Pseudonym of Nancy Hermione Bodington. She was born in Richmond, Surrey. She was educated at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She is the creator of 'Jacob Chaos', a Detective Inspector of Scotland Yard.
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Pseudonym of Nancy Hermione Bodington. She was born in Richmond, Surrey. She was educated at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She is the creator of 'Jacob Chaos', a Detective Inspector of Scotland Yard. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Jacob Chaos' Novels | |
| 1) Background for Murder | 1942 |
| 2) He Died of Murder! | 1947 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Death Stalks a Lady | 1945 |
| 2) This Is the House | 1945 |
| 3) Come and Be Killed! | 1946 |
| 4) The Woman in the Sea | 1948 |
| 5) Man with a Calico Face | 1951 |
| 6) Man Alone (US Title: Crooked Man [1952]) | 1952 |
| 7) An Afternoon to Kill | 1953 |
| 8) The Party at No. 5 (US Title: The Cellar at No. 5 [1954]) | 1954 |
| 9) The Lord Have Mercy (Also published as: The Shrew Is Dead [1959]) | 1956 |
| 10) Rachel Weeping (novelets) | 1957 |
| 11) The Ballad of the Running Man | 1961 |
| 12) A Grave Affair | 1971 |
| 13) A Game of Consequences | 1978 |