014 | Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery | |
| 2013 | Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2013 | As She Left It | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for Murder | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Historical Novel | |
| 2012 | Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Sue Feder Historical Mystery |
Books
- In Place of Fear4 sources · 2023
- The Child Garden4 sources · 2015 to 2016
- As She Left It3 sources · 2013 to 2014
- The Day She Died3 sources · 2015
- The Reek of Red Herrings3 sources · 2016 to 2017
- The Turning Tide3 sources · 2020 to 2021
- A Deadly Measure of Brimstone2 sources · 2015
- Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses2 sources · 2014
- Quiet Neighbors2 sources · 2016 to 2017
- Scot & Soda2 sources · 2020
- Scot in a Trap2 sources · 2023
- Scotzilla2 sources · 2025
- Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder1 source · 2013
- Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for Murder1 source · 2012
- Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains1 source · 2012
- Hop Scot1 source · 2024
- Scot Free1 source · 2019
- Strangers at the Gate1 source · 2020
- The Mirror Dance1 source · 2022
- The Witching Hour1 source · 2025