Alice Campbell
1887-1955
 

Alice Ormond Campbell was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Later she moved to Europe and eventually settled in England where she lived until her death. She is the creator of:
1. 'Inspector Headcorn', a Scotland Yard detective.
2. 'Tommy Rostetter', a newspaper journalist based in Paris, France.
 

Titles and year of publication:  

 'Inspector Headcorn' Novels
 1) Death Framed in Silver  1937
 2) They Hunted a Fox  1940
 3) No Murder of Mine  1941
 4) The Cockroach Sings (US Title: With Bated Breath [1946])  1946
 'Tommy Rostetter' Novels
 1) The Click of the Gate  1932
 2) Desire to Kill  1934
 3) Flying Blind  1938
 4) The Bloodstained Toy (Also features Inspector Headcorn)  1948
 Other Novels
 1) Juggernaut  1928
 2) Water Weed  1929
 3) Spiderweb (US Title: Murder in Paris [1930])  1930
 4) The Murder of Caroline Bundy  1932
 5) Keep Away from Water!  1935
 6) A Door Closed Softly  1939
 7) No Light Came On  1942
 8) Ringed with Fire  1942
 9) Traveling Butcher  1944
10) Child's Play (US Title: Veild Murder [1949])  1947
11) The Corpse Had Red Hair  1950

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