 Pseudonym of Ruth Marian Stenstreem. She was born in Salem, Massachusetts. In the 1960s, she emigrated to England where she lived the rest of her life. She is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Douglas Perkins and Gerry Tate' Novels | |
| 1) Cover-up Story | 1971 |
| 2) Murder on Show (Also published as: Murder at the Cat Show [1989]) | 1972 |
| 3) Tourists Are for Trapping | 1989 |
| 4) In the Teeth of Adversity | 1990 |
| 'Evangeline Sinclair and Trixie Dolan' Novels | |
| 1) Reel Murder | 1986 |
| 2) Encore Murder | 1989 |
| 3) Shadows In Their Blood | 1991 |
| 4) Even Yuppies Die | 1993 |
| 5) Break a Leg, Darlings | 1995 |
| 6) Not Quite a Geisha (Also published as: The Cat Who Wasn't a Dog [2003]) | 2003 |
| 7) No Cooperation from the Cat | 2012 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Pretty Lady | 1973 |
| 2) The Stalking Lamb | 1974 |
| 3) Unfair Exchange | 1974 |
| 4) Murder Sails At Midnight | 1975 |
| 5) There Must Be Some Mistake | 1975 |
| 6) Untimely Guest | 1976 |
| 7) The Lord Mayor Of Death | 1977 |
| 8) Murder, Murder, Little Star | 1977 |
| 9) Tightrope For Three | 1978 |
| 10) So Soon Done For | 1979 |
| 11) The Twelve Deaths Of Christmas | 1979 |
| 12) Dangerous To Know | 1980 |
| 13) Queue Here For Murder (Also published as: Line Up for Murder [1981]) | 1980 |
| 14) Bejewelled Death | 1981 |
| 15) Death Beside The Seaside (Also published as: Death Beside The Sea [1983]) | 1982 |
| 16) Death Warmed Up | 1982 |
| 17) A Fool For Murder | 1983 |
| 18) The Cruise Of A Deathtime | 1983 |
| 19) A Trail Of Ashes (Also published as: Whiskers and Smoke [1997]) | 1984 |
| 20) Death Swap (Also published as: Paws for Alarm [1998]) | 1984 |
| 21) Death In Fashion | 1985 |
| 22) Weekend For Murder (Also published as: Murder on a Mystery Tour [1987]) | 1985 |
| 23) Fatal Fortune | 1987 |
| 24) Guilty Party | 1988 |
| 25) Past Regret | 1990 |
| 26) Nine Lives To Murder | 1992 |
| 27) The Diamond Cat | 1994 |
| 28) Canapés for the Kitties (Also published as: Miss Petunia's Last Case [1996]) | 1996 |
| 29) The Company of Cats (Also published as: The Multiple Cat [1999]) | 1999 |
| 30) To Catch a Cat (Also published as: A Tealeaf in the Mouse [2000]) | 2000 |
| 31) Deadly Deceit (Also published as: The Cat Next Door [2002]) | 2001 |
| 32) Retreat from Murder (Also published as: Please Do Feed the Cat [2004]) | 2004 |
| 33) Only the Cat Knows (Also published as: Only the Cat [2007]) | 2007 |