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                         (with thanks again to John Herrington)                  


ANDREWS, LUCILLA. (Adding series characters in the 1996 novel in CFIV.)
    This Sinister Side. SC: David Lofthouse and Rose Endel (also in titles as by Joanna Marcus and Diana Gordon, qq.v)

AUSTIN, GWEN. Pseudonym/maiden name of Gwen Turbyfield. (Adding further information about the byline and the setting and series character in the 1999 novel in CFIV.)
    Twilight Manor. SC: Andi Lane (also in Fateful Days, 2001) [Sumter, South Carolina]

BAKER, ARTHUR. Arthur Frederick Giddings, 1904-1956. (Adding the correct dates and middle name of the author of the 1948 novel “The Short Term” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

BANNON, DON. (Adding reported authorship of the 1975 novel in CFIV.)
    Killer at Large. One source states “with complete certainty” that this was written by Manning Lee Stokes, 1911-1976.

BENNETT, ERIC (OSWALD). (Adding a further title for the author of the 1941 novel “Murder at the Admiralty” in CFIV.)
    “Four-in-One” Sports Crimes. Newsservice (London) pb, 1948  4 ss, including “Corpse at the Cup Final”

BIRKBECK, LILIAN HENRIETTA WHITE. 1869-1958. See: T. L. White.

BLAKE, JUSTIN. Joint pseudonym of John (Griffith) Bowen, 1924-2019, and Jeremy Bullmore [John Jeremy David Bullmore], 1929-    . (Correcting the authorship of five titles in CFIV.)

BOLTON, HENRY LESLIE. 1899-    . Pseudonym: Leslie Hamilton. (Adding the real name and birth date of the author of two 1941 novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

BONNARD, ADAM. Paul Wheelahan, 1930-2018. (Adding the death date of the author of four novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

BORTON, DOUGLAS (CHILD, JR.). Grew up in New Jersey; attended Wesleyan University; moved to Los Angeles; screenwriter turned novelist. (Adding biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV and more under pseudonyms.)
 
BOWEN, JOHN (GRIFFITH). 1924-2019. Died in Southam, Warwickshire, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of 7 titles in CFIV and five titles under the pseudonym Justin Blake, q.v.)

BOYD, R(OBERT) S(KINNER). 1928-2019. Died in Philadelphia. (Adding the death date and place for the co-author with David Kraslow of the 1964 novel “A Certain Evil” in CFIV.)

BRADFORD, LEE TYLER. Born Lee Tyler in Newton, Massachusetts; married Robert Brady, then Richard P. Bradford; society and travel writer, publicity director, golf writer; living in Burlingame, California. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1990s titles in CFIV under her pseudonym/maiden name.)

BROTHERTON, ELEANOR LOUISA RACHEL  DASHWOOD. 1861-1914. (Adding the probable real name and dates for the author of the 1897 novel “The Master of Hullingham Manor” in CFIV under the pseudonym Bernard Wentworth.)

BROWN, (HARRY) VINCENT (FORTESCUE). (Adding a further title for the author of four novels in CFIV.)
    Old Silence. Skeffington, 1932

BULLMORE, JEREMY [JOHN JEREMY DAVID BULLMORE]. 1929-     . Advertising executive living in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; co-author with John (Griffith) Bowen, 1924-2019, under the pseudonym Justin Blake, with five novels in CFIV.)

CALDER, MARY RAMSAY. 1879-1946. Born in Arbroath, Scotland; later lived and died in London, England. Pseudonym: M. C. Ramsay, q.v.  (Adding a new author not in CFIV.)
 
CHARTERIS, LESLIE. (Adding a note on the 1940 novel in CFIV.)
    The Saint in Miami. This was reportedly ghost written by Baynard (Hardwick) Kendrick, 1894-1977, q.v.)

CHRISTOPHER, JOE R(ANDELL). (Correcting the middle name of the author of the 1984 pastiche “The Adventure of the Forty Candles” in CFIV under the pseudonym John Hamish Watson.)

COUMBIS, MARGARET ZEANA WATSON. 1916-2015. (Adding the real name and dates of the author of the 1997 novel “Hidden Depths” in CFIV under the pseudonym Zeana Watson.)

COURTENAY, T(HOMAS) G(REER). 1895-1951. Born in Elgin, Ontario, Canada; railroad man in Canada; traveled to England and served in the British Army in WWI; after war service survived numerous operations, the loss of an arm in an accident, and tuberculosis; died in Essex, Ontario. (Adding the corrected full name, dates and biographical details for the author of the 1934 novel “The Fayolle Formula” in CFIV.)
 
DAVIOT, GORDON. (Adding a title for the author of two titles in CFIV.)
    Leith Sands and Other Short Plays. Duckworth, 1946  plays (criminous = *): Clarion call / *Leith Sands / Mrs. Fry Has a Visitor / The Mother of Mase / Rahab / Remember Caesar / Sara / Three Mrs. Madderleys
    
DE GRACA, JOSE VIEIRA MATEUS. 1935-    . Pseudonym: Jose Luandino Vieira, q.v. (Adding the real name of the author of the 1978 novel “The Real Life of Domingos Xavier” in CIFV under the pseudonym.)

DICKS, TERRANCE. 1935-2019. Author and television scriptwriter; died in Hampstead, London, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of four titles in CFIV.)

DOUBTFIRE, DIANE (JOAN ABRAMS). (Adding the setting of the 1961 novel in CFIV.)
    Reason for Violence. [England, 1927-1940]

DURHAM, MARY. (Adding to the settings of novels in CFIV.)
    Castle Mandragora. [1931-1932]
    Murder by Multiplication. [1937]

EBERHARDT, ANNA. (Adding the setting of the 1995 novel in CFIV.)
    Something Wild. [Chicago, Long Island, New York]

ENGEL, HOWARD. 1931-2019. Died in Toronto, Canada. (Adding the death date and place for the author of a dozen titles in CFIV.)    
    
FLETCHER, AARON (JOE). 1934-    . Born in Bell, Kentucky; living in Sacramento, California. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author of several titles in CFIV under this name and house names.)
 
FLYGARE-CARLEN, EMILIE (SMITH). 1807-1892. (Adding a byline and title not in CFIV.)
    Smugglers of the Swedish Coast; or, The Rose of Thistle Island. Winchester (New York), 1844 [Sweden] (Translation of “Rosen pa Tistelon”, Sweden, 1842.)

GATHORNE-HARDY, JONATHAN. 1933-2019. Died in Aldeburg, Suffolk, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1986 novel “-The City Beneath the Skin” in CFIV.)

GIDDINGS, ARTHUR FREDERICK. 1904-1956. Born in Anoka, Minnesota;  teacher in Minnesota and Illinois; died in Chicago. (Adding the correct dates and middle name and biographical details of the author of the 1948 novel “The Short Term” in CFIV under the pseudonym Arthur Baker.)
    
GLADE, MERTON. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline and adding the setting of the 1984 novel in CFIV.)
Days of Wine and Murder. [London]

GLOVINSKY, ELI. Attorney and business consultant with experience in the health care industry; has J.D. from University of California Hastings College of Law. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Virtual Life” in CFIV under the pseudonym E. G. Harold.)

GLUCKMAN, JANET (DORIS BERLINER). (Adding settings of the 1980 novel in CFIV.)
    The Execution Exchange [California, Chicago]

GORDON, DIANA. (Adding a series character in the 1968 novel in CFIV.)
    A Few Days in Endel. SC: David Lofthouse and Rose Endel, also in titles as by Lucilla Andrews and Janna Marcus, qq.v.)

GRAY, MARCY. Pseudonym of Marty Gregory. (Correcting the real name of the author of the 1990 novel “So Easy to Love” in CFIV.)

GRECH, PAUL. (Correcting the title of the 1995 novel in CFIV.)
    A Ticket to One’s Own Funeral.

GRECO, FRANK. Living in South Carolina. (Deleting the Dr. title and adding the residence of the author of the 1987 collection “The Investigative Eye of Albert Ward” in CFIV.)

GREELEY, ROBERT F. 1825-1893. (Adding the probable dates for the author of two titles in CFIV.)

GREEN, BILL [WILLIAM BRIDSON GREEN]. 1940-2011. Died in Talbot, Victoria, Australia. (Adding the full name and the death date and place for the author of four novels in CFIV.)

GREEN, CARL R. [CARLETON REYNOLD GREEN]. Living in California. (Adding the full name and residence of the co-author with William R. Sanford of the 1985 novelization “House of Fear” in CFIV.)
 
GREEN, GEORGE DAWES. Various sites, including CA, give his birth as 1954; familysearch has 1/18/1932, which peoplefinders puts him in New York City; the author says born 1952 in Idaho. (Adding information about the author of two 1990s titles in CFIV.)
    
GREEN, GEORGE HENRY LANGSTON. 1912-2001. See: Noel Green.

GREEN, HILARY (LEES). Born Hilary M. N. Lees in Hendon, England; married David B. Green in Amersham in 1959; living in Wirral, Merseyside. (Adding biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

GREEN, JUDITH ANDREWS. Graduate of Brown University in 1968; retired after 35 years as an adult education director in Maine; living in Waterford, Maine. (Adding biographical details for the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

GREEN, NICHOLAS. Attended University College, Oxford; has been an airman, historian, weapons expert and world traveler. (Adding biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

GREEN, NOEL. Pseudonym/writing name of George Henry Langston Green, 1912-2001; served with the Grenadier Guards in Egypt; studied at Northern University and took theological training at St. Augustus, Canterbury; was a curate in Liverpool parishes, and an army chaplain, among other posts; retired to paint and write and teach. (Adding the full name and biographical details and dates for the author of three 1990s novels in CFIV as Noel Green.)

GREEN, TIMOTHY. (Adding novels for the author of two titles in CFIV.)
    Mystery of Coyote Canyon. Ancient City, 1993 [Arizona] (Intended for younger readers.)
    Mystery of Navajo Moon. Northland, 1991 [Arizona]

GREEN, STUART. Licensed social worker in New Jersey who studied at City College of New York, Yeshiva University School of Social Work, and Hunter College; earned his doctorate at Drew University. (Adding biographical details for the co-author of three novels in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Philip Harper.)

GREENE, JOE [JOSEPH PERKINS GREENE]. 1915-1986. Singer and songwriter; born in Spokane, Washington; died in Pasadena, California. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of six novels in CFIV under the pseudonym B. B. Johnson.)

GREENE, STEVEN. According to one reference, this is a pseudonym of John (Thomas) Lutz, 1939-    . (Identifying the reported real name of the author of the 1983 novel “Exiled” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

GREENE, WILL [WILLIAM CLAYTON GREENE]. 1920-1962. (Adding probable dates for the author of the 1963 play “The Riot Act” in CFIV.)

GREENHALL, KEN(NETH ROY). 1928-2014. Died in New York City. (Adding the middle name and death date and place for the author of two novels in CFIV and one under the pseudonym Jessica Hamilton.)

GREENLAW, JOANNA (P.). 1965-    . (Adding the birth year of the author of the 2000 novel “Death on Gower” in CFIV.)

GREENLEAF, SAUL G. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline for the 1912 novel “The Three Knaves” in CFIV.)
 
GREENWALD, KEN(ETH). 1935-    . (Correcting the birth year of the author of the 1989 collection “The Last Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” in CFIV)

GREGG, ANDY [ANDREW K. GREGG]. 1929-2004. Died in Bernalillo, New Mexico. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1984 play “The Family Jewels” in CFIV.)

GREGORY, CHARLES ERIC CYRIL. 1901-1970. (Confirming the birth year of the co-author with Valerie Evelyn Gregory of two novels in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Charles Evelyn.)

GREGORY, MARTHA. Delete. (Wrongly identified in CFIV as the real name of the author of the 1990 novel “So Easy to Love” in CFIV under the pseudonym Marcy Gray.)

GREGORY, MARTY. Pseudonym: Marcy Gray. (Adding the real name of the author of the 1990 novel “So Easy to Love” in CFIV.)

GREGORY, MASON. (Adding the setting of the 1953 novel in CFIV.)
    If Two of Them Are Dead. [West]

GREGSON, J(AMES) M(ICHAEL). 1934-2016. Died in England, probably in Buckinghamshire. (Adding the dead date of the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

GREIG, ANDREW. Ref: CA. (Adding a reference citation for the author of two novels in CFIV)

GRELL, MIKE [MICHAEL JON GRELL]. Living in Washington. (Adding the full name and residence of the author of three titles in CFIV.)

GRENGRAS, SHAMUEL. Correct to: Gringras, Shmuel/Samuel, 1949-    . (Correcting the name of the co-author with Val Andrews of four Sherlockian pastiches in CFIV under the pseudonym H. Penn.)

GRESSON, R. SHELTON. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of an 1893 novel in CFIV and adding its setting.)
    The Strange Adventures of Anelay Moreland. [Wales]

GREY, S(TEPHEN) G(EORGE). Graphic designer with a career in advertising. (Adding biographical details and a series character for the 2000 novel in CFIV.)
    A Cold Snap on Snow Hill. SC:  Carson (a private detective, also in “A Hard Rain on Birchfield” in 2014

GRIEVE, PAUL. Ref: CA. (Adding a reference citation for the author of the 1999 novel “Upon a Wheel of Fire” IN CFIV.)

GRIFFEY, JACKIE [JACQUELINE JETT GRIFFEY]. 1927-2015. Born Jacqueline Jett in Hot Springs, Arkansas; married James H. Griffey in Memphis, Tennessee; settled in Cabot, Arkansas in the 1970s; had a career as an insurance agent in Little Rock, retiring in 1993; published 20+ novels thereafter; died in Cabot. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Welcome to Lazarus” in CFIV.)
 
GRIFFIN, MAURICE LESLIE. Graduate of the University of Missouri; had a career in the financial service industry; living in Prairie Village, Kansas. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1998 novel “Keepers of the Sound” in CFIV as by Mo Griffin.)

GRIFFITHS, PAMELA. 1952-    . Born Pamela Cocker in Sheffield, England, where she still lives; poet and novelist. (Confirming the birth year and adding biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “Control the Demon” in CFIV.)

GRILLEY, KATE [KATHLEEN R. GRILLEY]. (Adding the full name of the author of the 2000 novel ”Death Dances to a Reggae Beat” in CFIV.)

GRIPP, MICHAEL. (Adding a further title for the author of the 1992 novel “Cairo’s Power” in CFIV.)
    Reich of the Amazon. Lakewood (Ontario), 1993
    
GRONMARK, SCOTT. Born in Norway; came to London with his family at age 6; read philosophy at Cambridge; worked for publishers, BBC Radio and TV; ran a media consultancy. (Adding biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Nick Sharman.)

GROOM, CAROLA. Born Carola M. Withington in Lancashire, England; married Brian W. A. Groom in 1980; living in Oldham, Lancashire. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1995 novel “The Good Doctor” in CFIV.)

GROSS, (IRA) LEONARD. 1928-2015. Died in Bend, Oregon. (Adding the first name and the death date and place for the author of three titles in CFIV.)

GROVER, KEVIN (PATRICK). Born and living in Tiffin, Ohio; instructor in the U.S. Army; publishing executive. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Strike Hard” in CFIV.)

GROVES, PAUL. 1930-2017. Died in Grantham, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of two volumes of plays in CFIV.)

GRUNDY, G(EOFFREY) E(SMOND). (Adding to the setting of the 1999 novel in CFIV.)
    Blood on the Opal. [1954]
 
GUILLORY, RACHELLE (HOLLIE). 1963-    . Living in Inglewood, California. (Adding the birth year and residence of the author of the 2000 novel “The Known Stranger” in CFIV.)

GUILLOU, JAN (OSKAR SVERRE LUCIEN HENRI). (Adding the author’s full name and the series character in the 1992 novel in CFIV.)
    Enemy’s Enemy. SC: Carl Hamilton

GUINNESS, PETER. Pseudonym of Peter O(liphant) Hutchison, 1960-    . (Adding the real name and birth year of the author of the 1999 novel “Hidden Agenda” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

GULLIVER, HAL [HAROLD STRONG GULLIVER, JR.]. 1935-2016. Born and died in Valdosta, Georgia. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1974 novel “Kill with style” in CFIV.)

GUNARATNE, MAHASARA. Biographer, academician and researcher; emeritus professor at Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1997 novel “Uncle Arthur” in CFIV.)

GUNNING, GARY J(OHN). A CPA living in Stewart Manor, New York. (Adding further biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

GUNSON, DAVE [DAVID W. GUNSON]. Born in Liverpool, England; now living Auckland, New Zealand. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1992 novel “Warriors in the Temple” in CFIV.)

GUNTNER, JOHN (WILLIAM). 1948-    . Living in Leland, North Carolina. (Adding the middle name and corrected birth year and residence of the author of the 2000 novel “War at Home” in CFIV.)

GUTELLE, ANDREW. Writer, editor and editorial consultant living in Montclair, New Jersey. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1990 novel “Dick Tracy on the Trail of Blank” in CFIV.)

GUTHRIE, RAYE PELLING. 1921-2016. Birth registered as Grace M. Pelling; death in Wales registered as Grace Muriel Guthrie. (Adding the death date and place for the author of numerous titles in CFIV under
the pseudonym Jane Morell.)

GUTTERIDGE,  MARIANNE. 1927-2019. Born in Spokane, Washington; teacher of the deaf, pianist, singer and choreographer with the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society; was living in Lake Forest Park but died in Edmonds, Washington. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of a 1996 novel in CFIV, and a series character in that novel.)
    Still Waters Run Deep. SC: Anna Swenson, also in “Crossed Fingers” in 2002
 
GUTTRIDGE, PETER. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England; novelist, critic, writing teacher and freelance journalist living in Sussex. (Adding further expanded biographical details for the author of five novels in CFIV.)

GYLLENHAAL, LIZA [ELIZABETH GYLLENHAAL BENNETT]. Raised in Pennsylvania; graduate of the Iowa Writing Workshop; worked in advertising and publishing in New York City; living in New York City and West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. (Adding the full married name and biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

H., C. G. (Adding the setting of the 1850 novel in CfIV.)
    The Unclaimed Daughter. [Ireland]

H., W. H. [WILLIAM H. HUSK]. William Henry Husk(?), 1854(?)-1907(?). (Adding the name and probable full name and dates of the author of the 1890 novel “-The Curate of Rigg” in CFIV.)

HA, GENE. 1969-    . Born in Chicago; living in Berwyn, Illinois. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the co-author with Gerard Jones of the 1999 graphic novel “Fortunate Son” in CFIV.)

HADEN, (ALAN?) PETER. Professional soldier for 25 years. (Adding the possible first name and biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

HADLEY, HARRY L. 1877-1942. (Adding the dates of the author of the 1942 play “Secret Agent” in CFIV.)

HADLEY, ROB. Born in England; a photojournalist around the world; now living in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Bad Press” in CFIV.)

HAGAR, JOHN (HENRY). Attorney in Granite Bay, California. (Adding the middle name and biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “A Politically Correct Murder”  in CFIV.)

HAGENBACH, KEITH (M.). 1944-    . Born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire; educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Dublin; was a brand manager with Unilever, then ran a yacht-building business in Norfolk, then spent a decade on Ibiza; now after further education is a psychotherapist in East Grinstead, Sussex. (Correcting the birth date and adding biographical details for the author of three 1980s novels in CFIV.)

HAHN, ROBERT (W.). 1918-1999. (Adding the dates for the co-author of the 1998 Sherlockian pastiche “The Case of the Yule Lantern Lost” in CFIV.)

HAIGH, RAYMOND (F.). Born in Doncaster, England; worked in local government design departments. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1984 novels in CFIV.)

HAILEY, VICTOR. (Adding a further title for the author of “Pay-Off for O’Banion” in CFIV.)
    There’s Money in Blondes. Action Detective pb,  1954

HAINSWORTH, FREDERICK. (Adding the setting of the 1901 novel in CFIV.)
    -Borrel’s Bog. [England]

HALE, ANDREW. Journalist in Italy. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1988 novel “No Peace for the Wicked” in CFIV.)

HALE, GEORGIE [GEORGINA H HALE]. Living in Coventry, graduate of Liverpool University; social worker, then at the University of Warwick. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Tread Softly” in CFIV.)

HALE, MARTIN. One reference seems to indicate that this was the pseudonym of Adrian Michael Berry, 1937-2016. (Adding a possibility for the author of two 1960s novels in CFIV.)
 
HALEGUA, LILLIAN. 1927-2017. Died in Great Neck, New York. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1970 novel “The Hanging” in CFIV.)

HALIGON, RICHARD. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1980 novel “The Flying Porcupine” in CFIV.)

HALL, (JAMES) ANDREW (PRENDERGAST). 1935-2018. Died in Bournemouth, England. (Adding the full name and death date and place of the author of three 1960s novels in CFIV.)
 
HALL, DOUG. (Adding a note on the 1998 novel in CFIV.)
    The Orient File. No trace of this novel can now be found.

HALL, GIMONE. 1940-2019. Lived in the unincorporated village of Ottsville, Pennsylvania, but the funeral took place in nearby Doylestown. (Adding the death date and place for the author of five novels in CFIV.)

HALL, JENNI(FER ANTOINETTE). Born in Bangor, North Wales; attend a Swiss language school, a London secretarial school and a Shropshire art school; worked as a film extra with Film Artistes Association. (Adding biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV, and the setting of one of them.)
    Ask Agamemnon. [London]
 
HALL, KAREN LYNNE. 1956-     . Living in Boone, North Carolina, and Los Angeles, California. (Correcting the birth year of the author of the 1996 novel “Dark Secrets” in CFIV.)
    
HALL, LAWRENCE E(DWARD). 1925-2017. Died in Washington. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 2000 novel “Montana Justice” in CFIV.)

HALL, LINCOLN (ROSS). 1955-2012. Born in Canberra, Australia; mountain climber; died in Sydney. (Adding the middle name and death date for the author of the 1990 novel “Blood on the Lotus” in CFIV.)

HALL, MARGARET (MARY). 1925-2017. Died in Hokitika, New Zealand. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1993 novel “Swag and Tucker” in CFIV.)

HALL, MARGARET HELEN. 1915-1990. (Confirming the death date of the author of four novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Helen Mace.)

HALL, MATTHEW. 1958-   . (Adding the birth year of the author of two novels in CFIV.)

HALL, ROB. Worked for the government for 17 years; lived in Oak Forest, Illinois. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “The Obituary Column” in CFIV.)

HALL, RUSS(ELL LEE). Ref: CA. (Adding a reference citation for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

HALL, RYDER. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1991 novel “An Eye for Murder” in CFIV.)

HALL, SAM. Born Wilfred S. B. Hall in Stockport, England; seems to have become Sam W. Hall by 2010; living and painting in Dorking. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1998 novel “The Silver Fjord” in CFIV.)

HALL, SHIRLEY. Sister of Carol Lee Fagot Theriot and co-author with her of the 1991 title “Deadly Relations”; she died some time before 2009 in a car accident. (Adding information about the co-author.)

HALLAHAN, WILLIAM H(ENRY). 1925-2018. Died in a medical center in Woodbury, New Jersey, but had been living in Haddonfield, New Jersey. (Adding the death date and place for the author of nine novels in CFIV.)

HALLBERG, (CARL) WILLIAM. 1947-2014. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan;  earned degrees from Miami University of Ohio and Bowling Green State University; Professor of English at East Carolina University for 30 years; died in Asheville, North Carolina. (Adding the death date and place and biographical details for the author of the 1988 novel “-The Rub of the Green” in CFIV.)

HALLIFAX, SYDNEY ARTHUR. 1862-1905. Journalist. (Correcting the death date of the author of the 1900 collection “Annals of a Doss House” in CFIV.)

HALLINAN, TIMOTHY (JOHN). Ref: CA. (Adding a reference citation for the author of six novels in CFIV.)

HALLORAN, DIANE. Apparently the pseudonym of a writer from Ireland. (Adding information about the author of the 1988 novel “Island of Secrets” in CFIV.)

HALSE, A(RCHIBALD?) W(ALTER?). 1882(?)-1966(?). (Adding the possible full name and dates for the author of the 1935 novel “The White Crusaders” in CFIV.)

HALSTEAD, THAYER. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1974 novel “The Godfather Must Live” in CFIV.)

HALUSZCZAK, THOMAS (JOHN), JR. History teacher and trial lawyer living in Martinsville, New Jersey. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1997 novel “Singleton” in CFIV.)

HAMAND, MAGGIE [MARGARET ELEANOR HAMAND]. Journalist, creative writing instructor, and co-director of an independent publishing company (Maia Press); broadcaster on radio and television; has a certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling. (Adding biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

HAMDAMI, ASMA. Born in Pakistan; has Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Columbia University; a clinical psychologist in Ashburn, Virginia. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1997 novel “Safe Town” in CFIV.)

HAMER, MIKE. Michael George Scantlebury. (Adding the full name of the author of four novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.

HAMILTON, ALEX (JOHN). 1930-2016. Grew up in Brazil; globetrotting reporter for the Guardian; died in Norfolk, England; death registered as Alex John Hamilton. (Adding the death date and place and further biographical details for the author of seven titles in CFIV.)

HAMILTON, (JAMES) DUNDAS. 1919-2018. Senior partner of a member firm of the London Stock Exchange; died in London.) Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1953 novel “Lorenzo Smiles on Fortune” in CFIV.)

HAMILTON, JESSICA. Ken(eth Roy) Greenhall, 1928-2014. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1976 novel “Elizabeth” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HAMILTON, LESLIE. Pseudonym of Henry Leslie Bolton, 1899-     . Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England; came to Canada with his parents at age 7 but returned to England and served in the Royal Tank Corps in WWI; death not traced. (Adding the real name and biographical details for the author of two 1941 novels in CFIV.)
 
HAMILTON, ROGER. Pseudonym of James Rogerson, 1904(?)-1984(?). (Adding possible dates for the author of three novels in CFIV, a person of this name was born in Preston, England, and died in Comox, British Columbia;  however, the publisher did not know Hamilton was a pseudonym.)

HAMILTON, SAM(UEL) A. 1864-1948. Born in Lewiston, Pennsylvania; long-associated with Pennsylvania railroads. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1900 novel “The Vengeance of the Mob” in CFIV.)

HAMMER, DAVID L(INDLEY). 1929-2018. Born in Newton, Iowa; graduate of Grinnell College and University of Iowa Law School; expert litigator; founder of the Gasogene Press; widely travelled; died in Newton, Iowa. (Adding the death date and place and biographical details for the author of several Sherlockian titles in CFIV.)

HAMMER, JON. (Adding a further title for the author of the 1990 title “The Drowned Girl” in CIFV.)
    Nation of Snitches. Piranha pb, 1990 (Graphic novel.)

HAMMERSLEY, RICHARD (WAYNE). 1948-2009. Construction contractor; walked 3200 miles across America to raise money for cancer research; died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Adding the death date and place and further biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Blind Obedience” in CFIV.)
 
HAMMES, PHILLIP. 1946(?)-    . (Adding the probable birth year of the author of the 1991 collection “The Memory of Cheap Music” in CFIV.)

HAMMOND, DIANA (FAITH MOTLEY). 1933-    . Born in Brazil; living in California. (Adding  the maiden name and birth year and residence of the author of the 1991 novel “The Impersonator” inCFIV.)

HAMPTON, LOU. Living in Plant City, Florida, at the time of the book. (Adding information about the author of the 1927 collection ”Ghosts of My Study” in CFIV.)
 
HANCOCK, LARRY. 1954-    . Graduate in mathematics from the University of Waterloo; chartered accountant in Toronto, Canada. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the co-author with Michael Cherkas of four graphic novels in CFIV.)

HANNAH, JANET. (Adding the series character in the 1999 novel in CFIV.)
    The Wish to Kill. SC: Alex Kertesz, also in subsequent novels

HANNAY, MEDORA. (Adding a note on the 2000 title in CFIV.)
    -Thy Will. No trace can now be found of this author/title.

HANNER, MARY L(UNDHOLM). 1943-    . Clinical laboratory scientist living in San Jose, California. (Correcting the birth year and adding the residence of the author of the 1993 novel “Rapid Growth” in CFIV.)

HANNIBAL, EDWARD (LEO). 1936-2014. Died in East Hampton, New York. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1982 novel “A Trace of Red” in CFIV.)

HANNOX, J. K. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1933 novel “Scientific Crime” in CFIV.)

HANSEN, RAY (EINAR). (Adding a reprint title for the 2000 novel in CFIV.)
    Reunion. Also published as “Ethnic Weapon”. RayDar, 2009

HANSOM, MARK. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline for seven novels in CFIV.)

HANSON, DIRK (TAYLOR). Living in Minnesota. (Adding the middle name and residence of the author of the 1987 novel “The Incursion” in CFIV.)

HANSON, H(OWARD) P(AUL). Earned a Ph.D. in environmental science  at the University of Miami; spent 20 years in environmental research at the University of Colorado and Los Alamos National Laboratory; a certified consulting meteorologist; living in Estes Park, Colorado. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “The Dean’s Murders” in CFIV.)

HANSON, KATE (KATHERINE) MYERS. Has an MFA degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop; editor of the literary magazine of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, where she is on assistant professor. (Adding biographical details for a co-author of the 1999 serial novel “Time and Chance” in CFIV.)

HANSON, MARY CATHERINE, nee Zimmerman. 1928-2006. Born in Montgomery, Alabama; graduate of the School of Industrial Arts in Manhattan; avidly interested in decorative arts; traveled widely; lived in New York City and finally in Argyle, New York. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “The House on Holly Street”  in CFIV.)

HARDER, ROBERT O(RVIS). Born in Jackson, Mississippi; graduate of the University of Minnesota in Duluth; flew 145 combat missions in the Vietnam War; former retail chain executive living in Chicago and Northern Minnesota. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “The Devil’s Holiday” in CFIV.)

HARDIE, ROBERT (PAUL?). (Adding a more specific setting for the 1995 novel in CFIV.)
    The Smiling Dog. [Fort Worth, Texas]

HARDING, GEORGE. George Harding Raubenheimer 1923-1994. (Adding the death date of the author of four novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HARDING, RICHARD. Robert (Salvatore) Tine, 1954-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of five novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HARDING, WILLIAM HARRY. (Correcting the middle name of the author of the 1979 novel “Rainbow” in CFIV.)

HARDY, ALBERT. (Adding the setting of the 1896 novel in CFIV.)
    A Crown of Gold. [England]

HARDY, ALICE LOUISE. 1926-2012. Died in Ormond Beach, Florida. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 2000 novel “Escape from a Canvas World” in CFIV.)

HARMAN, DONN (E.). 1917-1997. Born in Summit, New Jersey; author of plays and television shows; later executive with the Katz Agency; died in New York City. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the co-author with George Batson of the 1957 play “The House on the Cliff” in CFIV.)

HARMIDAROW, WALTER J(OHN). Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; vice president of Cooper Wealth Management; living in Grimsby, Ontario. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1998 novel “The Final Solution” in CFIV.)

HARMON, NIKKI (HARRIET). Water color artist and prolific playwright; graduate of Carnegie Mellon; studied at the Sorbonne and Institute Britannique; living in New York and Los Angeles. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1991 play “Murder Most Foul” in CFIV.)

HARMYK, PETER SCOTT. Graduate of Syracuse University and Franklin Pierce Law Center; actor and author; living in Los Angeles and Connecticut. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Say Good-Bye to Johnnie Blue” in CFIV.)

HARRELL, JANICE (FORRESTER). 1941-2018. Died in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. (Adding the death date and place for the author of more than 50 books, with three 1990s novels in CFIV.)

HARREX, ANNE (CAMPBELL). Born in Devenport, Tasmania; received an M.A. from the University of Tasmania in 1965; living in Adelaide, South Australia. (Adding further biographical details for the author of two titles in CFIV under the pseudonym Marina Campbell.)

HARRINGTON, DENIS J(AMES). 1932-2015. Died in Skaneateles, New York. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1976 novel “The Silent Pursuit” in CFIV.)

HARRINGTON, JOHN (WILLIAM CLIFFORD). 1941-1992. (Adding the reported death date of the author of the 1980 novel “A Fortune in the Blood” in CFIV.)

HARRIS, ALLISON D. 1962-   .  Living in Illinois. (Adding the birth date of the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Allie Harrison.)

HARRIS, BRIAN (CHARLES). Former teacher/counsellor; author of career planning books; has master’s degree in counselling from the University of Toronto; teaches at Queen’s University; living in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1990 novel “The Lebensborn Plot” in CFIV.)

HARRIS, CHARLES. Full name from copyright register: Charles Stanley Henry Frederick Harris. (Adding the author’s full name and the settings of two novels in CFIV.)
    Death of a Barrow Boy. [London]
    Three Ha-Pence to the Angel. [London]

HARRIS, DIANA. Freelance publicist and writer with a B.A. from the University of Birmingham; living in Northampton, England. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 2000 novelizations in CFIV.)
 
HARRIS, ELIZABETH. Ref: CA. (Adding a reference citation for the author of two novels in CFIV under this name and three as Alys Clare.)

HARRIS, GEORGE. 1914-1995(?). A person of this name and birth year died in 1995. (Adding a possible death date of the author of the 1987 novel “The Twins of Manscroft” in CFIV.)

HARRIS, GERALDINE. (Adding the setting of the 1992 novel in CFIV.)
    The Pear Trees Murder. [England]

HARRIS, (EVA) JEANE. Has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Colorado State University and a Ph.D. from Texas Christian University; retired from teaching in 2014; living in Jonesboro, Arkansas. (Adding biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

HARRIS, JULIE. (Adding a further title for the author of the 1992 novel “Encore” in CFIV.)
    Anna’s Gold. Arrow pb (Australia), 1992  [Australia, 1867]

HARRIS, JUNE 1940-    . Born in Mississippi; adult education educator with degrees from Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona (Ph.D.); living in Tucson, Arizona. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author of the 1982 novel “The Cursed Heiress” in CFIV under the then pseudonym June Hoffman.)

HARRIS, MAC SHERMAN. University teacher, reporter, speechwriter; head of a news bureau; latterly a communications manager in the nuclear power industry. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Leaving Levittown” in CFIV.)

HARRIS, NOEL. (Adding to the setting of the 1994 novel in CFIV.)
    The Enemy Faints Not. [Australia]

HARRIS, PETER. (Adding the setting of the 1987 novel in CFIV.)
    A Solitary Terrorist. [Ireland]

HARRIS, R. C. (Adding the setting of the 1995 play in CFIV.)
    Abigail. [England]

HARRIS, RAMON. Living in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Adding the residence of the author of the 2000 novel ”The Hiding Tree” in CFIV.)

HARRIS, RICHARD. (Adding the setting of the 1981 play in CFIV.)
    The Business of Murder. [London]

HARRIS, THOMAS. Served in the Navy in WWII and Air Force during the Korean War; has degrees in electronic technology and human behavior; retired to Oregon. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 collection “Clearance, and a Fair and Just Reward” in CFIV.)

HARRIS, WALTER. 1925-2019. Author and broadcaster; born in London; died in Lewes, East Sussex, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1977 novelization “To Catch a Rat” in CFIV.)

HARRIS, WILLIAM. Apparently a pseudonym of L(ouis) G(eorge) Alexander, 1932-2002, q.v. (Adding information provided by some British libraries for the author of the 1977 novel “Dangerous Game” in CFIV.)

HARRIS, WILLIAM O(RGAIN), III. 1936-2016. Died in Norfolk, Virginia. (Adding the middle name and death date and place for the author of the 2000 novel “The Methuselah Solution” in CFIV.)

HARRISON, ALLIE. Allison D. Harris, 1962-    . (Adding the birth year of the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HARRISON, BARBARA M(YERS). Born in Aurora, Colorado; graduate of the University of Texas (Austin); teacher turned writer; survivor of brain aneurism and cancer; living in Plano, Texas. (Adding biographical details for the author of 8 novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Leann Harris.)

HARRISON, PETER. Born in Devon, England; worked in commercial television; was international sales director for McGraw-Hill; moved to Spain in 1988; writer of a Pet Care column since 1989. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1997 novel “Legacy of Evil” in CFIV.)

HARRISON, WILLIAM (LOUIS). 1926-2011. Served in the U.S. Army in WWII; died in Wichita, Kansas. (Confirming the identity of the author of the 1979 novel “Hell’s Full” in CFIV; Google Books wrongly insists the author was William (Neal) Harrison, 1933-2013.)

HARRY, ERIC L. Graduate of Marine Military Academy in Texas; earned J.D. and MBA degrees at Vanderbilt University; lawyer in Houston and founder of a successful oil company. (Adding further biographical details for the author of four titles in CFIV.)

HART, JEFFREY (PETER}. 1930-2019. Born in Brooklyn; professor of English Literature at Dartmouth University for 30 years; died in Fairlee, Vermont. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1975 novel “The Proteus Pact” in CFIV under the pseudonym Geoffrey St. George.)

HART, L(AURENCE) H(AROLD). 1910-2003. Born in West Derby, Lancashire, England; short story writer; died in Cheshire. (Adding the full name, dates and biographical details for the author of four 1940s novels in CFIV.)

HART, PAMELA (PAGE). Former social worker; teacher criminal justice, in which she has bachelor’s and master’s degrees, at an area college; living in Omaha, Nebraska. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with Diane L. KIrkle of the 2000 novel “Bad Medicine” in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Diana Hart.)

HEBDEN, MARK. (Adding a note on the last Inspector Pel novel.)
    Pel and the Sepulchre Job. Left incomplete at the author’s death, and completed by Anthony Masters, 1940-2003.

HEWITT, KATHLEEN (DOUGLAS BROWN PITCHER). Modifying the representation of the 1943 novel in CFIV and adding its setting.)
    Plenty Under the Counter. [London]

HOLDING, ELISABETH SANXAY. (Adding the first British edition of the 1947 novel in CFIV.)
    The Blank Wall. Alfred Hitchcock Presents My Favorites in Suspense. Reinhardt, 1960

HUMPHRIES, SYDNEY VERNON. 1907-1982. Pseudonym: Michael Vane, q.v. (Adding a new name and byline not in CFIV.)
 
HUTCHISON, PETER O(LIPHANT). 1960-    . Living in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Adding the real name and birth date of the author of the 1999 novel “Hidden Agenda” in CFIV under the pseudonym Peter Guinness.)

JAMES, POLICE CAPTAIN. William Howard Van Orden, 1854-1886. (Adding the corrected dates for the author of two titles in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

JOHNS, AYRESOME. George (Walter) Locke, 1936-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1987 title “Pattern for Terror” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

JOHNSON, B. B. Pseudonym of Joe Greene (Joseph Perkins Greene), 1915-1986. (Adding the real name and dates for the author of six novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

KIRKLE, DIANE LUISE. Playwright, novelist and medical writer; living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with Pamela Hart of the 2000 novel “Bad Medicine” in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Diana Hart.)

KNIGHT, ERIC (MOWBRAY). (Adding the setting and British edition for the 1934 novel in CFIV.)
    Invitation to Life. Cassell, 1936 [U.S.]

LAMOND, GASTON. (Adding the setting of the 1947 novel in CFIV.)
    Love Traffic. [England]

LANE, ERIC. (Adding a byline and title not in CFIV.)
    The Travelling Man. Dedalus pb, 1986 [Europe]

LOCKE, GEORGE (WALTER). 1936-2019. Born and died in London, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author in CFIV for the 1987 title “Pattern of Terror” under the pseudonym Ayresome Johns.)

LONGSTRETH, T(HOMAS) VERNON. (Adding a note on the 1931 volume in CFIV)
    Murder at Belly Butte. Stories of actual crimes in Canada, some with dialogue added, so with some degree of dramatization.

MacDONALD, PHILIP. (Adding a further novel for the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)
    -Patrol. Collins, 1927; Harper, 1928 [Mesopotamia] Films: BIF, 1929, as Lost Patrol (scw and dir: Walter Summers); RKO, 1934, as The Lost Patrol (scw: Dudley Nichols, Garret Fort; dir: John Ford)
 
McGUIRE, (DOMINIC MARY) PAUL. Spent a few years (1928-1932) in England; died in North Adelaide, Australia. (Adding the full name and biographical details for the author of 16 novels in CFIV.)

MACKENZIE, JOAN (NOBLE). She was writing under her maiden name, as she married James Beattie Burnett in 1934; her death in 1991 was registered under both names. (Adding biographical details for the author of five novels in CFIV.)

MacLEAN, KATHERINE (ANNE). 1925-2019. Mostly known as a science fiction writer, but in CFIV for two 1970s titles; probably died in Arundel, Maine.  (Adding the death date and biographical details.)

MACE, HELEN. Margaret Helen Hall, 1915-1989. (Confirming the death date in Victoria, Australia, of the author of four novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)
   
MAGEE, BRYAN (EDGAR). 1930-2019. Died in London, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1960 novel “To Live in Danger” in CFIV.)

MANNUZZU, SALVATORE. 1930-2019. Born in Pitigliano, Italy; died probably in Sassari, Italy. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1993 novel “Procedura” in CFIV.)

MARCUS, JOANNA. (Adding series characters in the 1980 novel in CFIV.)
    Marsh Blood. SC: David Lofthouse and Rose Endel, also in titles as by Lucilla Andrews and Diana Gordon, qq.v.

MASON, LEONIE. Pseudonym of Winifred Joan Suter Walker, 1908-1997; birth registered as Winifred Suter; death registered as Joan Walker in James Bay Lodge, Victoria, Canada. (Adding the death date and biographical details of the author of the 1947 novel “Murder by Accident”  in CFIV.)

MAYER, MARTIN (PRAGER). 1928-2019. Died in Shelter Island, New York. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1979 novel “Trigger Points” in CFIV.)

MAYER, ROBERT. 1939-2019. Died in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Adding the death date and place for the author of two novels in CFIV; not to be confused with Robert/Bob Mayer born 1959.)

MEEK, DORIS. 1912-2000. Born Doris Applewhite in Georgia; married Samuel A. Meek in San Joaquin, California; died in San Diego; sister of Adrienne (Applewhite) Jones. (Confirming the dates and adding biographical details for the co-author with Adrienne Jones in CFIV under the pseudonyms Mason Gregory and Gregory Mason.)

MORELL, JANE. Raye Pelling Guthrie/Grace Muriel Pelling, 1921-2016; died in Wales. Birth registered as Grace M. Pelling and death registered as Grace Muriel Guthrie. (Adding the death date of the author of numerous titles in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

MORTON, DESMOND FREDERICK. 1925-    . Born in Yeovil, Somerset, England; married there in 1949 (Confirming the birth year and adding further biographical details for the author of the 1962 novel “The Potter’s Pool Mysteries” in CFIV.)
 
MOSS, HENRY WEBSTER. 1889-1966. Born and died in Dublin, Ireland, but spent over 30 years in Huddersfield, England; listed as a factory manager in 1939. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV under the pseudonym H. W. Webster,)

MUAT, PAGAN. Pseudonym of Frank Alfred Heden Wilson, 1909-1985. Born in Lancashire, England; a fireman in Liverpool; died in Widnes, Cheshire. (Adding the full real name and dates for the author of the 1947 novel “Murder’s No Picnic” in CFIV.)

NICHOLS, PETER (RICHARD). 1927-2019. Died in Oxford, England. Ref: CA. (Adding the death date and place and reference citation for the author of the 1998 play “Blue Murder” in CFIV.)

O’DONNELL, MICHAEL (THOMAS). 1928-2019. Born in Yorkshire , England; general medical practitioner, radio and television presenter and panelist; wrote for the BBC Variety department; died probably in South Yorkshire (maybe Wath upon Dearne). (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of two 1980s novels in CFIV.)

PARK, (CECIL) MALCOLM (WILLIAM). 1875-1971. Born in Lambeth, London, England; a veterinary surgeon, in Sussex by 1939; died in London. (Adding the corrected full name, dates and biographical details for the author of the 1947 novel “The Honest Rogue” in CFIV.)
 
PARKER, UNA-MARY. 1930-2019. Died in Kensington, London, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of 11 titles in CFIV.)

PASCOE, IRENE M(AVIS). (Adding the setting of the 1986 novel in CFIV.)
    Lord of High Cliff Manor. [Washington]

PENN, H. Pseudonym of Shmeul/Samuel Gringras, 1949-    . Rabbi and publisher of Magico Magazine; living in Brooklyn, New York. (Correcting the identity of the co-author with Val Andrews of three Sherlockian pastiches in CFIV.)

PICKEN, KATHLEEN FARRAR. Probably Kathleen Dorothy Farrar, born 1901 in West Ham, Essex, England, who married Norman G. Picken in 1921 (divorced 1936), and died in 1972 in Kensington, London. (Adding a new byline and title not in CFIV.)
    Uneasy Paradise. Hale, 1956 [France]

RAMSAY, M. C. Pseudonym of Mary Ramsay Calder, 1879-1946. (Adding a new byline and title not in CFIV.)
    -Was She Guilty? Peg’s Novels (Yorkshire), 1930
 
RAUBENHEIMER, GEORGE HARDING. 1923-1994. (Adding the death date of the author of four novels in CFIV under the pseudonym George Harding.)

REES, ROSEMARY (FRANCES). (Adding a novel for the author of six titles in CFIV.)
    Sing a Song of Sydney. Chapman, 1938 [Sydney]

RICHARDS, H(AROLD) GRAHAME. Born either in the U.K. or Cairo, Egypt; married Doris Maude Catton in 1916--she was born in 1891 and died a widow in 1961, so he died before 1961. (Deleting the suggested 1966 death date and adding further biographical details for the author of two titles in CFIV.)

ROGERS, LANNY. John F(armer) Watt, 1915-1968. (Adding the real name and dates of the author of the 1950 novel “Crime Has No Friends” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

ROSS, HELEN HALYBURTON. This was the writing name of Helen Maude Ross, as all records (including death and probate) are in this name. (Adding further information about the author of 11 titles in CFIV.)

ST. GEORGE, GEOFFREY. Jeffrey (Peter) Hart, 1930-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1975 novel “The Proteus Pact” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

SCANTLEBURY, MIKE [MICHAEL GEORGE SCANTLEBURY]. (Adding the full name of the author of four novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Mike Hamer.)

SHELDON, DYAN. Born in Brooklyn, New York; raised on Long Island; moved around a lot before ending up in London, England; worked in publishing as a blurb writer and then as a commissioning editor there, before becoming a full-time writer. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1992 novel “My Life as a Whale” in CFIV.)

SIDDONS, (SIBYL) ANNE RIVERS. 1936-2019. Died in Charleston, South Carolina. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1978 novel “The House Next Door” in CFIV.)

SMITH, DON(ALD TAYLOR). Pseudonym: Duncan Tyler. (Adding the pseudonym for the 1959 novel “Red Curtain” in CFIV.)

SPERDUTI, DOMINICK ROCKE. Born and died in Fall River, Massachusetts; had degrees from Brown University; also studied at Boston University and George Washington University; fluent in several languages and head of the foreign languages department of Durfee High School in Fall River for 25 years; also reported to have written other titles including ”One Terrible Night,” “The Phantom,” “The Bridegroom Must Die,” and “Murder of a Braider-Tender,” which cannot now be traced. (Adding biographical details for the author of seven titles in CFIV.)
 
STAYNES, JILL. (Correcting the British publisher for the 1990 novel in CFIV.)
    Grave Responsibility. Barrie & Jenkins
 
STEVENSON, GEORGE. Pseudonym of an unidentified woman author from Yorkshire. (Adding further information about the author of the 1913 novel “Topham’s Folly” in CFIV.)

TEDESCHI, ANTHONY MICHAEL. 1941-   . Co-author of the ghost-written volume “A Member of the Family” in CFIV as by Nick Vasile. (Adding a new byline not in CFIV.)

TINE, ROBERT (SALVATORE). 1954-2019. Born in Providence, Rhode Island; graduate of Columbia University; freelance writer; lived also in the Bahamas, Wales, South Africa, Italy and Argentina; died in Newburyport, Massachusetts. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of numerous titles in CFIV under various bylines.)

TURBYFIELD, GWEN. Born Gwen L. Austin in Brooklyn; graduated as a psychology major from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1962; married Gary Turbyfield in 1963; had a career in recreation and therapeutic recreation; activity director in nursing facilities; living (widowed) in Tacoma, Washington. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “Twilight Manor” in CFIV under the pseudonym/maiden name Gwen Austin.)

TWEDT, JERRY L(EE). Born in Roland, Iowa; former TV producer and director; living in Orlando, Florida. (Adding the middle name and biographical details for the author of the 1976 play “Murder on Center Stage” in CFIV.)

TWOHY, MARJORIE. Born Marjorie Erma Mauk; living in Salida, California. (Adding further biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel ”Liontech” in CFIV.)

TYLER, DUNCAN. Pseudonym of Don(ald Taylor) Smith, 1909-   ?. (Adding the real name of the author of the 1959 novel “Red Curtain” in CFIV.)

UCHIDA, YASUO. 1934-2018. Born and died in Tokyo, Japan.  (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1994 title “The Togakushi Legend Murders” in CFIV—the only of Uchida’s novels featuring Mitsuhiko Asami to be translated into English.)

ULDRICH, JOHN (THOMAS, JR.). 1936-2019. (Adding the full name and death date of the author of the 2000 novel “Fifth Force Assembling” in CFIV.)

UNDERHILL, G(EORGE) F(REDERICK). 1864-1903. Barrister and journalist on fox-hunting ; born and died in Wolverhampton, England. (Confirming the dates and adding biographical details for the author of five titles in CFIV.)

UPTON, ROBERT (JESTEN). (Adding the middle name of the author of six novels in CFIV.)

URBAN, ANDREW L(UIS). Born in Budapest, Hungary; educated in London; migrated to Australia in 1966; a career journalist on film and filmmaking; created “Up Front”, a weekly documentary in 1992; launched “Urban Cinefile”, a weekly online movie magazine, in 1997. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1995 novel “If You Promise Not to Tell” in CFIV.)

USHER, L(INDY) E(LIZABETH). ca.1963-     . Married Simon Morley in 1993; now Lindy E(Lizabeth) Usher-Morley, living in Edenbridge, Kent, England. (Adding further biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “Miss” in CFIV.)
 
UTLEY, DAVID JASPAR. Served with The British Council in various postings, finally as director in Madras India; now living in Havant, Hampshire, England. (Adding the corrected middle name spelling and further biographical details for the author of the 1995 collection “Ngoma and Click” in CFIV.)

VAJDA, TIBOR TIMOTHY. 1924-2015. Died in Australia. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 2000 novel “Blood Red Moon” in CFIV.)

VALENTINE, PAUL W(EST). (Adding the middle name of the author of three novels in CFIV.)

VALENTINO, JOSE A(NTONIO). 1915-2002. A guitarist; born in Cuba, died in Los Angeles. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 2000 collection “Stories” in CFIV.)

VANDERPUIJE, NII A(KRAMPAHENE). 1925-1980. Died in Nuremberg, Germany.  (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1956 novel “The Counterfeit Corpse” in CFIV.)

VANDERVOORT, BENJAMIN (FRANKLIN). 1943-2018. Born in Alexandria, Virginia; served three helicopter flight tours in Vietnam; died in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “The Swastika Strain” in CFIV.)

VAN DYKE, JEAN (P.).  Once owner of a popular stable, “Nature’s Last Stand,” in Plymouth, Michigan; now living in Trout  Lake, Michigan. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1990s titles in CFIV.)

VANE, MICHAEL. Pseudonym of Sydney Vernon Humphries, 1907-1982. (Adding a new byline and title not in CFIV.)
    -Conflict with a Crook, and other stories. Springs Advertiser (South Africa), 1948 (At least one copy exists, in the National Library of South Africa.)
 
VAN LANDINGHAM, CHARLES (EDWARD). 1910-1985. Born in Los Angeles, California; educated in journalism at the University of Southern California; worked variously in the Far East; last living in Hawaii. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the  author of the 1985 novel “A Sling for David” in CFIV.)

VAN ORDEN, WILLIAM HOWARD. 1854-1886. Born and died in New York. (Adding the corrected dates and biographical details for the author of two titles in CFIV under the pseudonym Police Captain James.)
 
VAN RENSBURG, HELEN. Born Helen Mary Allam in Essex, England, in 1913; family was in South Africa by 1930; she married Peter Wildgoose in Surrey, England, in 1942, then Louwrens Van Rensburg in South Africa in 1951. (Adding further biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV, and the setting of one of them.)
    The Siege of Aunt Estelle. [Natal]

VASILE, NICK. Vice squad policeman in Washington, DC; night club proprietor in Roslyn, New York; operator of a private detective agency in New York. (Adding biographical details for the byline and a co-author for the ghost-written title in CFIV.)
    A Member of the Family. Ghost written by Donald Bain and Anthony Michael Tedeschi, 1941-   .

VENNER, NORMAN (JOSIAH BARTON). (Adding the setting of the 1935 novel in CFIV.)
    The Imperfect Imposter. [London]

VERNON, MARJORIE. Pseudonym of Marjorie Cottam, who lived in Birmingham, England, in the 1950s; may have gone to Italy and stayed there. (Deleting the suggested dates, and adding the real name and biographical details for the author of the 1976 novel “-Flamenco and Orange Blossoms” in CFIV.
 
VIEIRA, JOSE LUANDINO. Pseudonym of Jose Vieira Mateus de Graca, 1935-    . Born in Portugal; but with his parents went to Angola in 1938 and has lived there since. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1978 novel “The Real Life of Domingos Xavier” in CFIV.)

VINCENT, ARTHUR H(UGH). 1870-1947. Born in Greenock, Scotland; died in Sussex, England. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1933 novel “Beyond the Law” in CFIV.)

VINCENT, LOUIS [LEWIS ALPHONSUS VINCENT]. 1876-1966. Born in Greenock, Scotland; newspaper editor in 1939 census; died in Brighton, England. (Adding the full name and biographical details for the  author of the 1934 novel “Youth at Bay” in CFIV.)

WADDINGTON-FEATHER, JOHN (JOSEPH). 1933-2017. Died in Shrewsbury, England. (Adding the middle name and death date and place for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

WAINWRIGHT, ARTHUR (WILLIAM). 1935-2016. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, England; partner in a Manchester accountancy office turned farmer and writer; director of the publishing firm that issued his books; died in Prestatyn, Wales. (Deleting the CA reference, correcting the birth year and adding biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

WAKE, EDITH. 1908-1985.  Born Edith Snaith in Northumberland, England; school teacher; married school teacher William Wake in 1941; died in Chichester, Sussex. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1947 novel “Death and Mrs. Lovely” in CFIV.)
 
WAKE, VIVIEN FISKE. Born Margaret Vivien Barbara Wake in Newcastle, England; was in New Zealand by 1957, where she earned a B.A. degree; came to the U.S. in 1965 and naturalized citizen in 1970; now living in San Pedro,California, listed as Margaret V. Wake. (Adding further biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

WALKER, WINIFRED JOAN SUTER. 1908-1997. Ref: CA (as Joan Walker). Born Winifred Suter in Wandsworth, England; went to Canada in 1946; married James Rankin Walker in 1946; died in James Bay Lodge, Victoria, Canada; death registered as Joan Walker. (Adding a reference citation for the author of the 1947 novel “Murder by Accident” in CFIV under the pseudonym Leonie Mason.)

WALLING, JOHN (OSWALD). 1928-2016. Born in Atherstone, England; died in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1998 collection “A Parcel of Diamonds” in CFIV.)

WARD, (CAPT.) WIL(LIAM) J(AMES). 1863-1924. Born in Topsham, Devonshire, England; sailor, journalist, editor; died in Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1910 title “-S.S. Crauck; or, The Scheme That Failed” in CFIV.)

WARREN, PAT(RICIA ANN). 1936-2019. Born Patricia Ann Cox in Akron, Ohio; newspaper columnist and realtor in Detroit, Michigan; married Frank Warren in 1957; moved to Arizona and became a prolific novelist; died in a hospice (apparently in Tempe, Arizona). (Adding the death date and place and biographical details for the author of seven novels in CFIV.)

WATLING, MAURICE (FREDERICK). 1916-1965. Born in Thanet, Kent, England; headmaster and school librarian in the 1950s; died in Hillingdon, London. (Confirming the dates and adding biographical details for the author of the 1957 collection “Ten Men of Mellowbrook” in CFIV.)

WATSON, ZEANA. Pseudonym of Margaret  Zeana Watson Coumbis, 1916-2015. Born and died in England but lived in Australia 1950s-1980s and married a Greek immigrant there in 1955. (Adding the real name and dates and biographical details for the author of the 1997 novel in CFIV, and adding its corrected setting.)
    Hidden Depths. [Sydney, Australia]

WATT, JOHN F(ARMER). 1915-1968. Born in Dundee, Scotland; died in Carnoustie; a bookseller. (Correcting the entry for the author of the 1954 novel “The Bitter End” as well as novels under pseudonyms and house names in CFIV.)

WATT, JON. John F(armer) Watt, 1915-1968. (Adding the full name and dates of the author of the 1950 novel “You’re Dead Right” in CFIV under the Jon Watt byline.)

WEBB, GEOFFREY. 1920-1962. Born in Gloucestershire, England; local reporter before becoming a scriptwriter; died in a car accident in Berkshire. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of three titles in CFIV.)

WEBSTER, H. M. Pseudonym of Henry Webster Moss, 1889-1966. (Adding the real name and dates of the author of three novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

WEINER, JACK B(ERNARD). 1929-2017. Born in Brooklyn, New York; died in Oriental, North Carolina. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1973 novel “The Morning After” in CFIV.)
 
WEIR, CHARLENE (MARTHA KETTNER). 1937-2015. Died in El Cerrrito, California. (Adding the death date and place for the author of four Police Chief Susan Wren novels in CFIV.)

WELLS, RALPH C(LARKE). 1889-1975. Born in Toledo, Ohio; worked in the film industry in England in the 1920s and 1930s; returned to the U.S. in 1940; died in California. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1930 novel in CFIV and adding its more specific setting.)
     Under Arabian Skies. [Algeria]

WELT, ELLY [ELINOR HAYKIN SHAPIRO WELT]. 1932-2018. Died in Seattle, Washington. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1980 novel “Joanna Reddinghood” in CFIV.)

WENTWORTH, BERNARD. Probably the pseudonym of Eleanor Louisa Rachel Dashwood Brotherton, 1861-1914. (Adding the probable real name and dates of the author of the 1897 novel “The Master of Hullingham Manor” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

WENTZIEN, MARION. Born Marion De Booy in Arizona; married Irwin Heinrich Wentzien in 1959; living in Saratoga, California. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1988 novel in CFIV and its setting.)
    Desert Shadows. [Pennsylvania]

WENZEL, BARBARA (ANN). Born Barbara Ann Baldwin; married David Bruce Wenzel (1941-2015) in 1966; an artist living in Victoria, Australia (probably Mornington). (Adding biographical details for the co-author with Peter Fitzpatrick of the 1993 title “Death in the Back Pocket” in CFIV.)

WENZELL, ISABEL D’ESTE. Deleting the 1904 birth date and biographical details in CFIV. (Correcting information for the byline in CFIV for the 1967 novel “The Dragon’s Lair.”)

WEST, ANNA. (Adding the series characters in the 2000 novel in CFIV.)
    Truth Gone Missing. SC: Laney (Dr. Elaine Burger-Phelps) and Cade (Kincaid Phelps), also in two subsequent novels

WEST, CHASSIE (L.). Born in New Jersey and living in Maryland. (Adding biographical details for the author of four novels in CFIV, and a note on one of them.)
    Desperado. Created by and copyright claimed by Ruth Glick and Eileen Buckholtz, who created the series of which this is a part.

WEST, FRED(ERICK WILLLIAM). 1860-1943. Born in Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England; trained as a railway clerk and superintendent of a goods yard in 1911; died in Rhos on Sea, Denbighshire. (Confirming the dates in New Addenda #7 and adding biographical details for the author of the 1931 novel ”A Welsh Courtship”  in CFIV.)
 
WEST, (DR.) MICHAEL (PHILIP). The entry in New Addenda #7 (for the author of a 1952 novel) and the entry in CFIV for the 1959 novel “Death in Cranford” under the pseudonym Clara Stone should be combined. (Adding information about the byline.)

WHALLEY, PETER. 1946-2017. Novelist and prolific television scriptwriter; born and died in Lancashire, England. (Adding the death date and place and biographical details for the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

WHEELAHAN, PAUL. 1930-2018. Died in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. (Adding the death date and place for the author of four novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Adam Bonnard.)

WHITE, T. L. Pseudonym of sorts for “Tiny” Lilian Henrietta White, child actress in the 1880s, born 1869 in Surrey, England, married James Braidwood Birkbeck in 1896, died in Surrey in 1958. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the co-author with Thomas Terrell of the 1891 novel “-Lady Delmar” in CFIV.)

WILSON, FRANK ALFRED HEDEN. 1909-1985. (Adding the full name and dates of the author of the 1947 novel “Murder’s No Picnic” in CFIV under the pseudonym Pagan Muat.)
 
WINCH, EVELYN M. (Adding further titles for the author of four novels in CFIV.)
    -At Second Sight. Collins, 1935
    Enemy’s Kiss. Collins, 1935
    
WOOLF, F. X. Howard Engel, 1931-2019. (Adding the death date of the co-author with Janet Evelyn Hamilton of the 1985 novelization “Murder in Space” under the joint pseudonym.)

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