|  Elisabeth Evelyn Walshe Ayrton was born in Worplesdon, Surrey. She was an author and writer on cookery. She was married twice and had three children. | 
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) The Cretan (US Title: Silence in Crete [1964]) | 1963 | 
| 2) The Man with No Face | 1940 | 
| 3) The Blue Santo Murder Mystery | 1941 |