hɜː kɹˈaɪm nˈɑːvəlz wɜː θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz ʃˈɔːɹtlɪstᵻd fɚðə sˌiːdˌʌbəljˌuːˈeɪ ɡˈoʊldən dˈæɡɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ʃiː wˈʌn ɐ sˈɪlvɚ dˈæɡɚ fɔːɹ fˈætləndz.
Her crime novels were three times shortlisted for the CWA Golden dagger award, and in 1994 she won a silver dagger for Fatlands.