 David Whitelaw was born in Holloway, Islington. He was an author, editor, and illustrator. He worked for various Fleet Street newspapers as an illustrator and journalist and later became editor of The London Magazine and The Premier Magazine. In 1932, he invented the spelling card game Lexicon which is still in production today. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) MacStodger's Affinity | 1906 |
| 2) The Gang | 1908 |
| 3) Moon of Valleys | 1909 |
| 4) The Princess Galva | 1910 |
| 5) The Man with the Red Beard | 1911 |
| 6) The Secret of Chauville | 1911 |
| 7) The Girl from the East | 1912 |
| 8) The League of St. Louis | 1913 |
| 9) The Little Hour of Peter Wells | 1913 |
| 10) A Castle in Bohemia | 1914 |
| 11) The Impostor | 1915 |
| 12) The Mystery of Enid Belairs (Also published as: The Odeon Theatre Mystery [1916]) | 1915 |
| 13) A Flutter in Kings | 1916 |
| 14) The Madgwick Affair | 1918 |
| 15) The Master of Merlains | 1918 |
| 16) The Valley of Bells | 1918 |
| 17) The Man on the Dover Road | 1919 |
| 18) Pirates' Gold | 1920 |
| 19) Little Lady of Arrock | 1921 |
| 20) The Stones of Khor | 1924 |
| 21) For Conduct Unbefitting | 1925 |
| 22) A Hair of the Dog | 1925 |
| 23) The Island of Romance | 1926 |
| 24) The Villa Petroff | 1926 |
| 25) Madcap Betty | 1927 |
| 26) The Man from Mexico City | 1927 |
| 27) Black Out | 1928 |
| 28) Mystery at Furze Acres | 1929 |
| 29) Number Fifteen | 1931 |
| 30) Spanish Heels | 1932 |
| 31) The Roof | 1933 |
| 32) Murder Calling | 1934 |
| 33) Hotel Sinister | 1935 |
| 34) Murder in Motley | 1935 |
| 35) The Big Picture | 1936 |
| 36) Wolf's Crag | 1934 |
| 37) The Face | 1937 |
| 38) The Feud | 1937 |
| 39) Horror on the Loch | 1938 |
| 40) Blackmail de Luxe | 1939 |
| 41) Frame-Up | 1939 |
| 42) Girl Friday | 1940 |
| 43) The Jackal | 1940 |
| 44) Horace Steps Out | 1941 |
| 45) Black-Out Murder | 1943 |
| 46) The Lexicon Murders | 1945 |
| 47) The Ryecroft Verdict | 1946 |
| 48) Lovers in Waiting | 1947 |
| 49) Garments of Repentance | 1948 |
| 50) The Moor | 1949 |
| 51) The House in Cavendish Square | 1950 |
| 52) The Yellow Door | 1951 |
| 53) Presumed Dead | 1952 |
| 54) Murder Besieged | 1953 |
| 55) Legacy in Green | 1954 |
| 56) I Could a Tale Unfold | 1957 |