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Pseudonym of Harold Blundell. He was a banker in Manchester. He also wrote under the pseudonym 'Hilary Landon'. He is the creator of 'Thomas Littlejohn', a Detective Inspector and later Superintendent. Visit also this site. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Thomas Littlejohn' Novels | |
| 1) Littlejohn on Leave | 1941 |
| 2) The Four Unfaithful Servants | 1942 |
| 3) Death of a Busybody | 1942 |
| 4) The Dead Shall Be Raised (US Title: Murder Will Speak [1943]) | 1942 |
| 5) The Murder of a Quack | 1943 |
| 6) The Case of the Seven Whistlers | 1944 |
| 7) Calamity at Harwood | 1945 |
| 8) Death in the Night Watches | 1945 |
| 9) He'd Rather Be Dead | 1945 |
| 10) The Case of the Scared Rabbits | 1946 |
| 11) The Crime at Halfpenny Bridge | 1946 |
| 12) Death on the Last Train | 1948 |
| 13) Outrage on Gallows Hill | 1948 |
| 14) The Case of the Demented Spiv | 1949 |
| 15) The Case of the Famished Parson | 1949 |
| 16) The Case of the Headless Jesuit (US Title: Death Brings in the New Year [1951]) | 1950 |
| 17) Dead March for Penelope Blow (Also published as: Dead March for Penelope [1956]) | 1951 |
| 18) Crime in Lepers' Hollow | 1952 |
| 19) Death in Dark Glasses | 1952 |
| 20) A Knife for Harry Dodd | 1953 |
| 21) Half-Mast for the Deemster | 1953 |
| 22) Corpses in Enderby | 1954 |
| 23) The Cursing Stones Murder | 1954 |
| 24) Death in Room Five | 1955 |
| 25) Death Drops the Pilot | 1956 |
| 26) Death Treads Softly | 1956 |
| 27) Death in High Provence | 1957 |
| 28) Death Sends for the Doctor | 1957 |
| 29) Corpse at the Carnival | 1958 |
| 30) Murder Makes Mistakes | 1958 |
| 31) Bones in the Wilderness | 1959 |
| 32) Toll the Bell for Murder | 1959 |
| 33) Death in Despair | 1960 |
| 34) Death in the Fearful Night | 1960 |
| 35) Death of a Tin God | 1961 |
| 36) The Body in the Dumb River (US Title: Murder Masquerade [1981]) | 1961 |
| 37) Death Before Breakfast | 1962 |
| 38) The Tormentors | 1962 |
| 39) Death in the Wasteland | 1963 |
| 40) Death of a Shadow | 1964 |
| 41) Surfeit of Suspects | 1964 |
| 42) Death Spins the Wheel | 1965 |
| 43) Intruder in the Dark | 1966 |
| 44) Strangers Among the Dead | 1966 |
| 45) Death in Desolation | 1967 |
| 46) Single Ticket to Death | 1967 |
| 47) Fatal Alibi | 1968 |
| 48) Murder Gone Mad | 1968 |
| 49) The Night They Killed Joss Varran | 1970 |
| 50) Tycoon's Death-Bed | 1970 |
| 51) Pomeroy, Deceased | 1971 |
| 52) Murder Adrift | 1972 |
| 53) Devious Murder | 1973 |
| 54) Fear Round About | 1975 |
| 55) Close All Roads to Sospel (US Title: All Roads to Sospel [1981]) | 1976 |
| 56) Downhill Ride of Leeman Popple | 1978 |
| 57) Old Man Dies | 1980 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Turmoil in Zion (US Title: Death Stops the Frolic [1944]) | 1943 |
| As 'Hilary Landon' | |
| 1) Murder at Morning Prayers | 1947 |
| 2) Circle Round a Corpse | 1948 |
| 3) Choose Your Own Verdict | 1949 |
| 4) Exit Sir Toby Belch | 1950 |
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