 If you are a first time visitor, you are encouraged to read the introduction to this Addenda before continuing further. Otherwise, welcome back, and please stop by often. Thanks to the assistance of Steve Lewis, who is maintaining this website, new information, images and links are constantly being added. Your suggestions and comments are always welcome. My email address can be found at the bottom of this page. [AJH] 03-26-08. The 2008 Revised Edition of Crime Fiction IV is now available, but thus far only on CD-Rom. The price remains the same as for previous editions, $49.95, and can be ordered from Bill through the Locus Magazine website. (Follow the link.) As of today the ad has not been updated to reflect the new edition, but if you order, it is the 2008 Revised Edition that you will receive. Alphabetical listing – combining Parts 1 & 2,
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 ANDERSON, JAMES. Author of 13 works of crime fiction listed in the Revised CFIV, three of which are novelizations of the television series Murder, She Wrote. The first word in the title of each of his other 10 novels (other than “The”) begins with the letter A. The Murder of Sherlock Holmes. Novelization of TV movie: Universal, 1984 (scw: Richard Levinson, William Link; dir: Corey Allen). SC: Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury). [Note: This is the pilot and premiere episode of Murder, She Wrote. ] ARCHER, A. A. Pseudonym of Archie Joscelyn, better known as the author of numerous western short stories and novels over a long writing career. Other pseudonyms, as a western writer: Al Cody, Tex Holt, and Lynn Westland. As Archer, the author of two mystery novels listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, both published by Phoenix House in the late 1930s. As “Evelyn McKenna,” the author of two hardcover gothic romance novels (1966, 1976), both also in CFIV. The Week-End Murders. Add setting: US Midwest  ARCHER, WILLIAM. 1856-1924. Ref: CA. -The Green Archer. Knopf, 1921; Heinemann, 1922 (4-act play.) ARTHUR, BUDD. Pseudonym of Herbert Arthur, Jr., 1928- , who may have been born Herbert Arthur Shapiro, Jr.; he was the son of western writer Herbert Arthur Shapiro, 1899-1975, who changed his name to Herbert Arthur. Both Burt and Budd Arthur were prolific writers of western fiction. After Budd began writing, they often wrote in collaboration. Confusing the matter of what their names were when is that their original last name was often spelled Shappiro. See Steve Holland’s blog for more information on their careers and a checklist of their western fiction, which sometimes appeared as by Cliff Campbell. There are two entries for Budd Arthur in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, both apparently crime or gangster novels (1956, 1960). ATHERTON, GERTRUDE (FRANKLIN HORN) The Splendid Idle Forties. Macmillan (NYC), 1902. Text available online. [Calif., past] ss (at least that marked * is criminous): The Bells of San Gabriel
The Conquest of Dona Jacoba The Ears of Twenty Americans The Head of a Priest The Isle of Skulls La Perdida Lukari’s Story Natalie Ivanhoff *The Pearls of Loreto A Ramble with Eulogia The Vengeance of Padre Arroyo The Washtub Mail When the Devil Was Well ATKINSON, HUGH Billy Two Toes’ Rainbow. Nelson (Melbourne), 1982 [Australia] AVERY, ROBERT. Author of four 1940s mystery novels in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, two with series character Joe Kelly, a writer and an amateur detective, including the book cited below. The Corpse in Company K. Add setting: Connecticut. [The edition below is a paperback reprint.]  BAKER, SIDNEY J(ames). 1912-1976. Born and educated in New Zealand; lived in Australia beginning in 1935. Better known as the author of scholarly works on Australian and New Zealand English, notably The Australian Language (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1945). The book below was listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV as two separate titles. They are one and the same, making this the complete corrected entry for the author. The Gig (see Time Is an Enemy) Time Is an Enemy (Mystery House, 1958, hc). [Sydney, Australia]. Australian title: The Gig (Horwitz, 1960, pb). BANKS, IAIN. As Iain M. Banks, a well-known science fiction author. As Iain Banks, a writer of general fiction with five books listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, four marginally. -The Crow Road. TV movie [mini-series]: BBC Scotland, 1996 (scw: Bryan Elsley; dir: Gavin Miller) BARCLAY, JOHN. Pseudonym of Margaret T. Joyce. Author of two mystery thrillers listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. The Unknown. Novelization of silent film: MGM, 1927 (scw: Waldemar Young; dir: Tod Browning). [Note: The film is reportedly based without credit on the non-criminous novel K, by Mary Roberts Rinehart.]  Landscape with Corpse. Add setting: New Orleans. Correction: The Merit edition cited is a hardcover, not a paperback. BARNS, GLENN M. Born in Washington state; practicing attorney. Author of at least seven mystery novels published between 1952 and 1968. (One British title has not yet been matched with a US title.) Private eye Jonathan Mark appears as a continuing character in two of the books, including Murder Is a Gamble, but not Murder Walks the Stairs, as was previously indicated. Murder Is a Gamble. Add setting: US Northwest  BARRY, JOE. Pseudonym of Joe Barry Lake, 1909-1961, q.v. [Add death date.] Besides eight mysteries published under this name in the 1940s and 50s, the author also wrote one novel as Donnell Carey. Private eye Rush Henry appeared in five of the Barry books. BATEMAN, COLIN Cycle of Violence. Film: Lexington, 1998, as Crossmaheart (scw: Colin Bateman; dir: Henry Herbert) BELLEM, ROBERT LESLIE. A prolific writer for the pulps. [Bellem’s well-known private eye character Dan Turner does not appear in the book below.] Blue Murder. Add setting: California  BENÉT, STEPHEN VINCENT. 1898-1943. American poet, novelist and short story writer. To the two story collections previously cited in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, add the title indicated with an asterisk (*) below. (*) _The Bat: A Novel of the Play [by Mary Roberts Rinehart & Avery Hopwood]. Benét was the anonymous ghostwriter of this title. See the entry for Mary Roberts Rinehart for more information. Tales Before Midnight. Farrar & Rinehart, hc, 1939. William Heinemann, UK, hc, 1940. Also published as: Twenty-Five Short Stories (Part 2). Sun Dial, 1943. Short story collection, some of them criminous. Thirteen O’Clock. Farrar & Rinehart, hc, 1937. William Heinemann, UK, hc, 1938. Also published as: Twenty-Five Short Stories (Part 1). Sun Dial, 1943. Short story collection, some of them criminous. Also add: _Twenty-Five Short Stories. Sun Dial, hc, 1943. [An omnibus volume comprised of the 12 stories in Tales Before Midnight and the 13 stories in Thirteen O’Clock.] BERESFORD, HUGH. With C(edric) S(tephen) St. Brelade Seale, 1895- , q.v., co-author of one play listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. BERRY, ARTHUR. Take Death for a Lover. Listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV as a digest-sized paperback published by Five Star in 1946. This book probably doesn’t exist. An online checklist of the Five Star and Vulcan paperback series by Steve Lewis discusses this title specifically. BEYER, WILLIAM GRAY. Long time member of the Philadelphia police force and the author of two mystery novels published by Mystery House in 1945-46. Better known perhaps as the author of the science fiction “Minions” novels serialized by Argosy in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Eenie, Meenie, Minie–Murder! Add setting: Philadelphia. Leading character: Cornelius Duffy, private detective. BIDDLE, COLIN. The author of one book listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. A Deadly Understanding. (Hale, 1983, hc) Add setting: Hong Kong, Thailand. BLAKE, ROBIN (JAMES) Trial and Retribution [as by Lynda La Plante, q.v., based on her scripts] Trial and Retribution II [as by Lynda La Plante, q.v., based on her scripts] Trial and Retribution III [as by Lynda La Plante, q.v., based on her scripts] Trial and Retribution IV. Macmillan (London), 2000. Novelization of TV series based on scripts by Lynda La Plante, q.v. TV movie [2 x 2 hour mini-series]: La Plante, 2000 (scw: Lynda La Plante; dir: Michael Whyte). SC: Det. Supt. Michael Walker (David Hayman) & Det. Insp. Pat North (Kate Buffery) BLAZER, J. S. Pseudonym of Justin Scott. Other pseudonym: Alexander Cole; add new pseudonym: Paul Garrison, q.v. As “J. S. Blazer,” the author wrote two mystery novels listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. BOGART, WILLIAM (G.) Perhaps best known as a prolific writer for the pulp magazines, Bogart is the author of five books listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV under his own name, one of them marginal. Three of his own novels feature a former detective story writer turned PI called Johnny Saxon, including the entry indicated below. As “Kenneth Robeson,” the author of six ‘Doc Savage’ novels reprinted from the pulp magazines. Eight other Doc Savage stories were reprinted in Bantam’s omnibus editions but are not credited to him in his entry in Crime Fiction IV: Doc Savage Omnibus # 6. As by Kenneth Robeson (Bantam, 1988, pb). SC: Doc Savage • The Awful Dynasty [by Lester Dent & William G. Bogart] • na Doc Savage Nov 1940 • The Disappearing Lady [by William G. Bogart] • na Doc Savage Dec 1946 • Fire and Ice [by Lester Dent & William G. Bogart] • na Doc Savage Jul 1946 • The Magic Forest [by Lester Dent & William G. Bogart] • na Doc Savage Apr 1942 Doc Savage Omnibus #12 Kenneth Robeson (Bantam, 1990, pb). SC: Doc Savage • Bequest of Evil [by Lester Dent & William G. Bogart] • na Doc Savage Feb 1941 • Death in Little Houses [by Lester Dent & William G. Bogart] • na Doc Savage Oct 1946 • The Death Lady [by William G. Bogart] • na Doc Savage Feb 1947 • The Exploding Lake [by Lester Dent] • na Doc Savage Sep 1946 • Target for Death [by Lester Dent & William G. Bogart] • na Doc Savage Jan 1947 The Queen City Murder Case. SC: Johnny Saxon. Add setting: Cincinnati. BOWLER, LOUIS PATRICK. 1852- . Pseudonym: Rooinek, q.v. Date of birth confirmed; year of death unknown. BOYUM, JOY GOULD. 1934- . Correct year of death confirmed. Joint pseudonym with Marjorie Rosen, 1942- : Evan Field, q.v. BRENNAN, BILL. Reporter for the Indianapolis Star. Author of one book listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV: The Faster We Live. Monarch, US, pb, 1962. Setting: Indianapolis, IN. BROOCKS, SCHUYLER. Add as the author’s real name, with both dates: Benjamin Hawkins Dean, 1892-1955; other pseudonym: Dean Hawkins, qq.v. Under this pen name, the author of one mystery novel included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. See below. Murder Makes a Marriage. Mystery House, hc, 1946. Phantom; Australia, pb, 1956. Leading character: realtor Chambliss Thorne, assisting Lt. Cragg of Homicide. Anthony Boucher, San Francisco Chronicle: “Does murder of a war correspondent involve military secrets or private emotions? [...] Agreeable enough up to a pretty muzzy conclusion.” BROOKE, JUSTIN. Pseudonym of J. Richard Traynor, 1906- , q.v. Add year of birth. Under this pen name, the author of nine mystery thrillers published in the UK in the late 1930s.  Bad Apple. TV movie: TNT, 2004 (scw: Howard Korder; dir: Adam Bernstein). SC: Mike Tozzi (Chris Noth) and Bert Gibbons (Colm Meaney) CAMPION, CYRIL. Screenwriter and playwright. Add SC: Shorty the Taxi Driver = STD. Man About Town (with Simon Harvester). Ten untitled stories, all with STD. CANARY, (HILARY) GLENN. 1934- . Add first name and year of birth. One time news reporter for Massillon Evening Independent (Ohio); later worked in the Doubleday book club department. Besides a number of short stories that appeared in Manhunt and Alfred Hitchcock’s Magazine, the author of two paperback originals previously listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV plus the one indicated by an asterisk (*) below. The Prefect Plot. Pinnacle, pb, 1974. [Alan Prefect and his wife Ann, doing twenty years in prison, are offered a deal: infiltrate a Middle East terrorist group and walk away from their sentences.] A review appears on August West’s blog, Vintage Hardboiled Reads.   CAREY, BASIL. British author of a number of thriller novels between 1926 and 1937; some were reprinted in the US. Gray Amber. Add British edition: Constable, 1930. CAREY, DONNELL. Pseudonym of Joe Barry Lake, 1909-1961, q.v.; other pseudonym: Joe Barry, q.v. Under this pen name the author of one book included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; see below. Kisses Can Kill. Phantom, US, pb, 1951. Comyns, ca.1952. CARR, JOHN DICKSON The Burning Court. TV movie [series episode/Dow Hour of Great Mysteries]: NBC, 1960 (scw: Kelley Roos [Audrey Roos & William Roos]; dir: Paul Nickell). [Note: Audrey and William Roos won an Edgar from the MWA for their television script.] Note: For more on the Dow TV series, see this post on the Mystery*File blog. CARTER, JOHN The Eagle’s Nest. Novelization of TV movie [series episode] TV1, 1976 (scw: Brian Clemens; dir: Desmond Davis). SC: New Avengers: John Steed (Patrick Macnee), Mike Gambit (Gareth Hunt) and Purdey (Joanna Lumley)  Prisoner Cell Block H: Trials of Erica. Pinnacle, 1981. (Novelization of the Australian TV series Prisoner; distributed in the UK and the US as Prisoner: Cell Block H, and in Canada as Caged Women.) SC: Regular cast members including prison governor Erica Davidson (Patsy King).  CHESTER, PETER. Pseudonym of Dennis Phillips; other pseudonyms Simon Challis, Peter Chambers & Philip Daniels. As “Peter Chester,” the author of five mystery stories listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. A series character named Johnny Preston is in three of them, although not the one below. A British writer, Phillips was much prolific as “Peter Chambers.” Under this byline he wrote over 35 mystery and detective novels, many with American private eye Mark Preston. Whether Johnny Preston is also a PI is not known. Note that “Peter Chambers” is also the name of the PI who was one of US writer Henry Kane’s most frequent series characters. The Traitors. Add setting: England CHILD, LEE. Pseudonym of James D. Grant, 1954- , q.v. CHRISTOPHER, MATTHEW F. Prolific author of sports novels for boys. The title cited below was his only venture into hardcover mystery fiction. Look for the Body. Phoenix Press, hc, 1952. Add setting: Midwest. Leading character: Brooks Carter, physician.  Menace of Death. Dodge, hc, 1937. Add setting: New Jersey, Washington D.C. CLARK, ROSY LEE WINIFRED CECILIA. 1909-1992. See pseudonym Scott Finley. [Add death date.] COE, CAPTAIN. Joint pseudonym of Edward Card Mitchell and Lincoln Springfield, 1865- , q.v. Author of one title cited in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Add birth date of the latter author; death date unknown. COLE, ALEXANDER. Pseudonym of Justin Scott. Other pseudonym: J. S. Blazer; add new pseudonym: Paul Garrison, q.v. As “Alexander Cole,” the author wrote only the book below. The Auction (Jove, 1983, pb). Add British edition: Granada, 1985, as by Justin Scott. COLE, MARTINA Dangerous Lady. Film: Warner Sisters, 1995 (scw: Paul Hines; dir: John Woods) CONROY, A. L. This is this author’s only entry in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. [In spite of the similarity of names, there is no evidence to suggest that the author was Al Conroy, aka Marvin H. Albert.] Storefront Lawyers. (Bantam, pb, 1970) Novelization of TV movie [series episode/Storefront Lawyers] entitled A Man’s Castle: CBS, 1970 (scw: unknown; dir: Lee H. Katzin) CONWAY, JOHN. Pseudonym of Joseph L. Chadwick; under this pen name, the author of six titles published by Monarch as paperback originals between 1959 and 1961. Besides one book in the Revised Crime Fiction IV under his name, titles also appear under five other pseudonyms. A Sin in Time. Add setting: Pennsylvania. COOKE, L(AWRENCE) A(LFRED) B. (Adding first two names in full.) Brother of mystery writer Rupert Croft-Cooke; educated at Oxford; tutor in Switzerland for two years; antiquarian bookseller; later prep school teacher. Author himself of a single title listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. COXE, KATHLEEN BUDDINGTON. Joint pseudonym of Amelia Reynolds Long & Edna McHugh. Under this name, the author of the one mystery novel below. Murder Most Foul. Phoenix, 1946, hc. Add setting: Pennsylvania [Academia]. Leading characters: Buddie Cox, undergraduate, and Francis Thrush, psychology professor.  DALE, WILLIAM. One of the many pseudonyms of writer Norman A. Daniels. Under this pen name, the author of three works listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Outside the Law. Add setting: Denver, Wyoming. Leading characters: Jeff Tracy, thief, and Douglas Greer, detective.  Chase. Novelization of TV movie [pilot for series]: Mark VII/Universal, 1973 (scw: Stephen J. Cannell, dir: Jack Webb) DAVIDSON, MURIEL (FRIEDLAND) 1923-1983. A television executive and the author of three mystery novels included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. She was found murdered at her California home on September 27, 1983, her killer a man whom she had met at a hospital where she counseled alcoholics once a week. Corrected: year of birth; added: maiden name. The Thursday Woman. TV movie: CBS, 2000, as The Wednesday Woman (scw: N. D. Schreiner; dir: Christopher Leitch). Note: In this semi-biographical suspense thriller, a woman, Muriel Davidson, writes a novel about a reckless affair with a dangerous criminal, then lives out the story she has created. Davidson is played by Meredith Baxter on the screen. No onscreen credit is given to the book as the source of the screenplay. [For more on the story, see this post on the Mystery*File blog.]  Let Heaven Fall. London: Allison, 1995, pb; Carroll & Graf, 2006, hc, as by Amy Pirnie, q.v. DAVIS, GIL. SC: Dan Walker, in all titles. Assignment: Tokyo. Publishers Export pb, 1967 [Tokyo] Missile Island. Publishers Export pb, 1967 [Caribbean] Valley of the Doles. Publishers Export pb, 1967 [El Paso] DEAN, BENJAMIN HAWKINS. Add as the real name of Schuyler Broocks and Dean Hawkins, qq.v. DONAVAN, JOHN. Pseudonym of Nigel Morland, a prolific British author with several other pen names and numerous series characters. The Case of the Rusted Room. Add setting: London The Case of the Talking Dust. Add setting: London DOUGLAS, LAURA W(illey) 1907-1992. Add a fourth crime novel to the three detective novels marked (*) previously listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. She also wrote Make-Believe Daughter (Whitman, 1972), the only book in a would-be series of mystery adventures for girls involving “The Three Matildas.” Add middle name and birth & death dates. Her complete entry follows. [Thanks to Victor Berch for uncovering most of this additional information.] *The Case of the Copper Cat. Arcadia, 1960, hc. Add setting: Midwest. Leading character: Virginia Crane, department-store gift buyer.  *The Mystery of Crooknose. Avalon, 1963, hc. [New Hampshire] Never Kill Santa Claus. Carlton, 1974, hc. DOW, JOHN. Born in Long Island; artist and editor. Author of the single mystery novel cited below. The Little Boy Laughed. Add setting: Connecticut. DU BOISGOBEY, FORTUNÉ (HIPPOLYTE AUGUSTE) Bertha’s Secret. Also published as: An Exchanged Identity; or, Bertha’s Secret. Street (Magnet #143), 1900 Chevalier Casse-Cou. Delete reference to British edition (“The Red Camelia”) The Closed Door. Show date of reprint, “The Condemned Door”, as 1887. The Crime of the Opera House. Show date of original French edition as Paris, 1879. The Detective’s Eye. Show reprint title as: Piedouche, a French Detective (spelling correction) Doctor Villagos; see The Lost Casket An Exchanged Identity; see Bertha’s Secret The Lost Casket. Also published as: Doctor Villagos; or, The Nihilist Chief. Pollard (NYC), 1889. Show date of original French edition as Paris, 1880. The Red Camelia. Vizetelly, 1887 (Translation of “Le Camelia Rouge.” Paris, 1874.) “E.7” Pseudonym of a “well-known author and broadcaster,” possibly Eric Lancaster. Author of the single mystery novel cited below, already included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Romance of a Spy (Hurst, 1947, hc) [France; WWII] EASTWOOD, HELEN (BAKER) Under her own name, the British author of one title previously listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; this is now her complete entry. As “Olive Baxter,” the author of many romance novels with varying amounts of criminous content. Born in London; convent educated; children’s page editor, Liverpool Daily Courier; private secretary to Compton MacKenzie. Beloved Intruder. Eldon, 1949 [London] Fatal Ring of Light. Hale, 1976, hc [1901] -Fugitive Wife. Wright, 1960; Lythway, 1975 The Ghostly Melody. Hale, 1977; Ulverscroft, 1990 [England, ca. 1902] EDEN, ROB. Pseudonym of Eve Burkhardt & Robert F. Burkhardt; other pseudonym Adam Bliss. See a review by Steve Lewis of The Camden Ruby Murder, by Adam Bliss, which also includes much more on both “Bliss” and Rob Eden. -In Love with a T-Man. Mill, 1937. EDGELEY, CYRIL (RALPH?) 1905?-1988? Pseudonym: Bryan Rodney, q.v. Add possible middle name and tentative birth & death dates. EDWIN, MARIBEL (Thomson) 1895-1985. British writer of three crime novels listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, published between 1930 and 1935. She also wrote a number of books for youngsters on nature and natural history in the late 1930s, including “The Round the Year Stories” and was the author of additional juvenile fiction in the 1950s and 60s, approximately 25 titles in all. Her father was Sir Arthur Thomson (Professor of Natural History as Aberdeen University), to whom she was an assistant before her marriage, and she obviously had the same interests. Her brother was Arthur Thomson as well, also an illustrious naturalist. Add: year of death. [Thanks to John Herrington for filling in many of the details of this short biography.] ELLIS, WILLIAM SENIOR. 1876- . As Ben Strong, co-author (with Emeric Hulme-Beaman) of four British mystery novels included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Add year of birth (date of death not known). FAIRSTEIN, LINDA Final Jeopardy. TV movie: ABC, 2001 (scw: Adam Greenman; dir: Nick Gomez). SC: Alexandra Cooper (Dana Delany) FENN, G. MANVILLE. A prolific writer of British boys’ adventure stories in the second half of the 19th century, as well as a large number of novels, many of them mystery and crime-related. Some of them were also published in the US. [The link will take you to online texts of nine boys’ novels and considerably more information about the author.] -Mahme Nousie. Add setting: Paris, Haiti FEUILLET, OCTAVE. Noted French novelist and dramatist with one entry in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, cited below. Aliette. Add: Translation of “La Morte.” Paris, 1886 FIELD, EVAN. [Previously listed as the pseudonym of two “well-known film authorities.”] Joint pseudonym of Marjorie Rosen, 1942- , and Joy Gould Boyum, 1934- . Author of one book listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. What Nigel Knew (Potter, 1981, hc) [New York City, NY]  The Case of the Black Sheep (Phoenix, 1950, hc) Leading character: a private eye named Tiger Coleman. FISHER, STEVE. Well known as a writer for the pulp magazines and as a screenwriter; also the author of many works of crime and detective fiction listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. The Night Before Murder. Add setting: NYC, Long Island. Leading character: Johnny West, homicide detective. FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE Bibliomania. Northwestern University Library, 1929 (Correction of first edition.) FRANKLIN, MAX. Pseudonym of mystery writer Richard Deming. Note: The link will take you to a general discussion of paperback adaptations of private eye TV shows. For a shorter discussion in this regard but one specifically concerning Deming’s work, see this post on the M*F blog.] Charlie’s Angels. TV movie [series pilot]: Spelling-Goldberg, 1976 (scw: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts; dir: John Llewellyn Moxey). SC: Charlie’s Angels: Sabrina Duncan (Kate Jackson), Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett-Majors) & Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith). Starsky and Hutch. TV movie [series pilot]: Spelling-Goldberg, 1975 (scw: William Blinn, Jeff Kanter; dir: Barry Shear). SC: Det. Dave Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser) & Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson (David Soul)  The Cause of the Crime. The publication date of the original work in German should be corrected to 1915. FRASER, AUGUSTA ZELIA WEBB. 1858-1925. As Alice Spinner, the author of one marginal entry in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Add: year of birth. FRASER, W(ILLIAM) A(LEXANDER) -Thoroughbreds. The date of the Canadian edition (Morang) should be 1902. Online text. FULLER, ROGER. Pseudonym of Don Tracy, author of many crime and detective novels listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Tracy used the Fuller pen name primarily for TV & movie adapations such as the one below. Fear in a Desert Town. TV movie [series episode/The Fugitive]: Quinn Martin, 1963, as Fear in a Desert City (scw: Stanford Whitmore; dir: Walter Grauman). Leading character: Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen) FUTRELLE, JACQUES The Thinking Machine. TV movie [series episode/Kraft Mystery Theater] based on ss “The Problem of Cell 13” in this collection: NBC, 1962, as The Problem in Cell 13 (scw: A. A. Roberts; dir: Richard Kinon) GABORIAU, EMILE Baron Trigault’s Vengeance. Show first publication under this title as: Street (Magnet #217), 1901 GALE, CHRISTOPHER. Pseudonym of Jefferson (Howard) Sutton, 1913-1979, q.v. Under his own name, the author of one work of crime fiction in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Add the title below. Tropic Fury. Monarch, pb, 1961 [Sumatra] GALWAY, ROBERT CONINGTON. Pseudonym of prolific British spy and naval fiction writer Philip McCutchan. As Galway, the author of twelve novels listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV published between 1963 and 1971. The titles of ten of the twelve begin with the word “Assignment.” All but the book below have James Packard as their leading character. The Negative Man. Delete SC James Packard. GARDNER, JOHN (CHAMPLIN, JR.) -October Light. Knopf, 1976; Cape, 1977 GARRISON, PAUL. Pseudonym of Justin (Blazer) Scott, 1944- , q.v. Other pseudonyms: J. S. Blazer, Alexander Cole, qq.v. That Scott wrote the following two books as by Paul Garrison has been only recently revealed. Both titles below are included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Fire and Ice (Avon, 1998, hc) [Ship] Collins, 1998 Red Sky at Morning (Avon, 2000, hc) [New York City, NY] Collins, 2000  GATES, H. L. American author of eleven crime or thriller novels published between 1921 and 1934, two of them indicated as having only marginal criminous content in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. The Mystery of the Hope Diamond. (Novelization of silent film: Kosmik, 1921, as The Hope Diamond Mystery; also released as The Romance of the Hope Diamond; scw: John B. Clymer, Charles W. Goddard, May Yohe; dir: Stuart Paton.) (Note: May Yohe, 1869-1938, actress and one-time wife of an owner of the diamond, also had some role in the writing of the novel.) GEMMELL, DAVID A(ndrew) 1948-2006. Epic fantasy author who wrote one criminous novel under the name Ross Harding, q.v. Add year of death. GILL, BARTHOLOMEW. Pseudonym of Mark McGarrity (1943-2002). Under this pen name, the author of 14 mystery novels listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, all with Irish police inspector Peter McGarr. Note: Three later McGarr novels appeared between 2001 and 2003, placing them beyond the scope of this bibliography. The Death of a Joyce Scholar. (title correction) The Death of an Irish Consul; see McGarr and the Sienese Conspiracy The Death of an Irish Lass; see McGarr on the Cliffs of Moher The Death of an Irish Politician; see McGarr and the Politician’s Wife The Death of an Irish Tradition; see McGarr at the Dublin Horse Show McGarr and the Sienese Conspiracy. Also published as: The Death of an Irish Consul. Avon, 2002 McGarr and the Politician’s Wife. Also published as: The Death of an Irish Politician. Avon, 2000 McGarr at the Dublin Horse Show. Also published as: The Death of an Irish Tradition. Avon, 2003 McGarr on the Cliffs of Moher. Also published as: The Death of an Irish Lass. Avon, 2003  GRANT, JAMES D. 1954- . Pseudonym: Lee Child, q.v. GRAVE, STEPHEN. Pseudonym of David J. Schow, 1955- . A horror fiction writer under his own name; as Stephen Grave the author of six paperback novelizations based the television series Miami Vice, including the one cited immediately below. As Brad Latham, Schow was also the author of five private eye novels set in New York City in the 1930s with Bill “The Hook” Lockwood as the leading character. The Florida Burn. TV movie [series episode/Miami Vice]: Michael Mann, 1984, as Brother’s Keeper (scw: Anthony Yerkovich; dir: Thomas Carter, Neil Gordon). Add SC: Det. James “Sonny” Crockett (Don Johnson) & Det. Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas)  China White. [Miami Vice #4] Hellhole. [Miami Vice #6] Probing by Fire. [Miami Vice #5] The Razor’s Edge. [Miami Vice #3] The Vengeance Game. [Miami Vice #2] GREGG, CECIL FREEMAN. Born in London; chartered secretary and accountant; prolific author of detective novels, many with Inspector Cuthbert Higgins, including the one cited below. Much of his work has never been published in the US. Two Died at Three. Add setting: London. HAMILTON, LYN The Celtic Riddle. TV movie: CBS, 2003, as Murder She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (scw: Rosemary Anne Sisson, Bruce Lansbury; dir: Anthony Shaw). SC: Lara McClintoch does not appear in the film; she was apparently replaced in her role by “Jessica Fletcher” (Angela Lansbury). Note: For a review of the movie relative to the book, see (for example) www.blogcritics.org. HANSEN, RON Atticus. TV movie: CBS, 2000, as Missing Pieces (scw: Peachy Markowitz, Philip Rosenberg; dir: Carl Schenkel) HANSOM, MARK. British author of 1930s criminous and supernatural thrillers, seven of which are included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, two marginally. After being out of print for years, they are currently being reprinted by Midnight House, a small press specializing in horror fiction. The Shadow on the House. Add setting: England. HARDING, ROSS. Pseudonym of fantasy writer David Andrew Gemmell, 1948-2006, q.v. Under this name the author of the single criminous novel cited below, reportedly a thriller based on his own personal experiences growing up in London. Add: death date. White Knight Black Swan (England: Arrow, 1993, pb) HAWKINS, DEAN. Add as the author’s real name, with both dates: Benjamin Hawkins Dean, 1892-1955; other pseudonym: Schuyler Broocks, qq.v. Born in Mississippi, graduated from the University of Mississippi but lived in Florida most of his life; worked in the paper business. Under this pen name, the author of four detective novels in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, including the one cited below. [Thanks to John Herrington and Victor Berch for pointing out this new information.] Headsman’s Holiday. Add setting: Florida. Leading character: private eye Pharaoh Pharr.  The A-Team. TV movie [two parts]: Universal, 1983 (scw: Frank Lupo; dir: Rod Holcomb) . SC: The A-Team: Col. John “Hannibal” Smith (George Peppard), Capt. H. M. “Howling Mad” Murdock (Dwight Schultz), Sgt. Bosco “B. A.” Barracus (Mr. T) & Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck (Tim Dunigan). Note: Dunigan played Peck for this series pilot only; Dirk Benedict had the role for the rest of the series. HELLER, LARRY. Pseudonym of Lorenz Heller; other pseudonyms: Laura Hale, Larry Holden & Frederick Lorenz. Under this pen name, the author of two late 50s & early 60s paperback originals listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Under his own name, the author of Murder in Make-Up, a mystery novel published in hardcover in 1937. Also a prolific pulp fiction writer in the 40s and 50s, mostly as Larry Holden. Body of the Crime. Add setting: New Jersey HEMINGWAY, ERNEST Winner Take All. TV movie After the Storm, based on ss in this collection: USA, 2001 (scw: A. E. Hotchner; dir: Guy Ferland) HENRICK, RICHARD P. Attack on a Queen. TV movie: TBS, 2003, as Counterstrike (scw: J. B. White; dir: Jerry London) HICKS, HARRIET. SC: Miss Anthea Eulalia Hyde (“Bun”) and Phillipa Hyde (“Phipps”), in both titles. Problems in Polperro. Treviades Press, pb, 1999 [England, 1935] Trouble in Topsham. Treviades Press, pb, 1999 [England, 1935] HILL, ROGER Nominal co-author (with Glen A. Larson, q.v.) of five novelizations of the TV series Knight Rider. It is understood that Hill did all of the writing. The remaining four books were also based on individual one- or two-part episodes of the show; follow the preceding link for more information. Knight Rider. TV movie: Universal, 1982 (scw: Tom Greene, Glen A. Larson; dir: Daniel Haller). SC: Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff) HOLLEY, HELEN (MULLEN) 1908?-1994?. [New possible dates.] Born in Ohio; later living in Florida. Author of articles and short stories as well as two mystery novels included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. HUGHSTON, DANA. Confirmed joint pseudonym of (Mabel) Dana Lyon and Josephine Hughston, 1890-1946, q.q.v. Under this pen name the author of the one mystery novel cited below, previously included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Note that Hughston and Lyon shared a dual byline on another book; see either author’s entry for more details. You Stand Accused (Hillman-Curl, 1937, hc). [A courtroom novel based on an actual murder case.]  The Bathtub Murder (U.S.: Williams, 1933, hc) IRAM, LEWIS. Pseudonym of Beatrice Mary Lewis, q.v. Author of one book listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, as follows. Clenched Antagonisms (Digby, Long, 1893, hc) IRONSIDE, JOHN. Pseudonym of Euphemia Margaret Tait, 1866- , q.v. Add definite year of birth. Born in Liverpool; educated privately; journalist and novelist. Under this name, the author of eight novels included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, one with marginal crime content, published between 1911 and 1945. Series character Inspector Freeman appears in two of them, but not the one illustrated below:  The Spring. TV movie: NBC, 2000 (scw: J. B. White, David S. Jackson, Kathleen Rowell; dir: Jackson) JAHN, MIKE Switch. TV movie [series pilot]: Universal, 1975 (scw: Alan Godfrey, Glen A. Larson; dir: Allen Baron, Robert Day). SC: Pete Ryan (Robert Wagner) & Frank McBride (Eddie Albert).  JAY, EDITH KATHARINE SPENCER. ca. 1847-1901. Pseudonym: E. Livingston Prescott, q.v. Add approximate year of birth. JOHNS, GILBERT. Pseudonym of Gilbert John Stagg, q.v. JOHNSTON, WILLIAM This author of many movie and TV tie-in’s is not William W. Johnstone, writer of many tough crime and western novels. Banyon. TV movie [pilot for series]: Warner, 1971 (scw: Ed Adamson; dir: Robert Day). Leading character: 1930s PI Miles Banyon (Robert Forster).  JONES, JANE GILLIS. 1942-2002. Lifetime resident of Metro New Orleans; retired high school teacher. Author of one book previously listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; see below. The author was working on a second book in the series at the time of her death, Murder in Metairie Cemetery. Add middle name, years of birth and death. Murder at Audubon Zoo (iUniverse, 2000, pb) [New Orleans, LA] Leading character: retired English teacher Elizabeth Young.  KATHRENS, (WILLIAM HAROLD) VAUGHAN. Intelligence Officer in WWII; assisted in arrest of Admiral Doenitz at the end of the war. The link will lead to his daughter’s account of some his activities; this link leads to more. Author of four hardcover crime thrillers published in the UK by Melrose between 1950 and 1953. Add first and second names, in parentheses. KEELER, HARRY STEPHEN The Case of the Two Strange Ladies. Add setting: Southern US. Leading character: Tommy Skirmont, reporter on the Southern City Democrat.  KENT, GRAEME. Author of seven crime and thriller novels published in the UK between 1964 and 1970. The Foreign Squad. Add setting: England. KERR, MICHAEL Prisoner Cell Block H: The Frustrations of Vera. Pinnacle, 1981. (Novelization of the Australian TV series Prisoner; distributed in the UK and the US as Prisoner: Cell Block H, and in Canada as Caged Women.) SC: Regular cast members including prison guard Vera Bennett (Fiona Spence). KETCHUM, PHILIP Prolific author of pulp western and detective stories. Under his own name, the author of three late 1930s detective novels listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, along with one western in 1961 with some crime content. Under the pen names of Jean Bellamy and Miriam Leslie, the author of a small number of gothic romances between 1968 and 1971. Death in the Night. Add setting: Midwest. Leading character: PI George Clay.  KNIGHT, (CHARLES HENRY) MAXWELL. 1900-1968. Served in the Royal Navy; was Director of Intelligence for the British Fascists; later served some years in MI5, where he was a recruiter (including of Ian Fleming) and the model for Fleming’s character “M” in the James Bond books; an expert in the fields of ornithology and zoology. Author of two thrillers in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, repeated below; both books are exceedingly scarce. One online source suggests that Crime Cargo is interesting because “it contains cryptic references to some of Knight’s friends and associates.” (Corrected biographical information, including birth and death dates.) Crime Cargo (Allan, 1934, hc) [Ship] Gunman’s Holiday (Allan, 1935, hc) [England] KURLAND, MICHAEL SC: Peter Carthage (Man from W.A.R.) = PC; Professor Moriarty = M. Note: A brief overview of the author’s career can be found on the Mystery*File blog. Death by Gaslight. Add SC: M The Infernal Device. Add SC: M Mission: Police Action. Delete (not published as such; became A Plague of Spies, q.v.)  Mission: Third Force. SC: PC A Plague of Spies. Add SC: PC LAING, PATRICK Pseudonym of Amelia Reynolds Long. Under this pen name, the author of six detective novels published by Phoenix Press between 1945 and 1951; the leading character in each is a blind psychologist and criminologist named Patrick Laing. The Lady Is Dead. Add setting: Pennsylvania  LAKE, JOE BARRY. 1909-1961. Pseudonyms: Joe Barry & Donnell Carey, q.q.v. LANCE, LESLIE. Pseudonym of Irene Maude Mossop Swatridge, 1905-1988, q.v. Add both dates. Under this name, the author of two to four books listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Confusion exists between the original UK editions and US retitlings. Those published in the US were marketed as gothic romances. [Note: In a comment left on the Mystery*File blog, John Herrington states that according to his research, Leslie Lance was primarily the pseudonym of Charles John Swatridge (1906-64) q.v., and taken over by his wife Irene (1904-88) when he died. It is quite probable that she had input into the earlier titles as well.] LANE, JEREMY Author of six mystery novels listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Two were published in the late twenties, the remaining four from Phoenix Press between 1944 and 1949. The detective in all four of the Phoenix books was Dr. Whitney Wheat, a psychiatrist. Kill Him Tonight. Add setting: New York City.  LA PLANTE, LYNDA (née TITCHMARSH) Add maiden name. Framed. Novelization of TV movie [2 x 2 hour miniseries]: Anglia/A&E, 1992 (scw: Lynda La Plante; dir: Geoffrey Sax). Also: TV movie: TNT, 2003 (scw & dir: Daniel Petrie, Jr.) [Correct title and delete previous SC identification.]  Prime Suspect 2. [Add title.] Mandarin pb, 1992; Dell, 1993. TV movie [4-part mini-series] Granada, 1992 (scw: Alan Cubitt; dir: John Strickland). SC: DCI Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) Prime Suspect 3. TV movie [2 x 2 hour miniseries]: Granada, 1993 (scw: Lynda La Plante; dir: David Drury), SC: DCI Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren)  Trial and Retribution II. [ghost written by Robin Blake, q.v.] Macmillan (London), 1998. TV movie [2 x 2 hour mini-series]: La Plante, 1998 (scw: Lynda La Plante; dir: Aisling Walsh). SC: Det. Supt. Michael Walker (David Hayman) & Det. Insp. Pat North (Kate Buffery) Trial and Retribution III. [ghost written by Robin Blake, q.v.] Macmillan (London), 1999. TV movie [2 x 2 hour mini-series]: La Plante, 1999 (scw: Lynda La Plante; dir: Jo Johnson). SC: Det. Supt. Michael Walker (David Hayman) & Det. Insp. Pat North (Kate Buffery) Trial and Retribution IV. Novelization of TV series by Robin Blake, q.v., based on scripts by Lynda La Plante. The Widows. Novelization of TV movie [6-part mini-series]: Euston/Thames, 1983 (scw: Lynda La Plante; dir: Ian Toynton). SC: Dolly Rawlins (Ann Mitchell). Also: TV movie [mini-series]: ABC, 2002 (scw: Lynda La Plante; dir: Geoffrey Sax). SC: Dolly Rawlins (Mercedes Ruehl) The Widows II. Novelization of TV movie [6-part mini-series]: Euston/Thames, 1985 (scw: Lynda La Plante; dir: Paul Annett). SC: Dolly Rawlins (Ann Mitchell) LARSON, GLEN A. Television writer and producer. Nominal co-author (with Roger Hill, q.v.) of five novelizations of the TV series Knight Rider. It is understood that Hill did all of the writing. The remaining four books were also based on individual one- or two-part episodes of the show; follow the preceding link for more information. Knight Rider. TV movie: Universal, 1982 (scw: Tom Greene, Glen A. Larson; dir: Daniel Haller). SC: Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff) LAURENSON, R. M. Author of three books listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, two of them from Phoenix Press (1948-1949) with series character Marc Jordan, a railroad attorney. The book below is the first of his two cases. The Railroad Murder Case. Add setting: Illinois.  LEWIS, BEATRICE MARY Pseudonym: Lewis Iram, q.v. LEWIS, MICHAEL (ARTHUR). British author of five detective novels between 1925 and 1931 listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. SC: Detective Insp. Anthony Field = AF. [Sergeant Hobbs was previously listed as being a series character in the two books marked *.] * The Brand of the Beast. AF * The Island of Disaster. AF The Three Amateurs. AF LEWIS, WILLIAM (L.) 1931- . Noted operatic tenor. Add year of birth and middle initial. In his one work of crime fiction included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, listed below, five singers are the targets of a serial killer. Gala (Dutton, 1987, hc) [New York City, NY; Theatre]  One of These Seven. Mystery House, hc, 1946. [New York City, NY] LONDON, JOAN. 1901-1971. Daughter of well-known author Jack London. Joint pseudonym with her husband Barney Mayes, 1905?-1978?, q.v.: B. J. Maylon, q.v. LONG, AMELIA REYNOLDS. Add settings for the mystery novels below; the series characters stated are already included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV: The Corpse at the Quill Club. SC: Mystery writer Katherine “Peter” Piper; criminal psychologist Edward Trelawney. [Philadelphia] Death Has a Will. SC: Attorney Steve Carter. [Pennsylvania] The Lady Saw Red. SC: Katherine “Peter” Piper. [Pennsylvania] Murder by Magic. SC: Steve Carter. [Pennsylvania]  Murder to Type. SC: Steve Carter. [Pennsylvania] LORAC, E. C. R. Pseudonym of Edith Caroline Rivett, (1894-1958); other pseudonym Carol Carnac. Prolific author of over 70 mystery novels under both pen names; her primary detective for the Lorac books is Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald. He is in the book below. Murder by Matchlight. Add setting: London. LORING, EMILIE. 1866-1951. Correct year of birth. Most of this British author’s books were romantic fiction, published between 1922 and 1950; unfinished material discovered after her death was developed into an additional 20 romances (1952-1972). Add the title below. Love Came Laughing By. Little, 1949 [Washington D.C.]  Welcome Home, Jaime. TV movie [two-part series pilot for The Bionic Woman]: Universal, 1976, as Welcome Home, Jaime (scw: Kenneth Johnson; dir: Alan Crosland). SC: Jamie Summers (Lindsay Wagner)  LOVELL, B(OYD) E. 1920-1962. Add full first name and year of death. Author of two mystery novels included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, both with private eye Edge Hannagan.  The Bathtub Murder (U.S.: Williams, 1933, hc) McELFRESH, ADELINE Under her own name, the author of five titles included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, one of them marginally criminous. She is probably better known as the author of romance fiction, including gothics, romantic suspense and nurse romances, using at least three pen names in addition to her own. For most of her career she worked for various newspapers in the Midwest. Murder with Roses. Add setting: Indiana.  McQUADE, MIKE Author of one mystery title in the Revised Crime Fiction IV: Who’s for Dying. Hale, hc, 1961. Add setting: England MANNON, M. M. Joint pseudonym of sisters Martha Mannon, 1909-1993, and Mary Ellen Mannon, 1913-2003, q.q.v. Under this pen name the author of three detective novels in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; see below: The Corpse in the Elevator. Arcadia, 1956. [California.] Leading character: reporter Elizabeth Rowland Here Lies Blood. Bobbs, 1942. SC: Sheriff George White; California Murder on the Program. Bobbs, 1944. SC: Sheriff George White; California  MANNON, MARY ELLEN (Sister Lucy of All Saints). 1913-2003. Joint pseudonym with Martha Mannon: M. M. Mannon, q.q.v. Add year of death. MARACOTTA, LINDSAY Hollywood screenwriter and TV producer. The Dead Hollywood Moms. TV movie: Hallmark, 2004, as The Hollywood Mom’s Mystery (scw: Bruce Franklin Singer; dir: David Cass, Sr.). SC: Lucy Freers (Justine Bateman) MARLOWE, MARCH. Pseudonym of mystery writer Manning Lee Stokes. Under this pen name, the author of one detective novel: F.B.I. Girl. Arcadia, 1958. Add setting: Indianapolis. Leading character: Mary Casey, secretary to special FBI agent Bill McGovern. MARSH, REBECCA. Pseudonym of prolific romance author William Neubauer. Under this pen name, the author of (among others) five mystery novels in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, two considered marginal. Lady Detective. Add setting: Midwest. Leading character: store detective Elizabeth Parker.  The Datchet Diamonds. TV movie [series episode/Dow Hour of Great Mysteries]: NBC, 1960 (scw: Walter T. Kerr; dir: Gower Champion) MATHEWS, NIEVES (NIEVES MATHEWS DE MADARIAGA). 1917-2003. Add her full name and year of death. Author of a landmark biography of Sir Francis Bacon; one work of fiction is included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; see below. She Died Without Light. Hodder, hc, 1956. [Geneva] MAYES, BARNEY. 1905?-1978?. Joint pseudonym with his wife Joan London, 1901-1971, q.v.: B. J. Maylon, q.v. MAYLON, B. J. Add: Joint pseudonym of Joan London, 1901-1971 (daughter of Jack London, 1876-1916, q.v.) and her husband Barney Mayes, 1905?-1978?. Author of one detective novel included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, listed below. The Corpse with Knee Action (Phoenix, 1940, hc) [San Francisco, CA] Leading character: reporter Bill King.  METCALFE, WHITAKER. Pseudonym of Felicia (Leigh) Metcalfe, 1885-1969, q. v. Under this pen name, the author of one mystery novel included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, listed below: Two Weeks Before Murder. Arcadia, hc, 1959. [Florida] Leading character: Dell Allison, secretary. MICHAELS, ANGELA Prisoner Cell Block H: The Reign of Queen Bea. Pinnacle, 1981. (Novelization of the Australian TV series Prisoner; distributed in the UK and the US as Prisoner: Cell Block H, and in Canada as Caged Women.) SC: Regular cast members including prisoner Bea Smith (Val Lehman). MILLS, JAMES. Prize-winning journalist and author of nine thriller novels included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. The Seventh Power. TV movie: NBC, 2003, as Critical Assembly (scw: Tom Vaughan, Carla Kettner; dir; Eric Laneuville) MITCHELL, JAMES A Way Back. TV movie [series episode/Armchair Mystery Theater]: NBC, 1961, as Flight from Treason (scw: James Mitchell) MONTGOMERY, MARY. ?-1975. Author of one mystery novel included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; see below. Somebody Knew. Arcadia House, hc, 1960. Add setting: Long Island. MORRIS, GWENDOLEN SUTHERLAND. 1895?- . Add tentative year of birth. Pseudonym: Morris Sutherland. NASH, FRANK. 1912-1971?. Add tentative year of death. Author of one book included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; see below: The House Cried Murder. Phoenix Press, hc, 1952. Add setting: Massachusetts. Leading character: forensics expert Bart Gibbons.  Corruption in Cantock. Jarrolds, hc, 1941. US title: Murder Has an Echo. Mystery House, 1945. Add setting: England. Leading character: Det. Inspector Hickson. OPPENHEIM, E. PHILLIPS The Great Impersonation. TV movie [series episode/Dow Hour of Great Mysteries]: NBC, 1960 (scw: William and Audrey Roos; dir: Sheldon Reynolds) ORENSTEIN, FRANK (Everett). 1919-2006. Add year of death. Author of seven detective novels listed in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. His two primary series characters were Ev Franklin, chief researcher for an advertising agency, and Hugh Morrison, retired policeman and informal private eye. In one book, both men appeared, The Man in the Gray Flannel Shroud (St. Martin’s, 1984). ORMEROD, (WILLIAM) ROGER. Add first name, not previously known. Author of a long list of mystery novels, beginning in 1974. O’SHELL, MAGGIE Prisoner Cell Block H: The Karen Travers Story. Pinnacle, 1981. (Novelization of the Australian TV series Prisoner; distributed in the UK and the US as Prisoner: Cell Block H, and in Canada as Caged Women.) SC: Regular cast members including prisoner Karen Travers (Peta Toppano). OWEN, DEAN Pseudonym of Dudley Dean McGaughy. Hec Ramsey. TV movie [series pilot]: Mark VII/Universal, 1972 (scw: Harold Jack Bloom; dir: Daniel Petrie). Leading character: Hec Ramsey (Richard Boone).  The Rookies. TV movie: ABC, 1972 (scw: William Blinn; dir: Jud Taylor) PARKER, ROBERT B. Thin Air. TV movie: A&E, 2000 (scw: Robert B. Parker; dir: Robert Mandel). SC: Spenser (Joe Mantegna) Walking Shadow. TV movie: A&E, 2001 (scw: Robert B. Parker, Joan H. Parker; dir: Po Chih Leong). SC: Spenser (Joe Mantegna)  Away with Murder. SB Blind Date. SB Add setting: Poland. The No-Risk Operation. SB PEEL, FREDERICK (ARTHUR). Add middle name. Joint pseudonym with Charles Siddell: Rufus Slingsby. One title as by Slingsby (The Murders at Highbridge, Long, UK, hc 1929) appears in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. PINKERTON, THOMAS A(NDREW). 1850- . Add year of birth and middle name. Author of one marginal crime-related title in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; see below. -The Adoption of Rhodope. Swan, 1909, hc. PIRNIE, AMY. Pseudonym of Freda Davies, q.v. PLAYFAIR, JOCELYN (N. C.) 1904-1997. Born in Lucknow, India. Add year of death. Noted author of A House in the Country (1944), a novel of wartime England. To the two criminous titles previously included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, add the one below. Eastern Week-End. Hodder, 1940 [Malaya] PLUMMER, T(HOMAS) ARTHUR. 1883-1961. Add birth and death dates. Author of a long list of detective and thriller novels in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, most of them cases for Detective Inspector Andrew Frampton, his primary series character. Pseudonym: Michael Sarne, q.v. Note: A short post on the Mystery*File blog discusses the fleeting nature of literary fame, with T. Arthur Plummer as a prime example. Besides the image shown below, six other covers are displayed, along with a chronological list of Mr. Plummer’s complete mystery fiction output. POPPLEWELL, JACK Playwright with seven plays included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. Dead on Nine. TV movie [series episode/Kraft Mystery Theater]: NBC, 1962 (scw: William Templeton; dir: William Claxton) POTTER, MARTIN H(ENRY). 1871- . Add full middle name and year of birth. Author of two marginally crime-related titles in the Revised Crime Fiction IV. PREEDY, GEORGE R. Pseudonym of Gabrielle M. V. Long, 1886-1952; other pseudonyms Marjorie Bowen & Joseph Shearing. A prolific British novelist credited with over 150 books composed under her various pen names. Add the marginally criminous title below. -The Autobiography of Cornelius Blake. Cassell, 1934 [Naples, 1773-1810] PRESCOTT, E. LIVINGSTON. Pseudonym of Edith Katharine Spicer Jay, q.v. Under this pen name, the author of three marginally criminous titles in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, all published between 1896 and 1903. Add approximate year of birth: ca.1847-1901. PULMAN, C(LEMENT) B(ARKER). 1910- . Author of one story collection in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, some of them crime-related. See below. Add full middle name and year of birth. The Ferocious Fern and other stories. Crowther, hc 1943.  Too Strange a Hand. Add setting: Long Island (Sag Harbor). RACINA, THOM Quincy, M.E. TV movie [series episode]: Universal, 1976, as Quincy M.E.: Go Fight City Hall–to the Death! (scw: Glen A. Larson, Lou Shaw; dir: E. W. Swackhamer). SC: Quincy: Jack Klugman  RAILTON, C(HARLES?) W(ILLIAM?). 1905?- . Add tentative first & middle name and birth date. Author of one story collection in the Revised Crime Fiction IV, some of them criminous. See below: Tales-Talks and Trifles. London: Sherratt, hc, 1933. Note: According to one online bookseller, the stories are those of “adventure, buried treasure and sketches, one set in 1980.” RAINSFORD, W(ILLIAM?) H(ENRY?). 1896?- . Add tentative first & middle name and birth date. Author of one title included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; see below. BB of Ardlegay. John Lane, hc, 1923. RAWLINSON, PETER. 1919-2006. Solicitor General, Attorney General, and Member of Parliament. (Corrected biographical information.) SC: Edmund Hamilton = EH. Note: A complete annotated list of his crime fiction can be found on the Mystery*File website. 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