Diane Mott Davidson

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Diane Mott Davidson
Born (1949-03-22) March 22, 1949 (age 75)
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Education Art History & Political Science
Alma mater Stanford University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Notable worksGoldy Schulz series
Notable awards 1993 Anthony Award
Website
www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/diane-mott-davidson

Diane Mott Davidson (born March 22, 1949) is an American author of mystery novels that use the theme of food, an idea she got from Robert B. Parker. [1] Several recipes are included in each book, and each novel title is a play on a food or drink word. Her story, "Cold Turkey", won the 1993 Anthony Award for "Best Short-story".

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Biography

Mott Davidson studied political science at Wellesley College and lived across the hall from Hillary Clinton. In a few of her novels (particularly, The Cereal Murders), she references a prestigious eastern women's college that her sleuth, Goldy Schulz, attended before transferring to the University of Colorado Boulder. In real life, Mott Davidson transferred from Wellesley and eventually graduated from Stanford University.

Career

The main character in Mott Davidson's novels is Goldy Schulz, a small town caterer who also solves murder mysteries in her spare time. At the start of the series, Goldy is a recently divorced mother with a young son trying to make a living as a caterer in the fictional town of Aspen Meadow, CO. As the series progresses, new characters are introduced that change Goldy's professional and personal life. Robin Vidimos [2] noted that Aspen Meadow, CO, closely resembles a real Colorado town, Evergreen, where Mott Davidson resides with her family. [3] [4]

The series has now reached 17 books. The first 12 books interwove recipes with the novel's text. When a dish is first described in the novel, the relevant recipe followed within the next few pages. [5] Double Shot, the 12th novel, marked a change in the publishing of these recipes. In Double Shot, all recipes are compiled and printed at the end of the novel.

She was the guest of honor at the 2007 Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave in Manhattan, Kansas.[ citation needed ]

Awards

Bibliography

Culinary series

  1. Catering to Nobody (1990)
  2. Dying for Chocolate (1993)
  3. The Cereal Murders (1994)
  4. The Last Suppers (1995)
  5. Killer Pancake (1996)
  6. The Main Corpse (1997)
  7. The Grilling Season (1998)
  8. Prime Cut (2000)
  9. Tough Cookie (2001)
  10. Sticks and Scones (2002)
  11. Chopping Spree (2003)
  12. Double Shot (2005)
  13. Dark Tort (2007)
  14. Sweet Revenge (2008)
  15. Fatally Flaky (2009)
  16. Crunch Time (2011)
  17. The Whole Enchilada (2013)

Non-fiction

Goldy’s Kitchen Cookbook: Cooking, Writing, Family, Life (2015)

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References

  1. ↑ Calta, Marialisa (Mar 2, 1993). "More female writers are working recipes into their fiction". The Tuscaloosa News . Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  2. ↑ Vidimos, Robin (Aug 19, 2013). "Colorado-based author Diane Mott Davidson serves "The Whole Enchilada" in her new mystery book" . Retrieved Mar 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ AT LUNCH WITH: Diane Mott Davidson;A Mystery Writer Has Proven Recipes By ENID NEMY, NYT JULY 3, 1996
  4. ↑ Diane Mott Davidson|Goldy’s Kitchen Cookbook|2015|date=May 2018
  5. ↑ "AT LUNCH WITH: Diane Mott Davidson; A Mystery Writer Has Proven Recipes - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1996-07-03. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  6. 1 2 "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. 2003-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  7. ↑ "Malice Domestic Convention - Bethesda, MD". Malicedomestic.org. 1988-08-23. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
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