G.D.H. and Margaret Cole
1889-1959
1893-1980
 

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

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