 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', a Superintendent of Scotland Yard. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Henry Wilson' Novels | |
| 1) The Brooklyn Murders (by G.D.H. Cole alone) | 1923 |
| 2) Death of a Millionaire | 1925 |
| 3) The Blatchington Tangle | 1926 |
| 4) The Man from the River | 1928 |
| 5) Superintendent Wilson's Holiday (short stories) | 1928 |
| 6) Poison in the Garden Suburb (US Title: Poison in a Garden Suburb [1929]) | 1929 |
| 7) Burglars in Bucks (US Title: The Berkshire Mystery [1930]) | 1930 |
| 8) Corpse in Canonicals (US Title: The Corpse in the Constable's Garden [1931]) | 1930 |
| 9) Dead Man's Watch | 1931 |
| 10) The Great Southern Mystery (US Title: The Walking Corpse [1931]) | 1931 |
| 11) End of an Ancient Mariner | 1933 |
| 12) A Lesson in Crime (short stories) | 1933 |
| 13) Death in the Quarry | 1934 |
| 14) Big Business Murder | 1935 |
| 15) Dr. Tancred Begins | 1935 |
| 16) The Brothers Sackville | 1936 |
| 17) Last Will and Testament | 1936 |
| 18) The Missing Aunt | 1937 |
| 19) Off with her Head! | 1938 |
| 20) Double Blackmail | 1939 |
| 21) Greek Tragedy | 1939 |
| 22) Counterpoint Murder | 1940 |
| 23) The Murder at the Munition Works | 1940 |
| 24) Wilson and Some Others (short stories) | 1940 |
| 25) Toper's End | 1942 |
| 26) The Bone of the Dinosaur (short story) | 1943 |
| 27) Death in the Tankard (short story) | 1943 |
| 28) A Lesson in Crime, and The Motive (short stories) | 1943 |
| 29) The Oxford Mystery (short story) | 1943 |
| 30) Murder in Broad Daylight, and Crime at Eslington Hall (short stories) | 1943 |
| 31) Wilson Calling (short story) | 1944 |
| 32) In a Telephone Cabinet (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 [1936]) | 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 |