 Pseudonym of Margaret Beda Larminie Nicholson. She was born in Surrey, but lived in Dublin until 1937, before she returned to England. During the war she served in the Woman's Royal Navy Service. After the war, she worked in the libraries of two Oxford colleges. She lived in a small village in Buckinghamshire. In 1999, she received the Cartier Diamond Dagger lifetime achievement award. She is the creator of 'Patrick Grant', an Oxford don and amateur sleuth. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Patrick Grant' Novels | |
| 1) Dead in the Morning | 1970 |
| 2) Silent Witness | 1972 |
| 3) Grave Matters | 1973 |
| 4) Mortal Remains | 1974 |
| 5) Cast for Death | 1976 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Summer Flight | 1957 |
| 2) Pray, Love, Remember | 1958 |
| 3) Christopher | 1959 |
| 4) Deceiving Mirror | 1960 |
| 5) The China Doll | 1961 |
| 6) Once a Stranger | 1962 |
| 7) The Birthday | 1963 |
| 8) Full Circle | 1965 |
| 9) No Fury | 1967 |
| 10) The Apricot Bed | 1968 |
| 11) The Limbo Ladies | 1969 |
| 12) No Medals for the Major | 1974 |
| 13) The Small Hours of the Morning | 1975 |
| 14) The Cost of Silence | 1977 |
| 15) The Point of Murder (US Title: The Come-On [1978]) | 1978 |
| 16) Death on Account | 1979 |
| 17) The Scent of Fear | 1980 |
| 18) The Hand of Death | 1981 |
| 19) Devil's Work | 1982 |
| 20) Find Me a Villain | 1983 |
| 21) The Smooth Face of Evil | 1984 |
| 22) Intimate Kill | 1985 |
| 23) Safely to the Grave | 1986 |
| 24) Evidence to Destroy | 1987 |
| 25) Speak for the Dead | 1988 |
| 26) Crime in Question | 1989 |
| 27) Admit to Murder | 1990 |
| 28) A Small Deceit | 1991 |
| 29) Criminal Damage | 1992 |
| 30) Dangerous to Know | 1993 |
| 31) Almost the Truth | 1994 |
| 32) Serious Intent | 1995 |
| 33) Pieces of Justice (short stories) | 1995 |
| 34) A Question of Belief | 1996 |
| 35) Act of Violence | 1997 |
| 36) False Pretences | 1998 |
| 37) The Price of Guilt | 1999 |
| 38) A Case to Answer | 2000 |
| 39) Cause for Concern | 2001 |
| 40) Evil Intentions (Omnibus containing: Find Me a Villain, The Cost of Silence, and Crime in Question) | 2004 |
| 41) Guilty Secrets (Omnibus containing: No Medals for the Major, Serious Intent, and A Question of Belief) | 2004 |
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