Margot Douaihy

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Margot Douaihy's debut mystery, "Scorched Grace," won the Pinckley Prize for Crime Fiction and was named one of the Best Crime Novels of the Year by The New York Times, The Guardian, and CrimeReads. Her second mystery, "Blessed Water," was also named a New York Times Best Crime Novel in 2024 and won the Publishing Triangle Award for LGBTQ Fiction. The third mystery in her series, "Divine Ruin" was released this year. She is an assistant professor with the Popular Fiction MFA at Emerson College in Boston. 

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Awards: Publishing Triangle Award for LGBTQ+ Crime Fiction, Pinckley Prize for Debut Crime Fiction, Mass Cultural Council Grant, F. Lammot Belin Award

Communities: LGBTQ+

Books:

Divine Ruin

A Sister Holiday Mystery
Mystery / Thrillers
Dark Horse Comics
January 2026
ISBN 9781638931980
288 pages

Scorched Grace

A Sister Holiday Mystery
Mystery / Thrillers
Zando
January 2024
ISBN 9781638930983
320 pages