Laurence Walter Meynell was born in Wolverhampton. During the Second World War he served in the RAF. He also wrote under the pseudonym 'Geoffrey Ludlow'. |
Titles and year of publication:
1) Bluefeather | 1928 |
2) Death's Eye (US Title: The Shadow and the Stone [1929]) | 1929 |
3) Camouflage (US Title: The Mystery at Newton Ferry [1930]) | 1930 |
4) Asking for Trouble (short stories) | 1931 |
5) Consummate Rose | 1931 |
6) Storm Against the Wall | 1931 |
7) The House on the Cliff | 1932 |
8) Paid in Full (US Title: So Many Doors [1933]) | 1933 |
9) Watch the Wall (US Title: The Gentlemen Go By [1934]) | 1933 |
10) Odds on Bluefeather | 1934 |
11) Third Time Unlucky! | 1935 |
12) "On the Night of the 18th..." | 1936 |
13) The Door in the Wall | 1937 |
14) The House in the Hills | 1937 |
15) The Dandy | 1938 |
16) The Hut | 1938 |
17) And Be a Villain | 1939 |
18) His Aunt Came Late | 1939 |
19) The Creaking Chair | 1941 |
20) The Dark Square | 1941 |
21) Strange Landing | 1946 |
22) The Evil Hour | 1947 |
23) The Bright Face of Danger | 1948 |
24) The Echo in the Cave | 1949 |
25) The Lady on Platform One | 1950 |
26) Party of Eight | 1950 |
27) The Man No One Knew | 1951 |
28) Danger Round the Corner | 1952 |
29) The Frightened Man | 1952 |
30) Too Clever by Half | 1953 |
31) Give Me the Knife | 1954 |
32) Where Is She Now? | 1955 |
33) Saturday Out | 1956 |
34) The Breaking Point | 1957 |
35) One Step from Murder | 1958 |
36) The Abandoned Doll | 1960 |
37) Bandaberry | 1960 |
38) The House in Marsh Road | 1960 |
39) The Pit in the Garden | 1961 |
40) The Dancers in the Reeds | 1963 |
41) Sleep of the Unjust | 1963 |
42) Virgin Luck | 1963 |
43) More Deadly Than the Male | 1964 |
44) Scoop | 1964 |
45) Break for Summer | 1965 |
46) Double Fault | 1965 |
47) The Empty Saddle | 1965 |
48) Die by the Book | 1966 |
49) Shadow in the Sun | 1966 |
50) The Suspect Scientist | 1966 |
51) The Mauve Front Door | 1967 |
52) Death of a Philanderer | 1968 |
53) Of Malicious Intent | 1969 |
54) The Curious Crime of Miss Julia Blossom | 1970 |
55) The Shelter | 1970 |
56) Death by Arrangement | 1972 |
57) The End of the Long Hot Summer | 1972 |
58) A Little Matter of Arson | 1972 |
59) A View from the Terrace | 1972 |
60) The Fatal Flaw | 1973 |
61) The Fortunate Miss East | 1973 |
62) The Thirteen Trumpeters | 1973 |
63) The Fairly Innocent Little Man | 1974 |
64) The Woman in Number Five | 1974 |
65) Don't Stop for Hooky Hefferman | 1975 |
66) The Footpath | 1975 |
67) Hooky and the Crock of Gold | 1975 |
68) The Lost Half Hour | 1976 |
69) Hooky Gets the Wooden Spoon | 1977 |
70) Papersnake | 1978 |
71) Hooky and the Villainous Chauffeur | 1979 |
72) Hooky and the Prancing Horse | 1980 |
73) Hooky Goes to Blazes | 1981 |
74) The Secret of the Pit | 1982 |
75) Silver Guilt | 1983 |
76) The Open Door | 1984 |
77) The Affair at Barwold | 1985 |
78) Hooky Catches a Tartar | 1986 |
79) Hooky on Loan | 1987 |
80) The Rivals | 1987 |
81) Hooky Hooked | 1988 |
As 'Geoffrey Ludlow' | |
1) Inside Out! or, Mad As a Hatter! | 1934 |