She later received an honorary doctorate from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California.

Across those genres, she explores several humanist themes including the effects of war on soldiers as they attempt to find their place when returning home.

[10] She has also been nominated for two Anthonys,[11] a Barry,[12] two additional Edgars, another Macavity, an Orange Prize,[13] and four RT Reviewers' Choice Awards.

[16][17] (Historical novels of suspense, featuring FBI agent Harris Stuyvesant and injured British soldier Bennett Grey) Emrys, A.

"Under Cover of Wartime: Disguised Murder in Works by Rennie Airth, Laurie R. King, Martha Grimes, and Anthony Horowitz."