Gret Lane
1883-1944
 

Pseudonym of Margaret Lane Van Patten. She was born in Portland, Oregon. She died in Newport, Shropshire, England. She is the creator of:
1. 'John Barrin and Kate Marsh', a retired Scotland Yard inspector and an amateur sleuth.
2. 'John Hook', a Detective Inspector in Cornwall.
 

Titles and year of publication:  

'John Barrin and Kate Marsh' Novels
 1) The Cancelled Score Mystery  1929
 2) The Curlew Coombe Mystery  1930
 3) The Lantern House Affair (features only Kate Marsh)  1931
 4) The Hotel Cremona Mystery  1932
 5) The Unknown Enemy  1933
 6) Death Visits the Summer-House  1939
 7) Death in Mermaid Lane  1940
 8) Death Prowls the Cove  1942
 9) The Guest with the Scythe  1943
'John Hook' Novels
 1) Three Died That Night  1937
 2) The Red Mirror Mystery  1938
Other Novels
 1) The Stolen Scar  1925
 2) Found on the Road  1926

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