Manda Scott

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Manda Scott is a veterinary surgeon and writer. Born and educated in Scotland, she trained at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine and now lives and works in Shropshire, sharing her life with her partner, Inca the lurcher and other assorted wildlife.^[1] She is known primarily as a crime writer. Her first novel, "Hen's Teeth", hailed by Fay Weldon as 'a new voice for a new world' was shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Prize. Her subsequent novels, "Night Mares", "Stronger than Death" and "No Good Deed", for which she was hailed as 'one of Britain's most important crime writers' by The Times, are published by Headline. "The Boudica series" are her first historical novels.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Series 1.2 Novels 1.3 Collections and anthologies containing stories by Manda Scott 2 Awards 3 References

[edit] Works

[edit] Series

Kellen Stewart

1. Hen's Teeth (1997)
2. Night Mares (1998)
3. Stronger Than Death (1999)

The Boudica Series

1. Dreaming the Eagle (2003)
2. Dreaming the Bull (2004)
3. Dreaming the Hound (2005)
4. Dreaming the Serpent Spear (2006)

[edit] Novels

• No Good Deed (2001)
• Absolution (2005)
• The Crystal Skull (2007)

[edit] Collections and anthologies containing stories by Manda Scott

• New English Library Book of Internet Stories (2000)
• Scottish Girls About Town: And Sixteen Other Scottish Women Authors (2003)

[edit] Awards

• Shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Prize (Hen's Teeth)
• Nominee for the 2003 Edgar Award (No Good Deed)^[2]

[edit] References