 Pseudonym of Lucy Beatrice Malleson. She was born in Upper Norwood, London. She also wrote
under the pseudonyms 'Anne Meredith' and 'J. Kilmeny Keith'. She is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Arthur Crook' Novels | |
| 1) Murder by Experts | 1936 |
| 2) The Man Who Wasn't There | 1937 |
| 3) Murder Has No Tongue | 1937 |
| 4) Treason in My Breast | 1938 |
| 5) The Clock in the Hatbox | 1939 |
| 6) The Bell of Death | 1939 |
| 7) Dear Dead Woman (Also published as: Death Takes a Redhead [1944]) | 1940 |
| 8) The Vanishing Corpse (US Title: She Vanished in the Dawn [1941]) | 1941 |
| 9) The Woman in Red (Also published as: The Mystery of the Woman in Red [1944]) | 1941 |
| 10) Something Nasty in the Woodshed (US Title: Mystery in the Woodshed [1942]) | 1942 |
| 11) The Case of the Tea-Cosy's Aunt (US Title: Death in the Blackout [1943]) | 1942 |
| 12) The Mouse Who Wouldn't Play Ball (US Title: 30 Days to Live [1944]) | 1943 |
| 13) A Spy for Mr. Crook | 1944 |
| 14) The Scarlet Button (Also published as: Murder is Cheap [1949]) | 1944 |
| 15) The Black Stage (Also published as: Murder Cheats the Bride [1948]) | 1945 |
| 16) Don't Open the Door! (US Title: Death Lifts the Latch [1946]) | 1945 |
| 17) The Spinster's Secret (US Title: By Hook or by Crook [1947]) | 1946 |
| 18) Death in the Wrong Room | 1947 |
| 19) Die in the Dark (US Title: The Missing Widow [1948]) | 1947 |
| 20) Lift Up the Lid (US Title: The Innocent Bottle [1949]) | 1948 |
| 21) Death Knocks Three Times | 1949 |
| 22) Murder Comes Home | 1950 |
| 23) A Nice Cup of Tea (US Title: The Wrong Body [1951]) | 1950 |
| 24) Lady Killer | 1951 |
| 25) Miss Pinnegar Disappears (US Title: A Case for Mr. Crook [1952]) | 1952 |
| 26) Footsteps Behind Me (US Title: Black Death [1953]) (Also published as: Dark Death [1963]) | 1954 |
| 27) Snake in the Grass (US Title: Death Won't Wait [1954]) | 1954 |
| 28) Is She Dead Too? (US Title: A Question of Murder [1955]) | 1955 |
| 29) And Death Came Too | 1956 |
| 30) Riddle of a Lady | 1956 |
| 31) Give Death a Name | 1957 |
| 32) Death Against the Clock | 1958 |
| 33) Death Takes a Wife (US Title: Death Casts a Long Shadow [1959]) | 1959 |
| 34) Third Crime Lucky (US Title: Prelude to Murder [1959]) | 1959 |
| 35) Out for the Kill | 1960 |
| 36) She Shall Die (US Title: After the Verdict [1961]) | 1961 |
| 37) Uncertain Death | 1961 |
| 38) No Dust in the Attic | 1962 |
| 39) Ring for a Noose | 1963 |
| 40) The Fingerprint | 1964 |
| 41) Knock, Knock, Who's There? (US Title: The Voice [1965]) | 1964 |
| 42) Passenger to Nowhere | 1965 |
| 43) The Looking Glass Murder | 1966 |
| 44) The Visitor | 1967 |
| 45) Night Encounter (US Title: Murder Anonymous [1968]) | 1968 |
| 46) Missing from Her Home | 1969 |
| 47) Death Wears a Mask (US Title: Mr. Crook Lifts the Mask [1970]) | 1970 |
| 48) Tenant for the Tomb | 1971 |
| 49) Murder's a Waiting Game | 1972 |
| 50) A Nice Little Killing | 1974 |
| 'Scott Egerton' Novels | |
| 1) The Tragedy at Freyne | 1927 |
| 2) The Murder of Mrs. Davenport | 1928 |
| 3) Death at Four Corners | 1929 |
| 4) The Mystery of the Open Window | 1929 |
| 5) The Night of the Fog | 1930 |
| 6) The Body on the Beam | 1932 |
| 7) The Long Shadow | 1932 |
| 8) The Musical Comedy Crime | 1933 |
| 9) An Old Lady Dies | 1934 |
| 10) The Man Who Was Too Clever | 1935 |
| 'M. Dupuy' Novels | |
| 1) The Man in the Button Boots | 1934 |
| 2) Courtier to Death (US Title: The Dover Train Mystery [1936]) | 1936 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Case Against Andrew Fane | 1931 |
| 2) Death in Fancy Dress | 1933 |
| 3) He Came by Night (US Title: Death at the Door [1945]) | 1944 |
| As 'Anne Meredith' | |
| 1) Portrait of a Murderer | 1933 |
| 2) The Coward | 1934 |
| 3) There's Always Tomorrow (US Title: Home Is the Heart [1942]) | 1941 |
| As 'J. Kilmeny Keith' | |
| 1) The Man Who Was London | 1925 |
| 2) The Sword of Harlequin | 1927 |