Nigel Morland
1905-1986
Pseudonyms: Mary Dane, John Donavan, Norman Forrest, Roger Garnett, Vincent McCall and Neal Shepherd
  

Nigel Morland was born as Carl van Biene in London. He was an author, journalist, and editor. He is the creator of:
1. 'Jonathan Black', a Chief Inspector (under the pseudonym 'Roger Garnett').
2. 'John Finnegan', a brilliant medical jurist (under the pseudonym 'Norman Forrest').
3. 'Johnny Lamb', a police sergeant with a chemistry background (under the pseudonym 'John Donavan').
4. 'Rory Luccan', a Detective Inspector of Scotland Yard.
5. 'Steven Malone', a medical jurist and former forensic professor.
6. 'Andy McMurdo', a Chief Inspector in London.
7. 'Palmyra Pym', a Police Commissioner of Scotland Yard.
8. 'Michael "Napper" Tandy', a Chief Inspector and head of the Police Laboratory at Hendon (under the pseudonym 'Neal Shepherd').
 

Titles and year of publication:  

 'Jonathan Black' Novels (as 'Roger Garnett')
 1) Death in Piccadilly  1937
 2) The Croaker  1938
 3) Danger – Death at Work  1939
 4) A Man Died Talking  1943
 'John Finnegan' Novels (as 'Norman Forrest')
 1) Death Took a Publisher  1936
 2) Death Took a Greek God  1937
 'Johnny Lamb' Novels (as 'John Donavan')
 1) The Case of the Rusted Room  1937
 2) The Case of the Beckoning Dead  1938
 3) The Case of the Talking Dust  1938
 4) The Case of the Coloured Wind (US Title: The Case of the Violet Smoke [1940])  1939
 5) The Case of the Plastic Man (US Title: The Case of the Plastic Mask [1941])  1940
 'Rory Luccan' Novels
 1) Death When She Wakes  1951
 2) A Girl Died Singing  1952
 'Steven Malone' Novels
 1) Strangely She Died  1946
 2) She Didn't Like Dying  1948
 3) Death Takes an Editor  1949
 4) Death for Sale  1957
 'Andy McMurdo' Novels
 1) No Coupons for a Shroud  1949
 2) Two Dead Charwomen  1949
 3) The Corpse Was No Lady  1950
 4) Blood on the Stars  1951
 5) He Hanged His Mother on Monday  1951
 6) The Moon Was Made for Murder  1953
 7) Death to the Ladies  1959
 'Palmyra Pym' Novels
 1) The Moon Murders  1935
 2) The Phantom Gunman  1935
 3) The Street of Leopard  1936
 4) The Clue of the Bricklayer's Aunt  1936
 5) The Clue in the Mirror  1937
 6) The Case Without a Clue  1938
 7) A Rope for the Hanging  1938
 8) A Knife for the Killer (US Title: Murder at Radio City [1939])  1939
 9) A Gun for a God (US Title: Murder in Wardour Street [1940])  1940
10) The Clue of the Careless Hangman (US Title: The Careless Hangman [1941])  1940
11) The Corpse on the Flying Trapeze  1941
12) A Coffin for the Body  1943
13) Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard (short stories)  1946
14) Dressed to Kill  1947
15) The Case of the Innocent Wife (short stories)  1947
16) 26 Three-Minute Stories (short stories)  1947
17) The Lady Had a Gun  1951
18) Call Him Early for the Murder  1952
19) Sing a Song for Cyanide  1953
20) Look in Any Doorway  1957
21) A Bullet for Midas  1958
22) Death and the Golden Boy  1958
23) The Concrete Maze  1960
24) So Quiet a Death  1960
25) The Dear Dead Girls  1961
26) Mrs. Pym and Other Stories (short stories)  1976
 'Michael "Napper" Tandy' (as 'Neal Shepherd')
 1) Death Flies Low  1938
 2) Death Walks Softly  1938
 3) Death Rides Swiftly  1939
 4) Exit to Music  1940
 Other Novels
 1) Dumb Alibi  1941
 2) Death Takes a Star (short story)  1943
 3) The Sooper's Cases (short story)  1943
 4) The Laboratory Murder and Other Stories (short stories)  1944
 5) Corpse in the Circus (2 short stories)  1945
 6) The Big Killing  1946
 7) Corpse in the Circus and Other Stories (short stories)  1946
 8) How Many Coupons for a Shroud? (short story)  1946
 9) Murder Runs Wild  1946
10) Exit to Music and Other Stories (Also published as: Death's Sweet Music [1947]) (short stories)  1947
11) Fish Are So Trusting  1948
 As 'Mary Dane'
 1) Death Traps the Killer  1938
 As 'John Donavan'
 1) The Dead Have No Friends  1952
 As 'Roger Garnett'
 1) Starr Bedford Dies  1937
 2) The Killing of Paris Norton  1938
 3) Death Spoke Sweetly  1946
 4) Eve Finds the Killer (short story)  1947
 5) Dusky Death  1948
 As 'Vincent McCall'
 1) Eleven Thrilling Mysteries (short stories)  1945
 2) Smash and Grab  1946

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