Elizabeth J. Duncan is a Canadian writer of cozy mysteries and the author of the ongoing Penny Brannigan series set in

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. The first book in the series, ''A Cold Light of Mourning'', was nominated for the

Agatha Award The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the traditional mystery subgenre: "books typified by the works of Agatha Christie . . . loosely defined as mysteries that contain no expli ...

and

Arthur Ellis Award The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, formerly known as the Arthur Ellis Awards, are a group of Canadians, Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best Canadian crime and Mystery fiction, mys ...

in 2009. The fourth novel in the series, ''A Small Hill to Die On'', won the Bony Blithe Award in 2013 and the fifth novel, ''Never Laugh as A Hearse Goes By'', was nominated for the same award in 2014.

Life and work

Duncan graduated from

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World ...

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, Canada, with a BA in English. Prior to becoming a novelist, she worked as a writer and editor for Canadian newspapers, including the ''

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'' and the ''

Hamilton Spectator ''The Hamilton Spectator'', founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. One of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulation,''The Hamilton Spectator'' is owned by Torstar. History ''The Hami ...

''. She currently teaches in The School for Writers Program at

Humber College The Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, commonly known as Humber College, is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1967, Humber has two main campuses: the Humber North c ...

. She lives in

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, Canada and spends time abroad each year in North Wales.

Books

* ''The Cold Light of Mourning'' (2009, Minotaur Books) * ''A Brush with Death'' (2010, Minotaur Books) * ''A Killer's Christmas in Wales'' (2011, Minotaur Books) * ''A Small Hill to Die On'' (2012, Minotaur Books) * ''Never Laugh as a Hearse Goes By'' (2013, Minotaur Books) * ''Slated for Death'' (2015, Minotaur Books) * ''Untimely Death'' (2015, Crooked Lane Books) * ''Murder on the Hour'' (2016, Minotaur Books) * ''Ill Met by Murder'' (2016, Crooked Lane Books) * ''Murder is for Keeps'' (2017, Minotaur Books) * ''Much Ado about Murder'' (2017, Crooked Lane Books) * ''The Marmalade Murders'' (2018, Minotaur Books) * ''Remembering the Dead'' (2019, Crooked Lane Books) * ''On Deadly Tides'' (2021, Crooked Lane Books)

References

External links

Goodreads author profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Elizabeth Living people 21st-century Canadian novelists Canadian women mystery writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian mystery writers Carleton University alumni Academic staff of Humber College Writers from Toronto Canadian women novelists Year of birth missing (living people)