 George Douglas Howard Cole was educated at St. Paul's School and Oxford University. Margaret Postgate, daughter of a university don and sister of the author Raymond Postgate was educated at Roedean School and Cambridge University. They married in 1918. They are the creators of 'Henry Wilson', Superintendent of Scotland Yard. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Henry Wilson' Novels | |
| 1) The Brooklyn Murders (by G.D.H. Cole alone) | 1923 |
| 2) In a Telephone Cabinet (Also published as: The Owl at the Window) (short story) | 1923 |
| 3) Death of a Millionaire | 1925 |
| 4) The Blatchington Tangle | 1926 |
| 5) The Man from the River | 1928 |
| 6) Superintendent Wilson's Holiday (short stories) | 1928 |
| 7) Poison in the Garden Suburb (US Title: Poison in a Garden Suburb) | 1929 |
| 8) Burglars in Bucks (US Title: The Berkshire Mystery) | 1930 |
| 9) Corpse in Canonicals (US Title: The Corpse in the Constable's Garden) | 1930 |
| 10) Dead Man's Watch | 1931 |
| 11) The Great Southern Mystery (US Title: The Walking Corpse) | 1931 |
| 12) End of an Ancient Mariner | 1933 |
| 13) A Lesson in Crime (short stories) | 1933 |
| 14) Death in the Quarry | 1934 |
| 15) Big Business Murder | 1935 |
| 16) Dr. Tancred Begins | 1935 |
| 17) The Brothers Sackville | 1936 |
| 18) Last Will and Testament | 1936 |
| 19) The Missing Aunt | 1937 |
| 20) Off with her Head! | 1938 |
| 21) Double Blackmail | 1939 |
| 22) Greek Tragedy | 1939 |
| 23) Counterpoint Murder | 1940 |
| 24) The Murder at the Munition Works | 1940 |
| 25) Wilson and Some Others (short stories) | 1940 |
| 26) Toper's End | 1942 |
| 27) The Bone of the Dinosaur (short story) | 1943 |
| 28) Death in the Tankard (short story) | 1943 |
| 29) A Lesson in Crime, and The Motive (short stories) | 1943 |
| 30) The Oxford Mystery (short story) | 1943 |
| 31) Murder in Broad Daylight, and Crime at Eslington Hall (short stories) | 1943 |
| 32) Wilson Calling (short story) | 1944 |
| 33) A Lesson in Crime and other stories (short stories) | 1946 |
| 34) Birthday Gifts and other stories (short stories) | 1946 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Murder at Crome House | 1927 |
| 2) Death of a Star | 1932 |
| 3) The Affair at Aliquid | 1933 |
| 4) Scandal at School (US Title: The Sleeping Death) | 1935 |
| 5) Disgrace to the College (novelet) | 1937 |
| 6) Mrs. Warrender's Profession (short stories) | 1938 |
| 7) Knife in the Dark | 1941 |
| 8) The Missing Baronet (short stories) | 1943 |
| 9) Strychnine Tonic, and A Dose of Cyanide (short stories) | 1943 |
| 10) Strychnine Tonic and other stories (short stories) | 1943 |
| 11) Superintendent Wakely's Mistake (short story) | 1944 |
| 12) Death in the Sun (short story) | 1945 |
| 13) Death of a Bride (short story) | 1945 |
| 14) In Peril of His Life (short story) | 1948 |
| 15) The Toys of Death (short story) | 1948 |