Nora Kelly (writer)
Nora Kelly (born August 29, 1945) is an American-born Canadian writer who mainly writes mystery fiction.[1]
She was born in Paterson, New Jersey and grew up in New Jersey. Kelly lived in New York City, London, Cambridge and Nairobi before settling in Vancouver. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia and a PhD in history from Simon Fraser University.[1][2] Kelly also studied at the University of Cambridge.[3]
She received the Arthur Ellis Award in 1999 for her novel Old Wounds,[4] featuring academic sleuth Gillian Adams who also appears in other mystery novels by Kelly. She also published Quest for a Profession: The History of the Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing in 1973.[1]
Kelly, who lives in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Strathcona, was the founding president of City Opera Vancouver. She has also been an associate producer for the opera company and has written a libretto.[1][5][6]
- The Shadow of King's (1986)
- My Sister's Keeper (1993)
- Bad Chemistry (1994)
- Old Wounds (1999)
- Hot Pursuit (2002),[7] nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award in 2003[8]
External links
[edit]- Kelly, Nora (1973). Quest for a profession : the history of the Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Kelly, Nora". ABC BookWorld.
- ^ "Offbeat" (PDF). UBC Reports. April 8, 1993. p. 3.
- ^ Skene-Melvin, David (1995). Investigating Women: Female Detectives by Canadian Writers : an Eclectic Sampler. Dundurn. p. 22. ISBN 0889242690.
- ^ "Arthur Ellis Award". New Westminster Public Library. 1999.
- ^ "SRA news". Strathcona Residents' Association. May 16, 2010.
- ^ "Production Team Bios". The Emperor of Atlantis. City Opera Vancouver.
- ^ Barnett, Colleen (2011). Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction: 1980-1992. Vol. 2. Sourcebooks. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-1615950096.
- ^ Sobin, Roger M (2011). The Essential Mystery Lists: For Readers, Collectors, and Librarians. Poisoned Pen Press. pp. 191–92. ISBN 978-1615952038.
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