Biography
Patricia McGerr (December 26, 1917 – May 11, 1985) was an American crime writer, primarily known for her puzzle mystery novels. She won an Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine/MWA prize for her 1968 story Match Point in Berlin and was awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1952 for her 1951 novel Follow, As the Night (adapted as the 1954 film Bonnes à tuer, aka One Step to Eternity). Her first novel, Pick Your Victim (1946), was selected as one of the Fifty Classics of Crime Fiction, 1900-1950.
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1917-12-26
Deathday1985-05-11 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceFalls City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsGrand Prix de Littérature Policière
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