Elizabeth J Duncan is the author of the award-winning, well-established Penny Brannigan mystery series set in North Wales.
Elizabeth J. Duncan is a Canadian writer of cozy mysteries and the author of the ongoing Penny Brannigan series set in North Wales....
Elizabeth J. Duncan
Canadian writer
Elizabeth J.
Duncan is a Canadian writer of cozy mysteries and the author of the ongoing Penny Brannigan series set in North Wales.[1] The first book in the series, A Cold Light of Mourning, was nominated for the Agatha Award and Arthur Ellis Award in 2009.[2][3] 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.[4][5]
Life and work
Duncan graduated from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with a BA in English.
Prior to becoming a novelist, she worked as a writer and editor for Canadian newspapers, including the Ottawa Citizen and the Hamilton Spectator.[6] She currently teaches in The School for Writers Program at Humber College.
She lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and spends time abroad each year in North Wales.[7