Crime Fiction IV: A Comprehensive Bibliography 1749-2000
by Allen J. Hubin


Addenda to the Revised Edition.

                                            New Addenda #17                                  Return to the Main Page.
                                                      
                               (With many thanks again to John Herrington)


ANONYMOUS. (Adding the setting of the 1876 title in CFIV.)
    Fashion and Passion; or, Life in Mayfair. [London]

ANTHONY, EVELYN .  Evelyn Bridget Patricia Ward-Thomas, 1928-2018. Died in Essex, England. (Adding the death date and place, and a series character in a 1980 novel in CFIV.)
    The Defector. SC: Davina Graham

ARTHUR, RANDALL. (Adding a reprint edition of the 1999 novel in CFIV.)
    Betrayal. Also published as: Brotherhood of Betrayal. Multnomah pb, 2003

BAUSCH, ROBERT (CHARLES). 1945-2018. Died in Stafford, Virginia. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1995 collection ”The White Rooster and other stories” in CFIV.)
 
BERENT, MARK EDWARD. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota; graduate mechanical engineer from Arizona State University; served in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years, including in Viet Nam; served two tours at the U.S. Space and Missile System Organization in Los Angeles; now living in Arizona. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with Peter Lars Sandberg of three novels in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Berent Sandberg.)

BLACKFORD, ELINOR DICKEY. 1898-1984. Pseudonym: Elinor Dickey. (Adding the real name and dates for the author of the 1939 play “Prep School for Heaven” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

BOTTOME, PHYLLIS. (Adding the setting of the 1911 novel in CFIV.)
    Crooked Answers, with H. DeLisle Brock. [England, 1906]

BRADLEY, MATTHEW. (Adding further information/correction for the author of the 1964 novel in CFIV.)
    Lay Down Dead. The copyright register indicates this to be the pseudonym of Peggy O’Neill Scott, 1936-    , the wife of Peter T. Scott; Peggy was born in Robeson, North Carolina, but no trace found in recent years.)

BROTHERTON, KRISTINE ROSEMARY. 1947-    . Pseudonym: Kristine Rosemary. (Adding the real name and birth date for the author of the 1993 novel “The War Against Gravity” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)
   
CHARLIER, JEAN-MICHEL. 1924-1989. Belgian comics writer, born in Liege, Belgium; died in Saint Could, France. (Adding a byline and a  comic strip also seen on BBC television, and not in CFIV.)
    The Aeronauts. World Distributors, 1972 [Pacific Islands] (Translation of “Destination Pacifique” from the French TV series “Les Chevaliers du Ciel” taken from the French comic strip “Tanguy et Laverdure”)

COLE, BURT. (Adding the series character in the 1973 novel in CFIV.)
    Sahara Survival. SC: Joe Rook, also in two other novels

CORK, BARRY (WILLIAM JOYNSON). 1920-2017. Died in Holt, Norfolk, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of six novels in CFIV, as well as three in CFIV under the pseudonym Catherine Dillon.)

D., A. E.  Alice Elizabeth Dracott, 1863-1939. (Adding the corrected birth year and the death year of the author of two novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

DANN, S. T. (Identifying the original title/byline of the 1935 title in CFIV.)
    A Dead Man’s Stable. Earlier published as ”A Desperate Chance”, 1930,  as by Dan Stafford

DARK, REX. SC: Insp. Sam Thackeray, also in most Bartholomew Dane titles. (Adding the series character information.)
    
DAVIDSON, ANDREW. (Correcting the setting of the 1958 novel in CFIV.)
    -The Wilderness Road. [U.S., Canada, 1760]

DE KONING, JAN. Delete; not the real name of E(rnst) S(eymour) Willards.

DEL BIANCO, DAVID J(OHN). Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 1984 graduate of Lehigh University; living in Newtown, Pennsylvania. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “Millennium Fever” in CFIV.)

DELISI, ELIZABETH (K.). Has a B A. In English with a creative writing major from St. Leo University; living in New Hampshire. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV.)

DeLISLE, PERCY. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline and adding the setting of the 1894 novel in CFIV.)
    The Hero of the Pelican. [ship]

DELL’AMICO, DUANE (DOMINICK). Earned an M.F.A. at UCLA; has worked on various film crews; writing screenplays since 1990. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with Dewey Gram of the 1994 novelization “True Lies” in CFIV.)

DELLAR, H. J. Another possibility for the author of the 1947 novel “Incident Closed”: Harold John Dellar, 1919-1981.

DELLINGER, JOHN (MARVIN). Born in Lead, South Dakota; family moved to Jefferson County, Colorado, in 1943; earned a B.A. in Social Science from Colorado State College and an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Colorado; taught in Denver public schools, retirinig in 1992; living in Lakewood, Colorado. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1995 novels in CFIV.)

DEL MAR, DON. 1905-1996. Died in Orange, California. (Confirming the dates of the author of the 1972 novel “Blood Pearls of Sulu” in CFIV.)
 
DE LONE, C. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1909 novel “Petrovich’s Revenge” in CFIV.)

DEMAREST, JUDITH H. The copyright of the 1979 novel, “The Model Murders”  in CFIV is in the name of Fanne Fox; a stripper born in 2/14/1936 in Argentina used this name; she had a brief career in film; she was reported to have the birth name Annabella Battistella and have married someone named Montgomery; an Annabella Montgomery, born 2/14/1936, is listed in familysearch as living in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2004. (Adding information about the authorship of the 1979 novel in CFIV and its setting.)
    The Model Murders. [New York City]

DE MARINO, LAWRENCE (AUGUST). (Adding a note on the 1983 title in CFIV.)
    The Norsel Conspiracy. No trace of this can now be found.

DE MARNE, DENIS A(NTHONY) J(OHN). 1935-2012. Died in London, England. (Adding the full name and death date and place for the author of the 1976 play “Jack the Ripper” in CFIV.)

DE MESTERTON, JEAN-JACQUES. 1959-    . (Adding the birth year of the author of the 1999 novel “The Succession” in CFIV.)

DEMING, LEIGHTON B(URROUGHS, JR.). 1943-2017. Born in Royston, Georgia; earned  degrees at John Marshall Law School and practiced law in Georgia for over 40 years; served in the Vietnam War; died in Cumming, Georgia. (Adding the death date and place and biographical details for the author of the 1991 novel “The President Is a Spy?” in CFIV.)

DE MORLEY, OLIVIER. (Deleting the 1996 novel in CFIV.)
    Doubles Jeux. Delete–only the French language version is available.

DE MOSS, MARGUERITE. English teacher at Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1981 novel “The Scarlet Storm” in CFIV.)

DEMPSEY, AL.  (Adding the series character in two novels in CFIV co-written with Robin Moore.)
    The Italian Connection. SC: Tim Kyle
    The London Connection. SC: Tim Kyle

DEMUS, GEORGE. The COPAC entry for the novel in CFIV gives the author’s birth as 1941, but no person with this name and date can be found. (Adding information about the authorship of the 1994 novel “The Family.”)

DENBY, JOOLZ. Born Julianne Mumford; married Kenneth Denby. Ref: CA. (Adding biographical details and a reference citation for the author of the 2000 novel “Stone Baby” in CFIV.)

DENHAM, ALICE. 1927-2016. Actress and model, born in Florida and died in New York City. (Adding the corrected birth date and death date and biographical details for the author of the 1968 novelization “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” in CFIV.)

DENHAM, PHYLLIS H(ELEN). 1900-1982. Born under this name, married Edgar A. Hadley in 1922, died in Surrey S.W. and wrote under ther maiden name. (Adding dates and biographical details for the author of two titles in CFIV.)

DENHOLTZ, RONI (PAITCHEL). Realtor and co-owner of Jersey Success Realty; romance writer; living in New Jersey. Ref: CA. (Adding biographical details and a reference citation for the author in CFIV for the 1984 title “Mystery at the Gym.”),

DENMAN, CANDY. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1987 novel “Deadly Treatment:” in CFIV.)

DENNISON, GEOFFREY D. 1924-    . Born in Kent, England. (Adding the birth date and place for the author of three 1960s novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Philip Henneker.)

DENNISON, JANINE. 1946-2010. Born in Barton, Lancashire, England; died in Bristol, Gloucestershire. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1974 novel “Attempt” in CFIV.)

DERBY, E(UGENE) C(HANNING). 1867-1909. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts; died in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

DERBY, MARK. Percival George Albert Wilcox, 1909-1998. (Adding the correct full name and death date of the author of numerous titles in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

DERITH, W. I. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline for the 1930 novel “-The Ardent Flame” in CFIV.)

DEROUIN, R(AYMOND) E(DWARD). Born in Lynn, Massachusetts; retired insurance industry executive; living in Mesa, Arizona. (Adding biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

DERWENT, ROBERT. (Adding the setting of the 1976 novel in CFIV.)
    The Algarve Affair. [Portugal]

DE SMIT, BART. 1974-    . Obtained a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of California in Berkeley; professor of algebra and number theory at the Mathematical Institute of Leiden University in the Netherlands. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “An Academic Brief” in CFIV.)

DESSER, JULIAN (PHILLIP). Born in Southport, Lancashire, England. (Adding the middle name and biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

DeSTEFANO, PAUL (J.). 1941-2014. Born in New Haven, Connecticut; graduate of Quinnipiac University; served in the U.S. Armed Forces; died in Middletown, Connecticut. (Adding the death date and further biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Necessary Evil” in CFIV.)

DEVALCOURT-VERMONT, EDGAR. 1846-    . (Born in France; was in Illinois in 1901. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author of the 1892 title “The Dalton Brothers, and Their Astounding Career of Crime” in CFIV under Anonymous.)

DE VEER, WILLEM. 1865-1932. Born in Holland; died in London, England. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1915 novel “-An Emperor in the Dock” in CFIV.)

DEVERELL, WILLIAM (HERBERT). (Adding a series character in the 1997 novel in CFIV.)
    Trial of Passion. SC: Arthur Beauchamp, also in subsequent novels

DE VIGNE, H. ROSIER. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline for three titles in CFIV.)

DEVINE, JOHN. Pseudonym of Anthony Harris,     -2009. (Adding the real name and death date of the author of the 1991 novel “Pentacle” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

DEVITT, DON [DOMINIC J DEVITT]. 1937-2017. Born in Lambertville, New Jersey; died in Flemington, New Jersey; career General Motors employee and realtor. (Adding the full name, dates and biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Turnabout” in CFIV.)

DEVLIN, ANNE. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and now living there again; playwright and screenwriter. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1986 play collection “Ourselves Alone with The Long March and A Woman Calling” in CFIV.)

DEVLIN, ELLEN (JANE?). 1949-2003(?). (Adding the probable death in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, of the author of the 1986 novel in CFIV and its setting.)
    Hide and Seek. [New York]

DEVLIN, MARY. 1946-    . Born in Illinois; graduate of the University of Nevada; once briefly married to Thomas King Dye; astrologist; has an interest in medieval music and was active in the San Francisco Early Music Society. (Correcting the birth year of the author of two novels in CFIV and adding biographical details.)

DEVON, LYNN. David A(llan) Kaufelt, 1939-2014. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1978 novel “Jade” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)
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DEW, LINDSEY PHILLIP. Bankruptcy law lawyer in Midvale, Utah. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1984 novel “The Trial” in CFIV.)

DEWHURST, PETER. (Adding the date and setting of the undated title in CFIV.)
    On the Run. Milestone pb, 1954 [U.S.

DE WIL, ERNEST. Possibly the pseudonym of an Irish solicitor, Edward J. McMorrow, 1868-1934; lived and died in Bogle, Ireland. (Adding the possible identity of the author of the 1893 novel “The Brookham Mystery” in CFIV.)
 
DeWITT, BEN P(ATRICK). 1944-2017. Born in El Paso, Texas; died in Pueblo, Colorado; served two combat tours in Vietnam; worked in oil fields; mined copper; worked as a mechanic; won races as a member of the Sports Car Club of America. (Adding the death date and biographical details and additional titles for the author of the 1996 novel “Death of a Hummingbird” in CFIV.)
    Death of a Hummingbird. [West]
    Graveyard Grove. OSO Press, 1999 [Detroit]
    No Other Way. OSO Press, 1999 [Korea]
    The Third Valley. OSO Press, 2000 [Thailand]

DEWITZ JOHN (RUFUS). Graduate of Utah State University College of Natural Resources in 1964; living in Eugene, Oregon. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Wrath” in CFIV.)

DEXTER, BRUCE. Possibly the author of the 1963 novel “I’ll Sing You the Death of Bill Brown” was Bruce Buchanan Dexter, 1929-2012. (Adding a possibility.)

DEXTER, CHARLES O. 1904-     . (Adding the birth year given by one source for the author of the 1957 novel in CFIV and its setting.)
    The Street of Kings. [London, 1600s]

DHONDY, FARRUKH. Born in Poona, India; living in Oxfordshire, England. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1992 novel “-Black Swan” in CFIV.)

DIAMOND, FRANK. Birth name: Francis J. Diamond. (Adding the birth name of the author of five titles in CFIV.)   

DIAMOND, JACK. Pseudonym. (Identifying the author of two 1953 novels in CFIV.)

DIAMOND, SANDER (A.). 1942-2018. Died in Keuka Park, New York. (Adding the death date and place for the co-author with Jeff Rovin of two novels in CFIV.)
   
DIAMOND, SARAH. 1976-2013. Died in England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 2000 novel “The Beach Road” in CFIV.)

DIAPOULOS, PETER. 1932-2003. (Adding the death date of the co-author with Steven Linakis of the 1976 novelized true crime volume “The Sixth Family” in CFIV.)

DIBB, C. E(MILY). 1942-    . Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; living in Muizenberg, South Africa. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author of two 1978 novels in CFIV.)

DICK, ROBERT. 1928-1998 or 2004. Mafia runner and gold smuggler. (Adding biographical details and possible death dates of the author of the 1984 title “The Bagman” in CFIV.)
         
DICKASON, CHRISTIE. Born in Indiana; has degrees in English (Harvard) and theatre (Yale); living in London. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1990 novel in CFIV and its setting.)
    The Tears of the Tiger. [Vietnam]

DICKEY, ELINOR. Pseudonym of Elinor Dickey Blackford, 1898-1984. Born and died in New Jersey. (Adding the real name, dates and biographical details for the author of the 1939 play “Prep School for Heaven” in CFIV.)

DICKEY, FRED(ERICK J.). 1939-    . Grew up in DeKalb, Illinois; graduate of Northern Illinois University and Norwich University; founder and president of Public-Interest Media; newspaper writer, editor and columnist, living in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. (Adding the corrected birth year and biographical details for the author of two 1980s novels in CFIV.)

DICKINSON, (DAVID) MATT(HEW). 1960-    . (Adding the full name and birth year of the author of the 2000 novel “High Risk”: in CFIV.)

DICKSON, ARTHUR (PARKINSON). 1888-1939. Born in Dayton, Ohio; studied art in New York City; graduate of Staunton Military Academy in Virginia; an artist for Fox Film Company; died of tuberculosis in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Adding the correct death date and biographical details for the author of the 1941 novel “Death Bids for Corners” in CFIV.)

DIEGRE, LEONARD W. 1901-1948. (Confirming the birth date of the author of the 1934 play “He Troups to Conquer” in CFIV.)
 
DIER, DEBRA [DEBRA DIER GOLDACKER]. Born in Niagara Falls, New York; living in St. Louis, Missouri. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1993 novel “Surrender the Dream” in CFIV.)

DIETER, WILLIAM (CHARLES). 1925-2014. Born in Wisconsin; died in Green Valley, Arizona. (Adding the corrected birth date, middle name and death date and place for the author of the 1985 novel “Beyond the Mountains” in CFIV.)
 
DIGHTON, STEPHEN D(ORIAN). Born in Phoenix, Arizona; graduate of Chapman College; retired nurse, living in Oakland, Oregon. (Adding the middle name and biographical details for the author of the 1996 novel “Locked In” in CFIV.)
 
DIGNAM, C. B. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline for two 1920s novels in CFIV.)

DIGNON, EDWARD. Pseudonym of Edward Michael Dignum, 1885-1966. (Adding the real name of the co-author with Cyril Campion of the 1927 play “Ask Beccles” in CFIV, and adding the film version of the play.)
    Ask Beccles. Film: British and Dominion, 1933 (scw: Cyril Campion; dir: Redd Davis)

DIGNUM,. EDWARD MICHAEL. 1885-1966. Born and died in Surrey, England. (Adding the real name of the co-author with Cyril Campion of the 1927 play “Ask Beccles” in CFIV under the pseudonym Edward Dignon.)

DILLON, CATHERINE. Barry (William Joynson) Cork, 1920-2017. (Adding the death date of the author of three novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

DILLON, PATRICK. Born in London, England; studied architecture and qualified as an architect in 1987, specializing in historical buildngs; living in Kensington. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV.)

DIMMOCK, JOHN R. Could be a pseudonym, or John Randall Dimmock, 1878-1949, or John Robert Dimmock, 1908-1974. (Adding possibilities for the author of seven titles in CFIV.)

DIMOND, CLARK (J.). Born in New Jersey; guitarist, composer and author; operating Dimond Studios, a recording company; living in Gardner, Colorado. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1981 novel “Mystery” in CFIV,  published anonymously.)

DINALLO, GREG(ORY STEPHEN). Prolific writer of televison scripts while in California; later back in New York. (Adding biographical details for the author of five novels in CFIV.)

DINGLI, ROSANNE [ROSANNE DINGLI MUSU]. Born in Malta; came to Australia in 1982; poet and teacher. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “-Death in Malta” in CFIV.)
           
DiRUSSO, TERRY LEE. Has degrees from Murray State University and the University of Connecticut; adjunct faculty at the University of Connecticut; taught language arts in public schools for 35 years; living in Burlington, Connecticut. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Absolute Vengeance” in CFIV under the pseudonym Terry Finello.)

DIPPER, ALAN. 1922-2007. Died in Sussex, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of six novels in CFIV.)
   
DIXON, ALLEN. 1961-    . (Correcting the byline for the 2000 collection “Twisted Shorts” in CFIV.)

DIXON, CROSS. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline for ten 1927-1931 titles in CFIV.)

DIXON, DEBRA. (Adding the setting of the 1996 novel in CFIV.)
    Playing with Fire. [Louisiana]

DIXON, PETER. Radio actor and writer, born in Canada; married to radio actress Aline Berry. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1936 collection ”Radio Sketches and How to Write Them” in CFIV.)

DIXSON, ROSEMARY. 1943-    . This is the birth date given for her in the Copyright Register, and a person of ths name and date can be found living in Fairfield, California. (Adding a corrected birth date and biographical information for the author of the 1998 novel “Between Love and Hate” in CFIV.)

DODD, CHRISTINA. (Adding a title for the author of the 1992 novel in CFIV.)
    Lady in Black. Meteor pb, 1993 [Houston, Texas]

DOHERTY, KEVIN. 1948-    . Living in Berkshire, England; has worked in advertising and marketing. (Correcting the birth year and adding biographical details for the author of a 1988 novel in CFIV, and adding its reprint edition.)
    A Long Day’s Dying. Also published as: Patriots. CreateSpace pb, 2015

DOLAN, VERONICA (T.). 1929-2016. Died in Denver, Colorado. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 2000 novel “Heir Apparently” in CFIV.)
 
DOLD, GAYLORD (LYNN). 1947-2018. Was living in Wichita, Kansas, but died in Fort Scott, Kansas,  on a visit with his mother. (Adding the death date and place for the author of a dozen novels in CFIV.)

DOMBROWSKI,  BARBARA. 1964-    . (Adding the corrected birth year for the author of the 2000 novel “A Desperate Game” in CFIV under the pseudonym Barbara Pierce.)

DONAHUE, MARY ANN. Has an associate degree from Lasell College in 1953 and a BFA/MFA in theater from Boston University in 1958; has had a career in film, television, broadway theater, and public television; has 20 years service with Thirteen/WNET. (Correcting the middle name and adding biographical details for the co-author with Robert Derek Steeley of the 1993 novel “The Keeper” in CFIV.)

DONAHUE, MARILYN CRAM. Born in California; graduate of Pomona College; taught English as a second language; author of many children’s books, plays, articles and short stories; conductor of numerous seminars and workshops on writing; living in East Highlands, California. (Deleting the 1987 death date in CFIV and adding biographical details for the author of the 1971 novel “Sutter’s Sands” in CFIV.)

DONALD, ANABEL. For 15 years married to (James) Miles Donald, 1942-1995, q.v. (Adding a further biographical detail for the author of five novels in CFIV.)
 
DONALD, (JAMES) MILES. 1942-1995. Born in Oxford, England; married to and divorced from Anabel Donald, q.v., died in Doncaster, Yorkshire. (Adding the full name and dates and  further biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

DONALDSON, D(ONALD) J(AY). Grew up in Sylvania, Ohio; obtained a B.S. from the University of Toledo; spent five years in New Orleans working on a doctorate at Tulane University; taught microscopic anatomy at the University of Tennessee Medical School. (Adding further biographical details for the author of seven novels in CFIV.)

DONAT, PETER [PIERRE COLLINGSWOOD DONAT]. 1928-2018. Born in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Point Reyes Station, California; as a teenager he wrote and performed plays with school friends in his garage; graduate of Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; very active actor (stage, film, television); changed his first name to Peter while working in the U.S. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1997 play “Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Solution” in CFIV.)
 
DONFORD, PHIL(IP). (Adding the setting of the 2000 novel added in New Addenda Part 1.)
    The Hogsmill Skeleton. [WWII]

DONKIN, ANDREW (WILLIAM). 1964-    . Born in Ilford, London, England. (Adding  the birth year for the author of two titles in CFIV.)

DONNEL, C(ORNELIUS) P(HILIP). 1906-1977. Born in Pennsylvania; died in Stonington, Connecticut. (Confirming the dates and adding biographical details for the author of the 1945 novel “Murder-Go-Round” in CFIV.)

DONOVAN, J(EAN) B(ERADINE). 1927-    . (Correcting the middle name and adding the birth year of the author of four novels in CFIV.)

DONOVAN, LAURENCE (LOUIS). 1885-1948. (Adding the correct dates for the author of Doc Savage novels under the house name Kenneth Robeson.)

DOOLEY, ANNE M(OORE). Former aerial traffic reporter and owner of a flying service; retired commercial poilot and flight instructor; living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1996 novel “Plane Death” in CFIV.)

DOPP, JAMES. Born in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; has a B.A. in English and Philosophy, an M.A. in English, and a Ph.D. in English from York University. (Adding further biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Prospects Unknown” in CFIV.)

DORAN, JEFF(REY LEONARD). Living in Nova Scotia, Canada. (Adding the full name and biographical details for the author of the 1984 novel “This Guest of Summer” in CFIV.)

DORAN, MARIE. 1869-1950(?). (Adding the probable death date of the author of two 1920s plays in CFIV.)

DORFMAN, ALLAN (J.). Born in Brooklyn, New York; living in Encinitas, California; has a real estate and brokerage business. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “A House at War” in CFIV.)

DORRELL, MIKE. Possibly Michael John Dorrell, 1947-    , born in Wales, and later in the U.S. (Adding possible information for the author of two 1978 novelizations in CFIV.)

DOUGHERTY, DAN J. Has been an executive with a bank, a chemical company, a manufacturer of power tools, and an advertising agency; possibly Daniel J. Dougherty, 1931-2011, born in Pittsburgh, died in Aurora, Ohio. (Adding biographical details and the possible identification of the author of the 2000 novel “The Bank” in CFIV.)

DOUGHTY, LOUISE. (Deleting the dash and adding the setting of the 1995 novel in CFIV.)
    Crazy Paving. [London]

DOUGLAS, MRS. (Adding the setting and other information for the title in CFIV as published in 1844.)
    Sungrove Abbey. [England]  Note: Also listed as published in 1835
 
DOUGLAS, (JUDSON) BEN(JAMIN). 1912-1986. Born and died in Tecumseh, Nebraska; newspaper columnist and commentator throughout the American Midwest; author of articles on history and economics; captain of field artillery in WWII. (Adding the full name, dates and biographical details for the author of the 1984 novel “Challenge at Castle Gap” in CFIV.)

DOUGLAS, (ARCHER?) DONALD. 1893-1966. Earned a degree at Harvard in 1914; was on the teaching staff of Columbia University. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1925 novel in CFIV, and its setting.)
    The Grand Inquisitor. [New York City]

DOUGLAS, JACK L. Living in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. (Adding a biographical detail for the author of the 2000 novel in CFIV and its setting.)
    Vanishing Act. [Virginia]

DOUGLAS, JAMES. 1929-2002. (Adding the death date of the co-author with Robert Goode Hogan of the 1993 novel “Murder at the Abbey Theatre” in CFIV.)

DOUGLAS, JOHN (THOMAS). 1947-2017. Born in Cumberland, West Virginia; graduate of Western Maryland College; newspaper reporter and editor; died in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

DOUGLAS, (ARTHUR) ROGER. 1928-1998. Born in Medway, Kent, England; died in Tunbridge, Kent. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of four novels in CFIV.)

DOUGLASS, ELLSWORTH. Elmer Dwiggins, 1863-1933. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1899 collection “The Confessions of a Coiner” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

DOUGLASS, STEPHEN (W.). 1946-   . (Adding the birth year of the author of the 2000 novel “The Draft Dodger” in CFIV.)
 
DOUSE, ANTHONY (CLIFFORD). 1934-2009. (Adding the corrected birth and the death date for the author of the 1962 novel “Dead on Cue” in CFIV under the house name Desmond Reid.)

DOUYAN, JACQUES. 1925(?)-2016. (Adding the reported dates of the author of the 1969 novel “Angel Face Tatters the Kimono” in CFIV under the pseudonym Adam St. Moore.)

DOW, CULVER. 1989-   . (Adding the birth year of the co-author of the 1999 Sherlockian pastiche “The Adventure of the Glorious Scot” in CFIV.)

DOW, JOHN (W.). 1903-1971. Editor and art director 1934-1957 of The Playbill, program distributed to Broadway theaters from 1934-1957; died in West Islip, New York. (Confirming the dates and adding further biographical details for the author of the 1945 novel “The Little Boy Laughed” in CFIV.)

DOW, ROBERT (ALLAN). Born in New Brunswick, Canada, but raised in Ontario; living in Toronto. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1994 plays in CFIV.)
 
DOWNES, JOHN R. Living in Spokane, Washington. (Adding a biographical detail for the author of the 1999 novel “A Few Deadly Friends” in CFIV.)
 
DOWNING, DAVID. Ref: CA. (Adding a reference citation and the British edition of the 1987 novel in CFIV.)
    The Red Eagles. Old Street, 2014

DOXEY, WILLIAM S(ANFORD, JR.). 1935-2017. Died in Carrollton, Georgia; co-founded a scholarly magazine, “Notes on Contemporary Literature,” in 1971 and edited and published it for 44 years. (Adding biographical details and the death date and place for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

DOYLE, BARBARA. (Adding the settings of two 1980s novels in CFIV.)
    The Hunted Heart. [New York]
    The Midnight Embrace. [Ireland]

DOYLE, DAVID W. 1924-2014. Died in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1990 novel “An Accurate Watch” in CFIV.)

DOYLE, DEBRA. Born in Florida; earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Pennsylvania; married to co-author James D. Macdonald in 1978. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with Macdonald of the 2000 novel “-Tiger Cruise” in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Douglas Morgan.)

D’OYLE, LYNN CYRIL. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1890 collection “Notches on the Rough Edge of Life” in CFIV.)
 
DOYLE, PETER. Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; has a Ph.D. in Media and Mass Communications from Macquarie University; curator of the Justice and Police Museum in Sydney. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV.)

DOYLE, RICHARD. 1948-2017. Died in Oxford, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

DOYLE, RODDY. (Adding a series character in the 1999 novel in CFIV.)
    A Star Called Henry. SC: Henry Smart, also in subsequent novels

DOYLE, ROSE. 1945(?)-    . (Adding the reported birth year of the author of two novels in CFIV.)

DRACOTT, ALICE ELIZABETH. 1863-1939. (Correcting the birth year and adding the death year of the author of two novels in CFIV under the pseudonym A. E. D.)

DRAIN, RON(ALD) D(ALE). (Adding a series character for the 2000 novel in CFIV.)
    Water’s End. SC: Randall Garner

DRAKE, LEE [LEROY JOHN DRAKE]. Grew up in South Dakota; had a career in public administration in California; conducted business seminars; returned to South Dakota and then Iowa; died in Omaha, Nebraska. (Updating the biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Hiding Gideon Pike” in CFIV.)

DRAKE, MORGAN. Possibly the pseudonym of Douglas Bruce Berry, 1924-1998, who was born and died in California. (Adding a possible real name of the author of the 1990 novel “Sacrifice” in CFIV.)

DRONFIELD, JEREMY. Born in Wales; has a Ph.D. in archaeology from Cambridge University; ghostwriter and author of non-fiction. (Adding biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV.)
   
DRUMMOND, KAYE. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1935 collection “Seven Strange Tales” in CFIV.)

DRUMMOND, WILLIAM. The 1922 birth and CA citation in CFIV are not correct, and possibly this here too is the pseudonym of Arthur Calder-Marshall, 1908-1992, already separately in CFIV. (Correcting the entry for the co-author with Raymond Carras of the 1979 novel “Honeycomb” in CFIV.)
       
DUANE, ALLAN (J.). (Adding a novel for the author of the 1979 novel “The Hadrian Ransom” in CFIV.)
    -The Blood Mother. Norton, 1972 [Sicily]

DUBENS, EUGENE (MICHAEL). 1957-2008. Died in Basingstoke, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 2000 novel “The Hypnotist” in CFIV.)

DU BROFF, SIDNEY. 1929-2014. Died in London, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1997 novel “-On Sinai’s Lofty Mountain” in CFIV.)

DUCKER, BRUCE. (Adding the setting of the 1987 novel in CFIV.)
    Failure at the Mission Trust. [Midwest]

DUERDEN, NICK [NICHOLAS]. 1968-   . (Adding the full name and corrected birth date of the author of the 2000 novel “Sidewalking” in CFIV.)

DUFF, BELDON. Records of the Watkins Loomis Literary Agency indicate this to be the pseudonym of Ethel Sparks (not Ethel Sharp as given in CFIV for the author of two novels).

DUMPLETON, DANIEL (PAUL). 1972-    . (Adding the middle name and birth year of the author of the 1993 novel “The Hounds of Death” in CFIV.)

DUNCAN, W(ILLIAM) GLENN. 1940-    . Living in Atherton, Queensland, Australia. (Adding the first name and birth year of the author of six novels in CFIV.)
 
DUNCOMBE, (HERBERT) SYDNEY. 1926-2004. Born in New York City; died in Idaho Falls, Idaho; drove ambulances in India and Burma in WWII; earned degrees from Yale and Syracuse Universities and a Ph.D from the University of Washington; taught 27 years at the University of Idaho, where he was dean of the political science department. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1998 novel “The Unlikely Candidate” in CFIV.)

DUNGAN, MARILYN (WILLIAMS). Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; attended Penn State and the University of Kentucky; married Claude Harding Dungan (1936-2005) in 1976; living in Fort Myers, Florida. (Adding biographical details and a further novel for the author of two titles in CFIV.)
    Field of Stones. Arcane pb, 2000 SC: Laney McVey [Kentucky]

DUNN, ALAN. (Adding the series character in the 2000 novel in CFIV.)
    Die Cast. SC: Billy Oliphant, also in subsequent novels

DUNN, DES R. [DESMOND ROBERT DUNN]. 1929-2003. Born Robert Desmond Dunn in MacKay, Queensland, Australia; died in Brisbane. (Adding the full name and corrected birth date and biographical details for the author of four novels in CFIV.)

DUNN, DOROTHY (JANE). Possibly the Dorothy J. Dunn who died in St. Louis, Missouri, in November 1978; if so, 1913-1978. (Adding a possible death date for the author of the 1950 novel “Murder’s Web” in CFIV.)

DWIGGINS, ELMER. 1863-1933. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1899 collection “The Confessions of a Coiner” in CFIV under the pseudonym Ellsworth Douglass.)

FIRTH, VIOLET MARY. Born in Wales; married Dr. Thomas P. Evans in 1927 and divorced, though death in London registered as Evans; family records indicate she changed her name to Dion Fortune around 1900 though no sign of her using that name in official records; teacher of psychology, mysticism and the occult. (Adding biographical details for the author in CFIV of the 1926 collection “The Secrets of Dr. Taverner” as by Dion Fortune and three 1930s titles as by V. M. Steele.)

FORD, FRANK. British architect “who knows Africa well.” (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1976 novel “The Drums of Kufu” in CFIV.)

FROST, DENIS. 1925 or 1932-2016. Journalist and BBC radio new reporter; CFIV and a detailed obituary notice give his birth as 1925; other sources identify him as Dennis Durbin Frost, born in 1932 in Yeovil, Somerset, England. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the co-author with John Edwards of five novels in CFIV under the joint pseudonym John Denis.)
 
GALTON, RAY(MOND PERCY). 1930-2018. Died in Paddngton, London, England. (Adding the death date and place for the byline in CFIV for the 1966 novel “The Spy with a Cold Nose.”)
 
GLADILIN, ANATOLII [TIKHONOVICH]. 1935-2018. Born in Moscow; died in Paris. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1990 novel “Moscow Racetrack” in CFIV in translation.)

GOLDMAN, WILLIAM (WEIL). 1931-2018. Died in Manhattan. (Adding the death date and place for the author of several novels in CFIV, and adding a second film version of one of them.)
    Heat. Film: Lionsgate, 2015, as Wild Card (scw: William Goldman; dir: Simon West)

HARRIS, ANTHONY.     -2009. (Adding the real name and death date of the author of the 1991 novel “Pentacle” in CFIV under the pseudonym Joh Devine.)

HAYMAKER, LAFAYETTE. John Edward Saveson, 1923-2017; died in New Albany, Ohio. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1994 novel “Expense of Spirit” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HEALD, TIM(OTHY VILLIERS). (Correcting the title of a 1976 novel in CFIV.)
    Let Sleeping Dogs Die   

HELWIG, DAVID (GORDON). 1938-2018. Died in Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada. (Adding the death date and place for the author of four novels in CFIV.)

HENNEKER, PHILIP. Geoffrey D. Dennison, 1924-   . (Adding the full name and date for the author of three 1960s novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HUDSON, SAMUEL SARBERT. 1885-1940. (Adding the real name and dates for the author of the 1939 novel “The City of Menace” in CFIV under the pseudonym H. S. Sarbert.)
       
KAUFELT, DAVID A(LLAN). 1939-2014. Died in Key West, Florida. (Adding the death date and place for the author of five novels in CFIV and one, “Jade”, 1978, under the pseudonym Lynn Devon.)

KELLERMAN, DAN. Correct to: KILLERMAN, DAN. (Correcting the byline for two 1985 novels in CFIV.)

KILLINGER, ROSS. Joan R. Schreder, 1920-    . (Adding the birth year of the author of the 1997 novel “Death on Jasper Mountain” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

KOHLI, ULRICH ARNOLD. Born in Zurich, Switzerland; has degrees in economics, including a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver; professor of economics at various universities; latterly chief economist at The Swiss National Bank in Zurich. (Adding further biographical details for the author of the 1997 novel “Zero Philadelphia” under the pseudonym James Douglas.)

LA PLANTE, LYNDA (TITCHMARSH). 1943-    . (Adding the maiden name and corrected birth date of the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

LAQUEUR, WALTER (ZE’EV). 1921-2018. Historian, journalist and political commentator; born in Breslau, Weimar Germany; died in Washington, D.C. (Adding a new byline and title not in CFIV.)
    -The Missing Years. Little, 1980 [Germany, WWII]

LEE, BABS. (Correcting the publication date of a title in CFIV.)
    Passport to Oblivion. Scribners, 1945.

LEE, STAN(LEY RALPH). 1928-1997. Born and died in New York City; worked for a marketing communications network 1966-1974; copywriter for presidential candidates; served in the military in the Korean War; was a design engineer and technical writer. (Adding the corrected entry for the author of two novels in CFIV, and the setting of one of them.)
    The GOD Project. [Washington D.C.]

LEHMANN-HAUPT, CHRISTOPHER. 1934-2018. Died in New York City. (Adding the corrected death date and place for the author of the 1995 novel “A Crooked Man” in CFIV.)

LONGBAUGH, HARRY. William (Weil) Goldman, 1931-2018. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1964 novel “No Way to Treat a Lady” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

McREYNOLDS, DOUGLAS WAYNE. Born in Texas; living in Louisiana. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “The Wise Pelican” in CFIV under the pseudonym Rubin Douglas.)

MANGUM, JAMES A(RTHUR). 1948-    . Has been a sky marshal, Special Agent U.S. Customs, owner of an oil and gas company, and professional folk artist. Pseudonym: James A. Saintmaker, q.v. (Adding the real name of the author of the 2000 novel “Dead and Dying Angels” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

MAY, JULIAN (M. CHAIN) [JULIAN “JUDY” MAY DIKTY]. 1931-2017. Died in Bellevue, Washington. (Adding the death date and place for the author of three titles in CFIV.)
 
MONNERY, DAVID. (Adding the settings of 1990s titles in CFIV.)
    -Days of the Dead. [Columbia]
    -For King and Country. [Europe, 1944]
    -Papa Zero One. [Afghanistan]
    -Zulu Four. [Zaire]

MORRIS, W(ALTER) F(REDERIC). (Deleting the dash from the 1931 novel in CFIV.)
    Pagan.

MURRAY, JOHN PATON. Married Jessie Fraser M’Lean in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1924; married Ellen Phyllis Edwards in South Africa in 1950; his use of Sanford as a pseudonym was in honor of his older brtother, who was killed in WWI. (Adding further biographical details for the author of the 1935 collection “Sergeant O’Mara” in CFIV under the pseudonym Murray Sanford.)

PIERCE, BARBARA.  Barbara Dombrowski, 1964-    . (Adding the correct birth year of the author of the 2000 novel “A Desperate Game” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

ROSEMARY, KRISTINE. Pseudonym of Kristine Rosemary Brotherton, 1947-    ; independent newspaper writer now living in Moses Lake, Washington. (Adding the pseudonym, birth year, and biographical details for the author of the 1993 novel “The War Against Gravity” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

ROSS, JANE CLUNIES. 1891-1976. Born Jane Mildred Millicent Lorrain Wilson in Petersham, New South Wales, Australia; married Thomas H. De Burgh in 1914, divorced in 1923, then married Allan Clunies Ross in 1929. (Adding the dates and biographical details for one of the authors of the 1936 round-table volume “Murder Pie“ in CFIV.)

ROWLAND, JOHN (HERBERT SHELLEY). Was a technical writer and editorial assistant and writer’s reader for his publisher (Herbert Jenkins) before he became a minister in the 1960s. (Adding further biographical details for the author of numerous novels in CFIV.)

RUSSELL, AGNES [AGNES JEAN RUSSELL SHORT]. 1932-2018. Died in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. (Adding the death date and place for the author of five 1970s novels in CFIV.)

RUSSELL, CLIFTON. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline for the 1954 novel in CFIV and adding further titles.)
    Flowers for Freda. 1954 (Adding the publication date.)
    Payoff in Lead. Sydney, Australia: Action Comics, 1953
    Rats Go Underground. Sydney, Australia: Action Comics, 1954

RUSSELL, DORA. 1829-1905. Born Dorothy Russell in Wallsend, Northumberland, England; first name became Dora by the 1851 census; died in London. (Adding the corrected birth date and confirmed death date and biographical details for the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

RUSSELL, MURRAY. (Correcting the publisher and date for the novel in CFIV.)
    -The Losing Game. Thomas Gray (Edinburgh), 1877 (Though a review says the book was also published by Messrs Tweedle in London.)

RUTH, ARTHUR. Pseudonym of Arthur Percy Havers Squires, 1896-1978; born and died in Cambridgeshire, England; by 1939 had spent 14 years in China working for a petroleum company. (Adding the real name and biographical details for the author of the 1939 novel  “Portway’s Quest” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

RYAN, CHARLES (WENDELL). Served in the U.S. Air Force; has been a commercial pilot and  salvage diver; has written for newspapers and magazines; living in Gridley, California. (Adding biographical details for the author of six novels in CFIV.)

RYAN, LAWRIE [SIDNEY LAWRENCE RYAN]. 1928-2010. Died in Australia. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1998 novel “The Fairies’ Midwife” in CFIV.)

RYP, ELLEN. 1934-2016. Born Ellen Stern in Brooklyn; married Norman Charles Ryp in 1962 and divorced; married Emanuel Wolff in NYC in 1988; graduate of Columbia University, Bard College and Mannes College of Music; spoke six languages; editor with a New York publisher; member of Mensa Foundation; died in New York City. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1989 novel “Deadly Bonds” in CFIV.)

RYVEN, GEORGE. (Adding further titles for the pseudonymous author of the 1914 novel “Earth’s Shadow” in CFIV.)
    The Frozen Flame. Giffiths, 1910
    Nature’s Wheel. Griffiths, 1912
    The Purple Thread. Giffiths, 1913 [Russia]
    The Shining Doors. Griffiths, 1913 [Europe]
   
SAINT LAMBERT, PATRICK. (Adding the setting of the 1980 novel in CFIV.)
    Wheel of Fate. [France]

SAINTMAKER, JAMES A. Pseudonym of James Arthur Mangum, 1948-    . Living in Coleman, Texas. (Adding the real name of the author of the 2000 novel in CFIV and its reprint edition and series character.)
    Dead and Dying Angels. Also published as by James A. Mangum, John M. Hardy, 2005 [Dos Cruces, Texas] SC: Jamey Maxwell, also in subsequent titles

ST. MOORE, ADAM. Jacques Douyan, 1925(?)-2016. (Adding the reported dates for the author of the 1969 novel “Angel Face Tatters the Kimono” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

SALEM, RICHARD. Pseudonym of Graham Richard James Wileman, born in Brighton, England in 1939, whose last name at some point became Shelby, under which name he died in France in 2016. (Adding the real name and dates and biographical details for the author of the 1981 novel “New Blood” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)   

SALK, MARY JANE. As MaryJane Cahill she married child psychologist Lee Salk in 1988; living in New York City. (Adding biographical details for the author of the1993 novel “Kingdoms” in CFIV.)

SALMON, D(ENISE) ANGELA. 1943-    . Apparently was Denise A. Fridaye who married John A. Salmon in 1964; living in Littlehampton, England. (Adding the full name, birth year, biographical details and a second title for the author of the 1994 novel “Sally Ant” in CFIV.)
    -Happenings. Minerva pb, 1995

SALTER, MARION ARMOUR. More likely than the queried 1899-1985 dates in CFIV is Marion Elizabeth Armour, born 1910 in Pennsylvania, who married Herman Salter in New York by 1940; was a copywriter on the 1940 census which was a job of the victim and suspects in the novel; death date not traced. (Adding a better possibility for the author of the 1952 novel “The Cat’s Paw” in CFIV.)

SAMPLES, MACK (KENNEDY). Born in Corton, West Virginia; served in the U.S. Navy; has degrees from Glenville State College and Ohio University; served as administrator at Glenville for 21 years; living in retirement in Lost Creek, West Virginia. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “Hippies and Holiness” in CFIV.)

SAND, MARGARET MARY. 1928-2016. Died in Missouri, though another source says Phoenix, Arizona. (Adding the death date for the author of the 1978 novel “-The Chanting of Children” in CFIV.)

SAND, RICHARD (MICHAEL). Living in Glenside, Pennsylvania. (Correcting the middle name and adding the residence of the author of the 2000 novel “Tunnel Runner” in CFIV.)

SANDEMAN, MINA [i.e., AMELIA MARY CECILIA], later Marquesa Lomellini, 1856-1931. (Correcting the entry in New Addenda #5, which identified the byline as a pseudonym, and adding the dates for the author of the 1899 novel “-Wicked Rosamond” in CFIV.)

SAPERSTEIN, ALAN. 1943-    . Psychiatrist in New York City. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

SARBERT, H. S. Pseudonym of Samuel Sarbert Hudson, 1885-1940; born in Llanelly, Wales; died in East Glamorgan, Wales. (Adding the real name and dates of the author of the 1939 novel “The City of Menace” in CFIV.)

SARSFIELD, MAUREEN. (Adding a U.S. reprint edition of the 1948 title in CFIV.)
    Dinner for None. Also published as: Murder at Beechlands. Rue Morgue, 2003

SAUM, KAREN. Birth name Frances Karen Saum, married and divorced from Richard Reichard; living in Belfast, Maine. (Adding biographical details for the author of four 1990s novels in CFIV.)

SAVAGE, JUANITA. (Adding a further title for the pseudonymous author of three novels in CFIV.)
    The Spaniard; see Spanish Love
    Spanish Love. Bles, 1924; Fly, 1924, as The Spaniard [Spain] Silent film: Famous Players, 1925 (scw: Juanita Savage, James T. O’Donohoe; dir: Raoul Walsh)

SAVESON, JOHN EDWARD. 1923-2017. (Adding the death date for the author of the 1994 novel “Expense of Spirit” in CFIV under the pseudonym Lafayette Haymaker.)

SAVORY, VIVIENNE. Born Vivienne Ryan in Burnley, England; married Norman J. Savory in 1959; living in Stockport, Cheshire. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1996 novel “The Seventh Daughter” in CFIV.)

SAWYER, THOMAS B(ENJAMIN). Was head writer on the “Murder She Wrote” television series, scripting 24 episodes and plotting 80 more; now living in Malibu, California. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “The Sixteenth Man” in CFIV.)

SCANLON, BOB. Deleting the full name and birth year. (Correcting the entry for the author of two 1990s plays in CFIV.)

SCANLON, NOEL [JOHN N. SCANLON]. 1932-   . Born in Athy, Ireland; now living in Newport, County Mayo. (Adding the full name, birth year, and further biographical details for the author of two 1970s novels in CFIV.)

SCANTLEBURY, MIKE [MICHAEL GEORGE SCANTLEBURY]. Born in Bristol, England; living in Salford, Lancashire. (Adding the full name and biographical details for the author of four novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Mike Hamer.)
   
SCARBOROUGH, CHUCK [CHARLES BISHOP SCARBOROUGH III]. Born in Pittsburgh; reporter at local TV stations before arriving at WNBC New York in 1974; host of news broadcasts. (Adding biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

SCHACK, HOWARD H. 1927-2017. Spend many years in the intelligence community; also a sculptor, artist, cartoonist, author and lecturer; president of companies; born and died in Spring Valley, New York. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1995 novel “Megawar Conspiracy” in CFIV.)

SCHAEFER, FRANK and KERRY NEWCOMB. (Adding a further title for the authors of the 1979 novel “Pandora Man” in CFIV.)
    The Ghosts of Elkhorn. Viking, 1982 [Colorado, 1927]

SCHAILL, WILLIAM S(HERWOOD). Born in Yonkers, New York; studied Spanish literature at Dartmouth College and engaged in foreign study at the University of the Andes in Bogota, Columbia; served as a naval salvage diving officer; was active in educational publishing; author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles. (Adding biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

SCHEPMAN, (DR.) JOHN (HENRY). 1937-2016. Born in Fall City, Nebraska; died in Columbia, Missouri; a certified psychiatrist.. (Adding the full name and death date and biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Teardrops Are Red” in CFIV.)

SCHIFF, BARRY. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey; a pilot who retired from Trans-World Airlines in 1998 after 34 years; holder of numerous speed records and flight honors; award-winning journalist and author. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with Hal Fishman and two novels in CFIV.)

SCHIFFER, SUSAN LEE. Living in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Adding the middle name and residence of the co-author with James M. Schiffer of the 1989 novel “Foul Deeds” in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Susan James.)

SCHMALZ, FLORA. 1851-1940. Born Maria Flora Schmalz, took the surname Carmichael (as did her brothers); died as Flora Maria Carmichael in Bath, Somerset, England. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1903 collection “The Constable Stories” in CFIV.)
 
SCHMIDT, DAN.  Deleting the ca.1959 birth year and associated biographical note suggesting he was possibly Daniel F. Schmidt, 1959-2000. (Correcting the entry for the author of numerous titles in CFIV under this byline, Frank Garrett, and Dan Kellerman, corrected to Dan Killerman)

SCHREDER, JOAN. 1920-    . Born Joan R. Mendenhall in New York City; married Harold X. Schreder in 1943; still living in New York City. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author of the 1997 novel “Death on Jasper Mountain” in CFIV under the pseudonym Ross Killinger.)

SCHULENBURG, MARNIE L. [Mary L. Schulenburg], Born in Wisconsin; once a journalist, bartender, management consultant and school bus driver but lattterly a church secretary; married to Dr. John Timothy Harrington; living in Madison, Wisconsin. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1998 novel “Murder Off the Record” in CFIV.)
 
SCHUNK, LAUREL B. Born Laurel Beth Lowder in Illinois; married John Frederick Schunk; living in Wichita, Kansas. (Adding biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV under this name and “Under the Wolf’s Head” in 1999 under the pseudonym Kate Cameron.)

SCORPIO, JAMES. James Graham Whitworth, 1936-2014. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1995 novel “The Athos Portfolio” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

SCORZA, TOM [THOMAS JOSEPH SCORZA]. (Adding the middle name of the author of the 1999 novel “Lady Justice” in CFIV.)

SCOTT, C(HRISTOPHER) H(EATH). Born in California, son of actor Randolph Scott, 1898-1987; living in Colorado. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1998 novel “Ripples in the Pool” in CFIV.)
   
SCOTT, E(RIC NOEL JOCELYN) C(LEMENT). 1877-1960. (Deleting the question mark on the death date.)

SCOTT, HONORIA. Pseudonym, possibly of Mrs. Susan Fraser, wife of an army office in Spain; or Mrs. Frazer, even Honoria (Scott) Frazer. (Adding possible identifications of the author of the 1814 novel “The Castle of Strathmay; or, Scenes in the North” in CFIV; this was first published anonymously in Scotland in 1813 as "Strathmay; or, Scenes in the North".)
 
SCOTT, MYONA. Possibly Gloria Minora Daniels, born 1922, who married Julian Baker and then someone named Scott, and used Myona as her name when writing music, and died in 1997 in Florida. (Adding a possible identificaiton of the author of the 1965 novel “Wild Is My Heart” in CFIV under the pseudonm Tammy Thomas.)

SCOTT, PEG(GY) O’NEILL. 1936-    . Pseudonym: Matthew Bradley. (Adding the real name of the author of the 1964 novel “Lay Down Dead” in CFIV, according to the Copyright Register.)

SCOTT, ROSIE. 1948-2017. Died in Sydney, Australia. (Adding the death date and place for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

SCOTT, VINCENT E(DWARD). 1879-1955(?). Born in Brighton, Sussex, England; went to the U.S. ca.1883; working for newspapers and later owner of a publicity company; may have died in 1955 but no record.. (Adding the birth date amd biographical details for the author of two 1908 titles in CFIV under the house name Nicholas Carter.)
 
SCOTT, WILLARD (HERMAN, JR.). Ref: CA. (Adding the full name and reference citation for the co-author with Bill Crider of two 1990s novels in CFIV.)

SEARS, RICHARD. Pseudonym of Richard Sears La Plante, 1945-    . Born in Ardmore, Pennsylvania; emigrated to England and married to and divorced from Lynda La Plante, q.v.; living in Ojai, California. (Adding the real name, birth date, and biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “First Born” in CFIV.)

SEAVER, TOM (GEORGE THOMAS SEAVER). Born in Fresno, California; Hall of Fame baseball pitcher. (Adding the full name and biographical details for the co-author with Herbert Resnicow of the 1989 novel “Beanball” in CFIV.)

SEELEY, MIKE. Miles Pardee Seeley, 1929-2017. (Adding the death date and full name of the author of two novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)
 
SEELEY, MILES PARDEE. 1929-2017. Born in Evanston, Illinois; graduate of Stanford University; officer with the CIA 1952-1971; philanthropist and president of the Seeley Foundation; died in Kansas City, Missouri. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Mike Seeley.)
 
SELA, OWEN. Born in Ceylon; came to Britain to study chartered accountancy; now living in Toronto, Canada, with his wife Dr. Smita Sengupta; operates an investment consultancy. (Adding further biographical details for the author of nine novels in CFIV.)
   
SELLARS, (REV.) WALTER (CHESLEY). Born in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada; once United Church minister in Lake Melville; living in Ottawa. (Adding the full name and biographical details for the author of the 1992 novel “Hard Aground” in CFIV.)

SELWOOD, ROBERT BERKELEY. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the editor of Truth magazine and author of the 1900 collection “Queer Stories from ‘Truth’” in CFIV.)

SEVERNE, FLORENCE. Possibly (Katherine) Florence (Morgan) Severne, nee Tighe, ca.1833-1916, wife of the MP John Edmund Severne, born in Louth, Ireland; died in Shropshire, England; or Florence (Fanny Henrietta) Severne, 1849-1926, born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, died in Whitby, Yorkshire, England.  (Adding details of two possibilities for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

SEVILLE, MARJORIE. 1894-1980. (Confirming the dates in CFIV for the author of the 1927 novel “The Quest of the Emerald” in CFIV.)

SEWELL, KEN(NETH GLENN). Born in Grayson, Texas; living in Dallas; Bible student and teacher, with experience in the aerospace industry and training as an engineer. (Adding the full name and  biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “Code Bravery” in CFIV.)

SHARP, ETHEL. Delete (not the real name of Beldon Duff).

SHELBY, GRAHAM RICHARD JAMES. 1939-2016. Birth name: Wileman. Ref: CA. (Adding the real name and dates and reference citation for the author of the 1981 novel “New Blood” in CFIV under the pseudonym Richard Salem.)
 
SHREVE, ROBERT F. 1924-2018. Born in Falls Church, Virginia; graduate of Carnegie Mellon Institute in chemical engineering; died in Savannah, Georgia. (Adding a new byline and title not in CFIV.)
    The Wanton Wedge. Carlton, 1993

SLADE, DOUGLAS R. The only person of this name found was born in Assyria, Michigan in 1860 and died in 1938 in Seattle, Washington, but it seems very unlikely that an American with no identified connections with the U.K. would be the author of the British books in CFIV. (Adding information about the byline for 1930s novels in CFIV under the pseudonyms Roy Douglas and Clive Kenwood.)

SPARKS, ETHEL. 1890-    . Born and living in New York. Pseudonym: Beldon Duff, q.v. (Adding the reported real name of the author of two novels in CFIV.)

SQUIRES, ARTHUR PERCY HAVERS. 1896-1978. Pseudonym: Arthur Ruth. (Adding the real name and dates for the author of the 1939 novel “Portway’s Quest” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

STAFFORD, DAN. (Correcting the byline of the 1930 title in CFIV.)
    A Desperate Chance.

VILLANUEVA, ANTHONY J. Delete. (Not the real name of the author of the  collection “Twisted Shorts” in CFIV under the byline Allen Dixon.)

WARD-THOMAS, EVELYN BRIDGET PATRICIA. 1926-2018. (Adding the death date for the author of numerous titles in CFIV under the pseudonym Evelyn Anthony.)

WHITEHEAD, PETER (LORRIMER). Writer and film maker, born in Liverprool, England. (Adding biographical details for the author of two titles in CFIV under his name and one under the pseudonym Carmen St. Keeldare, and adding a series character to the 1999 novel in CFIV.)
    Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London. SC: Milton Crookshank

WHITWORTH, JAMES GRAHAM. 1936-2014. Died in Wagga Wagga, Australia. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1995 novel “The Athos Portfolio” in CFIV under the pseudonym James Scorpio.)
 
WILCOCK, EVELYN. Born Evelyn C. Gollin in Rugby, England; married Christopher Wilcock in 1965 in Surrey. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1970s novels in CFIV under the pseudonym of Evelyn Dewar.)

WILCOX, PERCIVAL GEORGE ALBERT. 1909-1998. (Adding the full name and dates of the author of numerous titles in CFIV under the pseudonym Mark Derby.)
 
WILLARDS, E(RNST) S(EYMOUR). According to the Dutch National Library, this was the pseudonym of Ernst S. Willartz, 1910-    . (Deleting the reference to Jan De Koning, and adding the real name of the author of the 1958 novel “My Mother Was Hanged” in CFIV.)

WILLARTZ, ERNST S. 1910-    . Pseudonym: E(rnst) S(eymour) Willards, q.v. (Adding the real name of the author of the 1958 novel “My Mother Was Hanged” in CFIV.)
 
WISE, DAVID. 1930-2018. Died in Washington D.C. (Adding the death date and place for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

WRIGHT, SALLY (SLUHAN). 1947-2018. Died in Bowling Green, Ohio. (Adding the death date and place for the author of three novels in CFIV.)



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