New Addenda #22                          Return to the Main Page.
                                  
                     (with thanks to Jamie Sturgeon and, as always, to John Herrington)

 
ALVAREZ, A(LFRED). 1929-2019. Died in Hampstead, London, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of two novels in  CFIV.)
           
ARVONEN, HELEN (MARGARET). 1918-1992. Born Margaret Helen Dickinson in 1918; married Robert John Conway in 1934 (he died in 1959); married Sulu Arvid Arvonen (1913-1984) in 1960. (Adding further details for the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

BAILEY, ERIC. (Adding a setting and series character for novels in CFIV.)
Cradle’s Revenge. SC: Jon Delaney
Leave of Absence. SC: Jon Delaney [Greece]
   
BARR, JOHN MARSHALL. 1926-1971. Born in Evanston, Illinois; died in London, England. (Adding the name and dates of the co-author with wife Patricia Miriam Barr of the 1960 novel “The Andean Murders” in CFIV under the pseudonym Laurence Hazard.)

BARR, PATRICIA MIRIAM. 1934-2018. Born Patricia Miriam Copping in Norwich, England; married American John Marshall Barr in 1956; traveled with him to Bolivia and Japan; died in Norwich.  (Adding the death date and biographical details of the co-author with husband John M. Barr of the 1960 novel “The Andean Murders” in CFIV under the pseudonym Laurence Hazard.)

BARTON, (SAMUEL) WAYNE. (Adding the series character in two 1990s novels in CFIV.)
    Manhunt, with Stan Williams. SC: Jeff King
    Shadow of a Doubt, with Stan Williams. SC: Jeff King
 
BENNETT, JANICE (EILEEN). Has degrees from the University of California; prolific writer; presents workshops on aspects of writing; editor; has lifetime achievement awards from Romantic Times. (Adding the middle name and biographical details for the author of five novels in CXFIV.)

BENNETT, JANICE M. Delete reference to Eileen Witton. (Adding a correction for the author of three 1970s novels in CFIV.)

BERRY, ELEANOR (AGNES). 1950-    . Born in London, England; has a B.A. degree in English; variously engaged until turning to writing. (Adding the middle name, corrected birth date, and biographical details for the author of 7 novels in CFIV, and the setting of one of them.)
    Your Father Died on the Gallows. [London]

BETTANY, GEORGE (KERNAHAN GWYNNE). Son of Mrs. Coulson Kernahan, 1857-1941 and stepson of Coulson Kernahan,  1858-1943, both in CFIV. (Adding information about the author of 9 novels in CFIV.)

BOBRICK, SAM(UEL). 1932-2019. Born in Chicago; died in Northridge, California. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of three plays in CFIV.)

BOSOMWORTH, ALBERT JOHN. 1945-    . Pseudonym: James Hayward-Searle. (Adding the real name of the author of the 2000 novel “Carlos II” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

BRENNAN, ELIZABETH (CHRISTINA). 1913-1995. Born in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland; lived in Abbeyfield, Killester, but died in Dublin. (Adding the middle name, corrected dates and biographical details for the author of three 1940s novels in CFIV.)

BRODY, MARC. William Henry Michael/Mickell Williams, 1911-1988. Born and died in Victoria, Australia. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of dozens of titles in CFIV under the pseudonym.)
   
BURGIN, G(EORGE) B(ROWN). (Correcting the publication date of a novel in CFIV.)
    The Hut by the River. Hutchinson, 1916

BURKE, THOMAS. (Adding the setting of the 1917 novel in CFIV.)
    Twinkletoes. [London]

BUSH, CHRISTOPHER. (Giving the corrected setting of the 1966 novel in CFIV.)
    The Case of the Good Employer. [London, France]

BYFORD, JOAN ROY [ALTHEA JOAN MARY BYFORD, LATER BREWER]. 1899-1978. See: Evadne Price.
 
CALVIN, HENRY. (Adding settings for novels in CFIV.)
    The DNA Business. [England]
    Miranda Must Die. [Scotland]
    The Wrong Turning. [Rumania, England]

COLLIER, PETER (ANTHONY DALE). 1939-2019. Died in Nevada City, California. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1978 novel “-Downriver” in CFIV.)

CONNELL, CHARLES (HENRY). (Adding a series character and deleting a non-criminous title and amending settings.)
    Catt Among the Pidgeons. Delete
    Meet Me at Philippi. SC: Silenus Sextus [44 B.C.]
    Most Delicious Poison. SC: Silenus Sextus [31-10 B.C.]
 
CONNOR, HILARY HERBERT. 1921-2011. Born in Providence, Rhode Island; graduate of Tufts Medical College. (Adding the full name and dates and biographical details of the co-author with Richard H. Rodino of four 1980s novels in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Richard Hilary.)

COOPER, RODERICK. (Adding an additional setting for the 1976 novel in CFIV.)
    The Patsy Prize. [Wales]

COUGHLIN, WILLIAM J(EREMIAH). (Correcting the byline for the 1966 novel in CFIV.)
    The Widow Wondered. As by  W. G. Coughlin

COX, ANNIE. 1845-1919. Born Annie Wilson in London, England; married and divorced from John Henry Cox; died in London. (Adding corrected dates and biographical details for the author of the 1900 novel “The Mystic Number Seven” in CFIV under the pseudonym Annabel Gray.)
  
CRONK, DON. 1949-    . Writer living in Perth, Western Australia; former teacher at the University in Perth and former head of the Norther District Writers Club. (Adding a new byline and title not in CFIV.)
    Death in Retirement. Ark Publications pb, 1992 [Sydney]

CROSS, GILBERT B(EVERLEY). 1939-2019. Birth name: Beverly G. Cross. Died in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Adding the death date and place for the author in CFIV under the pseudonyms J. C. Winters and Jon Winters.)

CROSS, IAN (ROBERT), 1925-2019. Died in Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. (Adding the death date and place of the author of the 1957 novel in CFIV and a movie based on the novel.)
    -The God Boy. TV movie: TV One (New Zealand), 1976 (scw: Ian Mune; dir: Murray Reece)

CULLEN, (GEORGE) IAN. 1939-2019. Born in West Boldon, County Durham, England; primarily an actor; died in Surrey Heath. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the co-author with Catherine Arley of the 1982 play “Tantalus” in CFIV.)

DAVIS, REGINALD. One source gives him the middle initial J; a possibility is Reginald James Davis, 1894-1965, who once worked for a London publisher. (Adding information about the author of three 1930s novels in CFIV.)
 
DIXON, STEPHEN (B.). 1936-2019. Died in Towson, Maryland. (Adding the death date and place for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

DUNKEL, BEATRICE CLARE. 1962-   . Pseudonym: Mo Hayder. (Adding the real name of the author of the 1999 novel “Birdman” in CFIV.)

FENISONG, RUTH. (Adding a correction for the 1960 British title in CFIV.)
    Sinister Assignment. British edition of “Death of the Party” (1958)

FRANZ. Probably Edward Franck Wyman, 1842-1903. (Adding the probable real name and dates for the author of the 1879 novel “The Felthams; or, Contrasts in Crime” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

GAINES, ERNEST J(AMES). 1933-2019. Died in Oscar, Louisiana. (Adding the death date and place for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

GAINSLEY, SIDNEY. (Adding a series character.)
    Did This Really Happen? SC: Dr. Hawkins (in ss “The Diary”}
    Love and Dr. Hawkins. SC: Dr. Hawkins

GLYDER, JOHN. (Adding a note on the 1942 title in CFIV.)
    -Inviting Fingers. (adding the dash to indicate at most marginally criminous)
 
GRAY, ALICE. Julia Anthon Mathews, 1835-1881. (Adding the full name and corrected dates for the author of the 1855 collection “Lily Huson; or, Early Struggles ‘Midst Continual Hope” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

GRAY, ANNABEL. Annie Cox, 1845-1919. (Adding the corrected dates for the author of the 1900 novel “The Mystic Number Seven” in CFIV under the pseudonym, and adding a further title.)
    Margaret Dunbar. Tinsley, 1879

HADDEN, ROBERT SMITH. 1935-2018. Died in Surrey, England. (Adding the real name and dates for the author of the 1997 novel “Black Sunrise” in CFIV under the pseudonym Robert Hayden.)

HAMILTON, ROGER. (Adding the setting of the 1968 novel in CFIV.)
    The Rules Don’t Apply. [Bermuda]
 
HARDESTY, JOHN. Pseudonym of Ralph (Eugene) Hayes, 1927-    . (Adding a new byline and title not in CFIV.)
    The Killing Ground. Leisure pb, 1978 [Northern Ireland]

HARKNETT, TERRY (WILLIAM). 1936-2019. Died in Dorset, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of numerous titles in CFIV under this byline and others under several pseudonyms.)

HARMAN, JANE. Terry (William) Harknett, 1936-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1971 novel “-W.I.T.C.H.” under the pseudonym.)

HARRINGTON, R(OBERT) E(DWARD). 1931- ?. Born in Norman, Oklahoma; earned a B.S. at the University of Utah; was a systems engineer with IBM in Washington; a corporate systems manager with Weyerhauser and director of corporate systems with Chrysler in Michigan; division manager with S-Cubed in La Jolla, California; instructor in novel writing at University of California, San Diego; last living in Solana Beach, California, where some references show him deceased. (Adding biographical details for the author of 5 novels in CFIV.)

HARRIS, EVELYN (J.). 1931-    . Born Evelyn J. H. Mills in West Kingsdown, Kent; married Dennis J. Harris in 1953; taught in a primary school until turning to writing; later moved to Colchester. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author of ten novels in CFIV.)

HARSCH, RICK [RICHARD ALLEN HARSCH]. (Adding the full name of the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV.)

HART, FRANK. (Adding the setting of the 1897 novel in CFIV.)
    When Passions Rule. [England]

HART, JANET [JANET HART BROWN]. Married Terence Brown from Texas; has bachelor and master’s degrees from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale); former writer and editor for University Publications; taught creative writing at Arkansas State University; twice winner of Eudora Welty Award. (Adding further biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)
 

HARTMAN, CHERRY. Licensed clinical social worker in Corvallis, Oregon. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1996 novel ”The Well-Heeled Murders” in CFIV.)

HARTMAN, KEITH (RICHARD). Born in Huntsville, Alabama; graduate of Princeton University; also studied at London School of Economics and Duke University; author and film maker; living in California. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel ”The Gumshoe, the Witch and the Virtual Corpse” in CFIV.)

HARTMAN, LORIE. 1938-2017. Born in Evanston, Illinois; studied voice and piano; earned a Ph.D. in English; taught at New York University until 2003 retirement; second husband was Gregory Sullivan, so obituary was as Lorie Hartman Sullivan; lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but died in hospice in Mount Joy. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the co-author with first husband Jan Hartman of the 1973 novel “The Daughters of Music” in CFIV under the pseudonym Susannah Lawrence.)

HARVEY, LINDA RUTH. 1942-1991. Born and died in New Mexico. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1981 novel “Porcelain Dolls Don’t Bleed” in CFIV under the pseudonym Christina Vail.)

HARWOOD, EDMUND (DONALD). (Adding the setting of the 1986 title in CFIV.)
    The Quarry. [England]

HASWELL, MARGARET (ROSARY). 1917-2018. Born in London, England; rural economist, agronomist and development consultant, with a master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Oxford; widely traveled, especially to the poorer places of the world; died in Haddenham, England. (Adding the death date and place and biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Murder on Pawley’s” in CFIV.)

HATFIELD, MICHAEL (VERNON). 1935-2007. Died in London, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1981 novel “Spy Fever” in CFIV.)

HATHAWAY, ANN. (Adding the setting of the 1933 novel in CFIV.)
    The Man in the Monkey Suit. [New York City]

HATHAWAY, DENNIS (D.). Born in Iowa; journalist and short story and non-fiction writer; living in Venice, California. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1992 collection “The Consequences of Desire” in CFIV.)

HATHORN, CHRISTINE. 1916(?)-2008(?). A person of this name was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and died in Baton Rouge. (Adding possible dates for the author of the 1973 novel “The Undoing of Miss Abigail Wrigley” in CFIV.)

HATHORN, MELVIN C(HARLES). Born in Wilmington, Delaware; behavioral therapist and college instructor; living in Connecticut. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “The Castlereagh Connection” in CFIV.)

HAUGHEY, THOMAS BRACE. Mennonite radio preacher and script writer and director, living in San Juan, Texas. (Adding biographical details for the author of six novels in CFIV.)

HAUS, ILLONA. Has a degree in fine arts from the University of Waterloo; living in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. (Adding biographical details for the author of seven novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Morgan Hayes.)

HAWDON, ROBIN. (Adding information about the 1991 title in CFIV.)
    Revenge. A play. [London]

HAWK, STEVE. (Adding the setting of an undated title in CFIV.)
    The Black Orchid. [United States]

HAWKE, CHRISTOPHER. Richard Tadeusz Jolly, 1946-2018. (Adding the full name and death date of the author of the 1979 novel “For Campaign Service” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HAWKES, ELLEN (GOODRICH). 1944-2015. Born in Orlando, Florida; graduate of Radcliffe College in 1967; earned a Ph.D. in English Literature at Stanford in 1975; taught at Boston University and then University of California Santa Cruz; died in Campbell, California. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the co-author with Peter Manso of the 1983 novel “The Shadow of the Moth” in CFIV.)

HAWTHORNE, VIOLET. Christopher Rainone, 1945-2002. (Adding the death date of the author of three novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HAY, BRYAN. (Adding information on the 1994 title in CFIV.)
    Marten’s Wall. No trace can now be found of such a book.

HAYDEN, ROBERT. Pseudonym of Robert Smith Hadden, 1935-2018. (Adding the real name and dates of the author of the 1997 book “Black Sunrise” in CFIV.)

HAYDER, MO. Pseudonym of Beatrice Clare Dunkel, 1962-    . (Adding the real name of the author of the 1999 novel “Birdman” in CFIV.)

HAYES, KATY. Journalist; writer-in residence at University College Dublin; teaches creative writing at University of Iowa Summer Program. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “Gossip” in CFIV.)

HAYES, PETER. 1948-    . Writer and business communications consultant and musician, educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard; living in Ulster County, New York. (Correcting the birth year and adding biographical details for the author of the 1993 novel “The Feathered Serpent” in CFIV.)

HAYES, RALPH (EUGENE). Pseudonym: John Hardesty, q.v. (Adding new information about the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)
    Dark Water. Leisure, 1978
    Deadly Reunion. [Damascus] SC: Luther Gage
    The God Game. Leisure, 1983 SC: Luther Gage
    The Golden God. [South America]
    Illegal Entry. SC: Luther Gage
    Scorpio Cipher. SC: Luther Gage
   
HAYLES, BRIAN (LEONARD). 1931-1978. (Adding the middle name and correcting the death date of the author of the 1979 novel “Goldhawk” in CFIV.)

HAYS, EDWARD M. 1931-2016. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska; author of more than 30 books on contemporary spirituality; chaplain of the state penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas; co-founder of Forest of Peace Publishing; died in hospice care in Kansas City, Missouri. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1991 title “The Magic Lantern” in CFIV.)

HAYS, LEE. 1930-2019. Born in Steubenville, Ohio; worked in theatre, television journalism and public relations; taught for years at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York; retired to Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania in 1995 where he became a community activist and an Emergency Medical Technician; died in a medical center in Danville, Pennsylvania. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of 9 novelizations in CFIV under his own name, 19 titles under the pseudonym Sarah Nichols, two under the pseudonym Don Scott, and one under the house name Chad Calhoun.)

HAYS, TONY [THOMAS ANTHONY HAYS]. 1957-2015. He was teaching English as a second language to the Saudi Arabian military and fell ill while on vacation in Luxor, Egypt. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of two 1990s titles in CFIV.)
 
HAYSOM, DERRICK (HAROLD). 1928-2017. Was living in Surrey, England, at the time of his books and was then a purchasing manager for a helicopter company. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of two 1970s novels in CFIV.)

HAYWARD, C(HARLES) F(REDERIC) R(OBINSON). 1858-1888. Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. (Adding the correct birth date and place and death date of the author of the 1887 novel “The Mentons: Was It a Crime?” in CFIV.)

HAYWARD-SEARLE, JAMES. Pseudonym of Albert John Bosomworth, 1945-    . (Adding the real name of the author and correcting the name of the series character in the 2000 novel in CFIV and its successors)
    Carlos II. SC: Kit Martin

HAZARD, LAURENCE. Patricia Miriam Barr, 1934-2018.  John M. Barr, 1926-1971. (Adding the dates of the husband and wife co-authors of the 1960 novel “The Andean Murders” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HAZELTON, HARRY. 1837(?)-1907(?). A person of this name and dates as born in New York and died in Illinois. (Adding the setting of the 1866 novel in CFIV and possible dates for the author.)
    The Trail of Blood. [New York City]

HEAD, NICOLAS. 1938-2018. Born in London, England; lived a tumultuous life and married repeatedly, was dyslexic and a cartoonist and water colorist; died in Burnet, Texas. (Adding the death date and place and biographical details for the co-author with John Clive of the 1985 novel “The Ark” in CFIV.)

HEADLEY, VICTOR. 1959-   . Contemporary Authors gives his birth as 1960 but all other entries give 1959. (Adding birth information for the author of six novels in CFIV.)

HEALD, ANN. 1888-1973. Born in Belarus, Russia; came to the U.S and married diplomat Mesrop Nevton Azgapetian in 1915 (died 1924); married William Heald in 1930; died in Essex, New York. (Adding dates and biographical details for the author of the 1956 novel “Shadows Under White Face” in CFIV under the pseudonym Aya Heald.)

HEALD, AYA. Ann Heald, 1888-1974. (Adding the dates of the author of the 1956 novel “Shadows Under White Face” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HEALD, TIM(OTHY VILLIERS). 1944-2016. Died in south Somerset, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of numerous titles in CFIV, and the setting of one of them.)
    Stop Press. [England]

HEALY, D(OMINICK). (Adding a further title for the author of four titles in CFIV.)
-A Voyage to Venus. Currawong (Sydney), 1943 [space]   

HEARN, DANIEL (C.).  Also Daniel C. Ahearn, 1948-    . Adding the real and alternative name and correct birth date of the author of two novels in CFIV.)

HEATH, LAYNE C(OLSTON). 1948-2012. Born in Dallas, Texas; served as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War; died in Hideaway, Texas. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV.)

HEATH, STOCKTON. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline for four titles in CFIV.)

HEDGES, JOHN (WILLIAM).  Born in Kent, England; studied social anthropology and archaeology; archaeologist in the Orkneys, Scotland; living in Oxford, England.  (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1995 novel “Death in a Small Town” in CFIV.)

HEDGES, JOSEPH. Terry (William) Harknett, 1936-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of some ten novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HEFFERNAN, WILLIAM (MICHAEL). Ref: CA. (Adding a reference citation and middle name for the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

HEGARTY, DAVID. Born in Wexford, Ireland. (Adding the birth place of the author of two novels in CFIV.)

HEIFETZ, CARL (LOUIS). Born in Somerville, New Jersey; microbiologist with a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland; owner of Microdoc Consultants; living in Tampa, Florida. (Adding biographical details for the co-author of two Sherlockian pastiches in CFIV.)

HEISS, ALLEN J. 1926-2018. Born in Chicago; lived in Salem, Wisconsin, though died in a Milwaukee hospital. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 2000 collection of Sherlockian pastiches, “A Sherlock Holmes Trilogy”, in CFIV.)

HELD, G(LEN) N. 1958-    . Born in Brooklyn, New York; grew up on Long Island; graduate in psychology and English from Stony Brook University; employed in government work; living in Wantagh, New York. (Adding the correct birth date and biographical details for the author of the 1991 novel “-Burning Secrets” in CFIV.)   

HELEY, PETE(R MARBLE). (Adding a note on the 1994 title in CFIV.)
    Sprague River Rescue. Apparently never actually published.

HELLERSTEIN, HARRY (LEE). 1939-2015. Died in San Francisco, California. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1982 novel “Wired” in CFIV.)

HELTERMAN, JEFFREY (ALEC). 1942-2017. Died in Woodstock, Georgia. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1979 novel “The Blue Frogs” in CFIV.)

HEMING, LEO(NARD ARTHUR). 1926-2009. Died in Hove, East Sussex, England. (Adding the full name and death date and place for the author of the 1998 novel “The Chinese Theorem” in CFIV.)

HENDERSON, GRAHAM. Born in Melbourne, Australia; novelist, playwright and short story writer; actor, director and painter. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1989 novel “The Mountain” in CFIV.)

HENDERSON, T(ANYA) T(OMLIN). Born in Denver, Colorado; vice president of a Fortune 500 company; living in San Antonio, Texas. (Adding biographical details for the author of two titles in CFIV.)

HENDRICKSEN, LOUISE. Worked in the medical field for years before becoming a writer; living in Renton, Washington. (Adding biographical details for the author of three 1990s novels in CFIV.)

HENNEKER, PHILIP. (Adding settings for novels in CFIV.)
    And One Must Die. [England]
    Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. [England]
    Too Late for Tears. [Wales]

HENRY, CLIVE. Pseudonym; author worked for many years in a multinational tobacco corporation. (Identifying the byline of the 1986 novel “The Link” in CFIV.)

HENRY, W. A. (Adding the setting of the 1916 novel in CFIV.)
    -The Red Kite. [Germany]

HENSLEY, DENNIS E. Has B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in literature and linguistics; regional correspondent for Writer’s Digest; Chairman of the Department of Professional Writing at Taylor University; living in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with Holly G. Miller of three 1980s novels in CFIV under the joint pseudonym of Leslie Holden.)

HENTGES, ALISON JANE. Served in the U.S. Air Force 1979-1983; now in Air Force Reserve; living in Tucson, Arizona. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1992 novel “An Uncommon Intrigue” in CFIV under the pseudonym of Georgina Devon.)

HERBERT, PAUL D(AVID). 1938-2018. Had a master’s degree in education and taught for many years in Deer Park (Ohio) schools; was a member of the Baker Street Irregulars; died in Milford, Ohio. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of two Sherlockian pastiches in CFIV.)
 
HERD, TRAVIS ARCHIBALD WILLIAM. Married Freda A. Askelund in Chelsea, London, in 1956. (Adding the full name and biographical detail for the author of four 1960s novels in CFIV.)
   
HERMAN, GEORGE (ADAM, JR.) 1928-2019. Born in Norfolk, Virginia; had degrees from Loyola University and Catholic University of America; playwriter and director of plays and teacher of playwriting; died in Portland, Oregon. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

HERE, R. A. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1934 novel “The Case of Doctor Tracey” in CFIV.)

HERNANDEZ, ARNALDO. Said to be a Cuban-American writer. (Adding a biographical detail for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

HERRIES, NORMAN. Norman Harold Hershman, 1912-1992. (Confirming the dates of the author of two 1950s novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

HERRIGES, GREG(ORY) C. Living in Deerfield, Illinois. (Adding the full first name and residence of the author of the 1998 novel “The Winter Dance Party Murders” in CFIV.)

HERRING, PETER C(ONOVER). Licensed clinical social worker in Biloxi, Mississippi. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1976 novel “The Murder Business” in CFIV.)

HERSHMAN, NORMAN HAROLD. 1912-1992. Born in New York City; died in Delray Beach, Florida. (Adding the middle name and biographical details and confirming the dates of the author of two 1950s novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Norman Herries.)

HERST, ROGER (EDWARD). Born in San Francisco; ordained Reform Rabbi; has degrees from four universities including a doctorate in Middle Eastern History; author of nine novels; living in Washington D.C. (Adding the middle name and biographical details for the author of two titles in CFiV.)

HICKS, HARRIET. Despite some unsupported biographical details (“born in Kingskerswell, Devon, and settled in Cornwall in 1940”), it seems likely this was the pseudonym of Donald A. Longthorp, 1929-    , who was the publisher of Hicks’ books plus one under his own name; there is no trace of Longthorp in recent years. (Adding information relating to the author of two 1999 novels in CFIV.)

HIGGINS, CHARLOTTE (ANN). 1948-    . Playwright; born in Alabama and living in Placerville, California. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1996 novel “Blue Monday” in CFIV.)

HIGGINS, (JOHN) RALPH. High school teacher, business owner, columnist, ghost writer; has degree from San Jose State University; living in Quincy, California. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Granite Veil” in CFIV.)

HIGGS, (JOHN) ERIC C(AMPBELL). 1953-2018. Born in Sarasota, Florida; graduated from the University of Georgia; a reporter; served in the Navy; worked in the aerospace industry; freelance writer; died in Imperial Beach, California. (Adding the full name, biographical details and the death date and place for the author of the 1985 novel “The Happy Man” in CFIV, and adding a further novel.)
    -Doppelganger. St. Martin’s, 1987 [California]
   
HIGHLAND, FREDERICK. Ref: CA. (Adding a reference citation for the author of the 1998 collection “The Mystery Box” in CFIV.)

HILARY, RICHARD. Hilary Herbert Connor, 1921-2011. (Adding the full name and dates of the co-author with Richard H. Rodino of four 1980s novel in CFIV under the joint pseudonym.)

HILGERS, G(ARY) MICHAEL. Living in Colorado. (Correcting the first name and adding the residence of the author of the 2000 novel “Booker 2” in CFIV.)

HILL, ARCHIE. 1928-1986. Born Arthur Hill and died a suicide. (Adding the birth name and corrected dates according to Wikipedia for the author of the 1975 novel “-A Corridor of Mirrors” in CFIV.)

HILL, DAPHNE (G.). Born, raised and living in Queens, New York. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel ”Dangerous Dana” in CFIV under the pseudonym Doris Miller.)

HILL, DAVID. 1926-    . (Adding the birth year of the author of the 2000 novel “To the Brink” in CFIV.)

HILL, KIM (QUAILE). 1946-    . (Correcting the birth year of the co-author with Owen Dale of the 1985 novel “Death on Demand” in CFIV.)

HILL, PRESCOTT. Pseudonym of Jeffrey Lane Whitmore, 1939-    . (Adding the real name of the author of three 1996 titles in CFIV.)
 
HILLE, DESMOND. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1934 novel “The Murdered Millionaire” in CFIV.)

HILLMAN, DOROTHY ANN. 1933-2019. Born Dorothy Ann Phillips in Bronxville, New York; 1954 graduate of Mt. Holyoke College; married Herbert John Hillman, Jr., in 1955; with her husband operated a resort in Stowe, Vermont, for many years; died in a rest home in Hanover, New Hampshire, though had been living in Stowe. (Adding dates and biographical details for the author of the 1990 novel “The Fallen Nun” in CFIV, as well as of the 1989 novel “Snow Shadows” added in New Addenda #10.)   

HILTON, TONY [ANTHONY STANLEY HILTON]. 1928-1984. Actor and writer; born in Epsom, Surrey, England, died in Wiltshire. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the co-author with Ray Cooney of the 1971 play “Bang Bang Beirut” in CFIV.)

HINES, A. A. Spent 9 years in USAF Command and Control; teaching economics and political science at a community college. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1997 novel “A Manifest Destiny” in CFIV.)

HINES, JEANNE (McNEILL). 1922-2014. Died in Cummings, Georgia as Jeanne D. McNeill Hines Buchanan; married Harold H. Buchanan after the death of first husband Edward Thomas Hines in 2001. (Adding the death date and place and biographical details for the author of 8 novels in CFIV.)

HINKLE, VERNON (LAWRENCE). Living in Greenfield Center, New York. (Adding the middle name and residence of the author of two novels in CFIV.)

HINXMAN, MARGARET. 1924-2018. Died in Sussex, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of nine novels in CFIV.)

HIRO, DILIP. 1932-    . Ref: CA. (Adding the corrected birth date and reference citation for the author of the 1969 novel “A Triangular View” in CFIV.)

HIRSH, M(ARY) E(LIZABETH). 1947-2016. Died in Boston, Massachusetts. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1993 novel “Dreaming Back” in CFIV.)

HIRT, DOUGLAS (EDWARD). Ref: CA. (Adding a reference citation for the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV.)

HISCOCK, LESLIE ROBERT. 1902-1996. Born in Wimbledon, England; died in Penzance; the birth date comes from LOC and the dates and biographical details are confirmed for the author of the 1952 novel ”Breakdown” in CFIV under the pseudonym Patrick Marsh.

HISCOCK, ROBIN. 1929-2015(?). The birth date comes from some British library entries; the death year is that of a person with both names but without any known linkage to the books in CFIV. (Adding some information about the author of three 1950s novels in CFIV, and the setting of one of them.)
    The Killer Wind. [South America]

HITT, FRISCO. Pseudonym. (Identifying the byline of the 1975 novel “A Coffin Full of Dreams” in CFIV.)

HITT, JACK [JOHN THOMAS HITT]. Born in Charleston, South Carolina; magazine feature writer; contributor to the National Public Radio program “The American Life”. (Adding biographical details for one of the co-authors of the 1991 title “The Perfect Murder” in CFIV.)

HOCKER, GEORG. (Adding the setting of the 1893 novel in CFIV.)
    The Tell-Tale Watch. [Germany]

HODDINOTT, DEREK (E.). Newspaper journalist, then children’s writer, then drama publicity officer for the BBC; author of over 100 radio and television scripts. (Adding biographical details for the author of two plays in CFIV.)

HODES, RICHARD (A.). 1950-    . (Adding the birth year of the author of the 1999 novel “Project Megalon” in CFIV.)
 
HODGES, ANDREW. 1949-    . Mathematician teaching at Wadham College, Oxford, England. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the co-author with Hugh Whitemore of the 1987 play “Breaking the Code” in CFIV.)

HODGMAN, ANN. 1956-   . (Adding the birth year of the author of the 1990 novel “Race Against Time” in CFIV under the house name Jennifer Austin.)

HODGSON, HOWARD. Born in Birmingham, England; after college joined a struggling family of funeral directors and turned the business around; retired to concentrate on writing and broadcasting. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Six Feet Under” in CFIV.)

HOFFMAN, BLAIR (WILBUR). Attorney in Morago, California. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1993 novel “Murder for the Prosecution” in CFIV.)

HOFFMAN, FRANCIS. Correct to: HOFFMANN, FRANCIS. (Correcting the byline for the 1990 play “Stanley Won’t Be Home Tonight” in CFIV.)

HOGG, PETER. Born in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada; attorney; served as criminal prosecutor in Vancouver and the Department of Justice in Ottawa. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel ”Crimes of War” in CFIV.)

HOHL, JOAN (M.) 1935-2017. Died in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Adding the death date and place for a prolific romance novels writer with four in CFIV.)

HOLBROOK, BUDDY [AURELIAN CALHOUN HOLBROOK, JR.]. 1938-    . (Adding the full name and corrected birth year for the author of the 2000 collection “The Legend Lives On” in CFIV.)

HOLDEN, WILLIAM C(URRY), III. Has an MBA from Harvard in 1966; has been a securities analyst and financial advisor; living in Maine. (Adding biographical details for the author of three 1990s novels in CFIV.)

HOLLADAY, CARY C. 1958-    . English professor at the University of Memphis. (Adding the correct birth year and biographical details for the author of the 1998 collection “The Palace of Wasted Footsteps” in CFIV.)

HOLLAND, LILLIE. Born in Lancashire, England; grew up in Yorkshire; after marriage moved to Newcastle, then lived in Wiltshire before moving to Cumbria. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1972 novel ”Some Eighteen Summers” in CFIV.)

HOLLAND, NORMAN (NORWOOD). 1927-2017. Died in Gainesville, Florida. (Adding the death date and place for the author of two titles in CFIV.)

HOLLAND, ROBERT (GARDNER). 1940-2017. Died in Woodstock, Connecticut. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1971 novel “The Hunter” in CFIV.)

HOLLAND, TOM [THOMAS]. 1968-    . (Correcting the birth year and the title of the 1998 novel in CFIV.)
    The Sleeper in the Sands.

HOLLOWAY, MICHAEL. (Adding the first name of the author of the 1950 novel “Three Keys to Murder” in CFIV.)

HOLLOWAY WILF(RED). Born in West Germany; raised in England; now teaching in Goettingen, Germany. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1986 collection “Murder at the 14th Control” in CFIV.)
 
HOLMAN, ALICE (FRANCES). (Adding the middle name of the author of the 2000 novel “The Last Days Murder List” in CFIV.)

HOLMBERG, DAVID (CARL). 1938-    . Published in various magazines; long time newspaper reporter in New York, Washington, Miami and Philadelphia. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author of the 1995 novel “Beyond Recognition” in CFIV.)

HOLMES, CLARA H. 1838-1927. Born in Ohio; died in Colorado. (Adding dates and biographical details for the author of the 1898 collection “Floating Fancies Among the Weird and Occult” in CFIV.)

HOLMES, DARRELL FORSYTHE, JR. 1927-1977.Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia; graduate of John Marshall University Law School; defense attorney and chief of police in Texas Cities; died in Athens, Georgia. (Confirming the dates and adding biographical details for the author of the 1963 novel “Implied Immunity” in CFIV.)

HOLMES, MICHAEL. Born and living in Toronto, Canada. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Watermelon Row” in CFIV.)

HOLMES, RON(ALD VICTOR). Served in the Royal Australia Air Force during WWII; studied four years at Churches of Christ College of the Bible in Melbourne; served churches in Victoria and South Australia; retired to write, with 10 books published; licensed radio amateur with published antenna designs. (Adding further biographical details for the author of the 1994 title “-The Weird Woman of Enfield Street” in CFIV.) 

HOLMS, G. RANDOLPH. Said to be the pseudonym of three international merchant bankers. (Adding further information about the authorship of the 1986 pastiche “The Hounds of the Vatican; or, Holmes’s Last Bow” in CFIV.)

HOLT, BARRY (ALEXANDER). 1908-1974. A person of this name and dates was the probable author of the 1933 novel “The Mowbray Mystery” in CFIV.)

HOLT, DICK [RICHARD F. HOLT]. 1940-    . Has an engineering degree from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA; living in San Juan Capistrano, California. (Adding the birth year and biographical details for the author for the 2000 novel “A Private enterprise” in CFIV.)

HUEBENER, CUTLER LEWIS. Student at Cumnock Schools, Los Angeles, at the time of the play. (Adding the middle name of the co-author with Lilian Woody of the 1937 play “The Solution” in CFIV.)

JOLLY, RICHARD TADEUSZ. 1946-2018. Born in Hong Kong; qualified as a doctor in 1969; served as a medical officer in the Royal Marines in Northern Ireland the Falklands; died in Cornwall, England. (Adding the full name, death date and biographical details for the author of the 1979 novel “For Campaign Service” in CFIV under the pseudonym Christopher Hawke.)

KNIGHT, LEONARD A(LFRED). (Adding information/corrections for several titles.)
    The Eagle Plan. 1944 (title correction and date addition)
    Murder by Experiment. [Wales] (correction)
    The S.S. Mystery. [England]
    The Valley of Green Shadows. hardcover not paperback
    The Viking Feast Mystery. [Scotland]  (correction)

KROFLICH, STEPHEN A(UGUSTINE). (Adding the middle name of the author of the 1991 novel “Game” in CFIV under the pseudonym Hurst Wolf.)
 
LANCASTER, ERIC. He married his first wife in Australia in 1926 as Alfred Eric Lancaster, but dropped the Alfred when he deserted his second wife in 1938; he lived in South Africa, was a gold miner in Western Australia, then a planter in the Malay States; returned to the U.K. around 1932 as a journalist; Lancaster may well have not been his birth name. (Adding further biographical details for the author of the 1947 novel “Romance of a Spy” in CFIV.)

LETHEM, JONATHAN (ALLEN). (Adding a film based on the 1999 novel in CFIV.)
    Motherless Brooklyn. Film: Warner Brothers, 2019 (scw & dir: Edward Norton)

McCLINTON, MARION ISAAC. 1954-2019. Theatre director, playwright and actor; born and died in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1992 play “Police Boys” in CFIV.)

MacINTYRE, TOM. 1931-2019. Died in County Cavan, Ireland. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the possibly entirely non-fiction 1971 title “Through the Bridewell Gate” in CFIV.)

MAIS, S(TUART) P(ETRE) B(RODIE). (Adding a series character and an additional setting for the 1949 novel in CFIV.}
    Who Dies? [Wales] SC: Mr. Prosper

MARSH, PATRICK. (Adding a TV movie version of the 1952 novel in CFIV.)
    Breakdown. TV movie: BBC, 1961 (scw: William Bast, Donald Bull; dir: Alan Bromly)

MASTERSON, WHIT. (Adding the setting of the 1957 novel in CFIV.)
    The Shadow in the Wild. [California]

MATHEWS, JULIA ANTHON. 1835-1881. Born in New York City; died in Summit, New Jersey. (Adding the full name, corrected dates and biographical details for the author of the 1855 collection “Lily Huson; or, Early Struggles ‘Midst Continual Hope” in CFIV under the pseudonym Alice Gray.)

MILLER, HOLLY G(OODING). Graduate of Indiana University in 1964 in journalism and English; newspaper feature writer and freelance magazine writer; living in Anderson, Indiana. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with Dennis E. Hensley of three 1980s novels in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Leslie Holden.)

NEWBOUND, BERNARD SLADE. 1930-2019. (Adding the death date for the author of two 1980s plays in CFIV under the pseudonym Bernard Slade.)

NICHOLS, SARAH. Lee Hays, 1930-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of 19 titles in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

NIELSEN, HELEN. (Giving the corrected title of the 1969 novel in CFIV.)
    Darkest Hour.

PARKMAN, SYDNEY M(ULLER). (Adding the settings of the 1933 title in CFIV.)
    Sunk Without Trace. [England, France]

PATTERSON, BETTY ANN [BETTY ANN PATTERSON POPE]. 1929-2019. Born in Tacoma, Washington; graduate of Washington State University; retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1974; died in Tacoma. (Adding the death date and place and further biographical details for the author of 8 novels in CCFIV under the pseudonym Vickie York and one, ”The Pestilence Plot” (1982) under her own name.)
 
PENTECOST, HUGH. (Giving the correct title of the 1984 novel in CFIV.)
    The Substitute Victim.
 
PINE, WILLIAM. Terry (William) Harknett, 1936-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1967 novel “The Protectors” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)
 
PRICE, EVADNE. (Adding information about the 1933 novel “The Haunted Light” in CFIV.)
    The Haunted Light. This began as a 1928 play co-authored by Price and Joan Roy Byford [Althea Joan Mary Byford, later Brewer, 1899-1978); the film “The Phantom Light” based on it was released in 1935 (correction).

PRINCE, TERENCE GEORGE JOHN. 1948-    . Pseudonym: Terence White-Prince. (Adding the real name of the author of the 1984 pastiche “What Happened to Sherlock Holmes?” in CFIV under the pseudonym.}

RAINONE, CHRISTOPHER. 1945-2002. Died in Corte Madera, California. (Adding the death date and place for the author of three novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Violet Hawthorne.)

ROUGVIE, CAMERON (NORMAN). (Adding the setting of the 1967 novel in CFIV.)
    When Johnny Died. [Tangier]

SCOTT, ANNJEANETTE. Probably the pseudonym of Guier Scott Wright, 1929-2005; he was also known as Scott Wright; born in Bryn Mauer, Pennsylvania; lived in Summit, New York, but died in a nursing home in Cobleskill, New York; his obit indicates he wrote books and his wife’s name was Annjeanette. (Adding the probable real name of the author of two 1976 novels in CFIV.)

SCOTT, DON. Lee Hays, 1930-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of two novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

SLADE, BERNARD. Bernard Slade Newbound, 1930-2019.  Died in Beverly Hills, California. (Adding the death date and place for the author of two 1980s plays in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

STEINI, SOL. 1926-2019. Died in Tarrytown, New York. (Adding the death date and place for the author in CFIV for five novels.)

STONE, THOMAS H. Terry (William) Harknett, 1936-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of five novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

SUMMERTON, MARGARET. (Adding settings information for two novels in CFIV.)
    Quin’s Hide. [England] (setting correction)
    Theft in Kind. [England, Ireland]

TERRY, WILLIAM. Terry (William) Harknett, 1936-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of two novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)
 
TOSCHES, NICK [NICHOLAS P. TOSCHES]. 1949-2019. Born in Newark, New Jersey; died in Manhattan. (Adding the death date and place for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

VAIL, CHRISTINA. Linda Ruth Harvey, 1942-1991. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1981 novel “Porcelain Dolls Don’t Bleed” in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

VOLK, GORDON. (Adding the setting of the 1928 novel in CFIV.)
    The Devil’s Whirlpool. [ship]

WALKER, CHRISTINE. Married name of the author who wrote as Andrea Hill; lived in North Balwyn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (Adding further information about the author in CFIV as Hill for seven novels.)

WALKER, GERTRUDE (WINIFRED). 1910-1994. Born in Ohio; studied journalism at Ohio State University; actress, showgirl, journalist and scriptwriter; never married; died in Orange, California. (Adding corrected dates and corrected biographical details for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

WANSHEL, JEFF(REY M.). 1947-   . Born in White Plains, New York; later living in Larchmont. (Adding a new byline and title not in CFIV.)
    Auto-Destruct, and The Rhesus Umbrella. Dramatists pb, 1977 (2 plays; the first criminous)

WARE, WALLACE. (Adding edition corrections.)
    The Gentle Thief. paperback
    The Girl on Crown Street. paperback
    Hardman. paperback
 
WARWICK, PAULINE. (Correcting the setting of the 1944 novel in CFIV.)
    Death of a Sinner. [Wales]

WHITE-PRINCE, TERENCE. Pseudonym of Terence George John Prince, 1948-    . Born in London, England; living on Big Sur in California. (Adding the real name, birth date and biographical details for the author of the 1984 pastiche “What Happened to Sherlock Holmes?” in CFIV.)

WHITNEY, PHILLIS A. Correct to: WHITNEY, PHYLLIS A(YAME). (Correcting the byline in CFIV for the 1961 novel “Secret of the Tiger’s Eye.”)

WHITMORE, JEFFREY LANE. 1939-   . Living in Pacific Grove, California. (Adding the real name of the author of three titles in CFIV under the pseudonym Prescott Hill.)

WILDING, (THOMAS) JOHN (ALBERT). 1934-2009. Born in West Derby, England; died on Isle of Man. (Adding the dates and further biographical details for the author of the 1984 novel “The Message” in CFIV.)
 
WILDING, PHILIP. 1913-1971. (Adding the dates of the author of the 1959 novel “Murder with Merit” in CFIV.)

WILKINSON, G(EOFFREY) K(EDINGTON). 1907-1968. Died in Grasse, France. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1968 novel “Nick the Click” in CFIV.)
 
WILKINSON, RODERICK. Pseudonym of William Wilkinson (birth, marriage and death records are under this name), 1917-2004. Died in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Adding the real name and death date and place for the author of five novels in CFXIV.)

WILKINSON, WILLIAM. 1917-2004. Pseudonym: Roderick Wilkinson. (Adding the real name and dates for the author of five novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

WILLOUGHBY, LEE DAVIS. (Correcting the title of the 1984 novel in CFIV.)
    The Frontier Detectives.

WILLIAMS, BILLY DEE [WILLIAM DECEMBER WILLIAMS, JR]. (Adding the full name of the co-author with Rob MacGregor of two novels in CFIV.)

WILLIAMS, BOB [ROBERT KENNETH WILLIAMS]. 1921-2014. Born in Breckenridge, Minnesota; lived and wrote about and died in Excelsior, Minnesota. (Adding the full name and biographical details for the author of the 1983 title “Ozark Flats” in CFIV.)

WILLIAMS, JEAN. From Ystradgynlais, Wales. (Adding a biographical note for the author of the 1999 novel “All Tied Up with String” in CFIV.)
 
WILLIAMS, LAMBERT (FREDERIC). 1883-1967. Died in Cape Town, South Africa. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1938 novel “-The Heart of the Furnace” in CFIV.)

WILLIAMS, LOUIS (PERRY). 1937-2019. Born in Goose Creek, Texas; earned BA and MA degrees at the University of Texas and Ph.D. in American Studies at the University of Minnesota; taught at South Dakota State University; died in Brookings, South Dakota. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1981 novel “Tropical Murder” in CFIV.)

WILLLIAMS, (ANTHONY) ROGER. Writer, editor, publisher; produced numerous travel guides. (Adding the first name and biographical details for the author of the 1985 novel “A-Train” in CFIV.)

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM HENRY MICHAEL. 1911-1988. Journalist from Victoria, Australia (born in Melbourne), lived in New South Wales after the war but returned to Victoria where he died; third name sometimes spelled Mickell). (Adding the full name and biographical details for the author in CFIV for dozens of titles under the pseudonym Marc Brody.)

WILLIAMSON, ROBERT H(ENRY). 1879-1966. Born in Saxthorpe, Norfolk, England; died in North Walsham, Norfolk. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1904 novel “The Sweetness of Revenge” in CFIV.)

WILLINGER, KURT (ROBERT). Born in Vienna, Austria; living in Greenwich, Connecticut. (Adding the middle name and biographical details for the author of the 1995 novel “The Spy in the Catcher’s Mask” in CFIV.)

WILLS, J. BAXTER. (Adding information about the 1897 title in CFIV.)
-A Mystery Solved. [India] (an advertising gimmick?)

WILSON, ALEXANDER. Possibly the person of this name born in Ireland in 1893 who married Ruth Golden Tipping (1910-1994), and died in 1962. (Adding information about the authors of the 1941 novel “The Town is Full of Rumors” in CFIV; CFIV wrongly links these authors and the book to the British author (1893-1963)  of the Sir Leonard Wallace books.)

WILSON, ALEXANDER (JOSEPH PATRICK). 1893-1963. (Correcting the middle names of the British author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

WILSON, B. L. Pseudonym. (Correcting the entry and deleting the first and middle names given for the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV.)

WILSON, GAHAN (ALLEN). 1930-2019. Ref: CA. Major illustrator in the fantasy field; born in Evanston, Illinois; died in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Adding the middle name and reference citation and death date and place for the author of three titles in CFIV.)

WILSON, (NIALL) GARRETT (ARDRI). 1932-2017. Born in Limerick, Saskatchewan; graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a law degree and commission in the Royal Canadian Air Force; practiced law in Regina for over 50 years. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “Guilty Addictions” in CFIV.)

WILSON, GLENIS (J.). Married Ernest G. W. Smith in 1965 but has reverted to her maiden name; still living in Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. (Adding further biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV and many after year 2000.)

WILSON, T(REVOR) E(DWARD). 1928-2017. Died in New Zealand. (Adding the death date and place for the author of three 1970s novels in CFIV.)
 
WILSON, TOM “BEAR” [THOMAS WOODROW WILSON]. Born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas; served in combat in the Air Force; worked in British Columbia and California; living in Cape Royale, Cold Spring, Texas. (Adding biographical details for the author of four 1990s novels in CFIV and the series character in each of them.)
    Black Wolf. SC: Link Anderson
    Black Canyon. SC: Link Anderson
    Desert Fury. SC: Link Anderson
    Final Thunder. SC: Link Anderson

WILSON, TOM [THOMAS ALFRED M. WILSON]. Was living in Bridgwater, Somerset in 2016. (Adding the full name and biographical details for the author of the 1984 novel “A Criminal Act” in CFIV.)

WILSON, WILLIAM. Born in Long Beach, California in 1935. (Adding the birth place of the author of the 1974 novel “Detour” in CFIV.)

WINCH, (RICHARD) ARDEN. 1926-1991. Born in Sheffield, England; died in Paphos, Cyprus. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author in CFIV for two 1980s titles.)
 
WINSHIP, ROBERT (NEWTON). 1930-2017. Born in Iraan, Texas; died in San Angelo, Texas. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1999 novel “Every Man Also” in CFIV.)

WINSLOW, PAULINE GLEN. Emigrated to the U.S. in 1948; married Henry Kjellberg in New York in 1950; peoplefinders thinks she is deceased but no independent confirmation found. (Adding further biographical details for the author of numerous titles in CFIV.)

WINSOR, DIANA. Married Kenneth Pollock in 1981 and later lived in Worcestershire, England. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1970s novels in CFIV.)

WINTERS, J. C. Gilbert B(everley) Cross, 1939-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of the 1985 noveL in CFIV and its series character.)
    Berlin Fugue. SC: Anton Drakov

WINTERS, JON. Gilbert B(everley) Cross, 1939-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of two novels in CFIV and an additional series character in each.)
    The Catenary Exchange. SC: Neville Conyers
    The Drakov Memorandum. SC: Neville Conyers

WISE, DAVID. 1930-2018. Died in a Washington D.C. hospital. (Adding the death date and place for the author of three 1980s novels in CFIV.)

WISEMAN, THOMAS. 1931-2018. Born Alphons Weissman in Vienna; died in the south of France. (Adding the death date and place and biographical details for the author of five novels in CFIV.)

WITHROW, PATRICK. Freelance writer from Toronto who also lived in Florida and on his small farm in the Caribbean; a travel journalist. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with David Parry of three titles in CFIV.)

WITNEY, FREDERICK (CHARLES). 1888-1974. Died in Surrey, England. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1947 play collection “Grand Guignol”  in CFIV.)
 
WITTICH, JUSTINE (ANDERSON). Born Justine Oleander Anderson in Cleveland, Ohio; married Edward Wittich in 1959; living in Lancaster, Ohio. (Adding biographical details for the author of two 1990s novels in CFIV.)

WITTROCK, FRED (J.). 1859-1904. Born in Canada; a train robber under the name Jim Cummings; served time in Leavenworth Prison in Kansas. (Adding corrected dates and biographical details for the author of the 1892 title “A Lucky Mishap” in CFIV.)

WOHLFORD, PATRICIA (HONAN). Living in Oneonta, New York. (Adding the maiden name and residence of the author of the 1990 novel “Dies Irae” in CFIV under the pseudonym Ruby Spinell.)

WOLF, MARI. Raised in Laguna Beach, California; educated in mathematics at UCLA; active in science fiction fandom; married science fiction writer Rog Phillips in 1951 (divorced 1955); no later information found; her byline might have been a writing name only. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 1961 novel “The Golden Frame” in CFIV.)

WOLFSON, MARCIA. Born in Florida; married Everett Lassman in 1962 (divorced 1963) and Daniel Drake in 1987; living in New York City. (Adding biographical details for the co-author with John Cooney and William Paul of the 1986 novel “Silk and Satin” in CFIV.)

WOO, X. L. Pseudonym of Xinglu L. Wu, 1937-    . (Correcting the real name of the author of the 2000 novel “Kung Fu Masters” in CFIV.)

WOOD, F. G.  WorldCat claims the author of the three titles in CFIV is an American, Forrest Glenn Wood, 1919-1992; an American of this name who died in 1992 was actually born in 1918, was a marine biologist, and his obituary says nothing about writing; others with this name had dates 1931-2019 and 1909-2003 and their obituaries also say nothing about writing. (Adding information about the author of three 1989-1990 titles published in England.)

WOOD, HENRY CLEVELAND. 1855-1943. Died in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. (Adding the corrected death date and place for the author of the 1908 novel “-The Night Riders” in CFIV.)

WOOD, MARGARET. (Deleting all questioned parts of the author entry in CFIV for the 1949 novel “Whilst of Unsound Mind.”.)

WOODROFFE, DANIEL. Pseudonym of Mary (Woodroffe) Woods, 1860-1943; born Mary Woodroffe in Bengal, India; married John Chapman Woods in Lewisham, England, in 1896; died in Dawlish, Devon, England. (Correcting the entry for the author of three novels in CFIV.)

WOODS, BRETT (FRANCIS). Born in Harris, Texas; former Treasury Department agent and certified government financial manager; living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Adding the middle name and biographical details for the author of the 1986 novel “The Britannia Obsession” in CFIV.)

WOODS, MARY (WOODROFFE). 1860-1943. Pseudonym: Daniel Woodroffe. (Adding the real name of the author of three novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

WOODY, LILIAN. 1896-1994. Born Lilian Harriet Gassert in Montana; married Franklin Hayes Woody (1895-1967) in Illinois in 1917; married Hubert Croonquist in Montana in 1952; died as Lilian H Croonquist in Michigan; first name often spelled Lillian; teacher of English at Cumnock Schools in Los Angeles in 1937. (Adding dates and biographical details for the co-author with Cutler Lewis Huebener of the 1937 play “The Solution” in CFIV.)

WRIGHT, (GUIER) SCOTT. 1929-2005. (Adding the probable real name and dates of the author of two 1976 novels in CFIV under the pseudonym Annjeanette Scott.)

WRIGHT, R(OBERT) H(ENRY). 1874-1961(?) .  (Adding the first and middle names and birth year of the author of the 1906 novel “-The Outer Darkness” in CFIV, the death year is uncertain because although day and month of birth agree, the year is off by 9.)

WRIGHT, SYDNEY H(ARRY). 1860-1930. Born in Kent, England; emigrated to Australia in 1864; miner, farmer, man of letters; died in Western Australia. (Adding the dates and biographical details for the author of the 1895 novel “Recognition” in CFIV.)

WU, XINGLU L. 1937-    . Retired academic living in East Brunswick, New Jersey. (Adding the correct name and biographical details of the author of the 2000 novel “Kung Fu Masters” in CFIV under the  pseudonym X. L. Woo.)

WYLIE, JAYEL [JESSICA LESLIE WYLIE]. 1964-    . (Correcting the birth year of the co-author with Laura Victoria Fargas of the 1998 novelization “-These Our Revels” in CFIV under the joint pseudonym Anne Hathaway-Nayne.)

WYLIE, NOEL. ca.1928-      One of four daughters of Belfast-born Rev. Samuel James Wylie, 1897-1992; writer from Derry in Ulster, Ireland; journalist and editor of a woman’s page in a newspaper. (Adding biographical details for the author of two novels in CFIV.)

WYMAN, EDWARD FRANCK 1842-1903. Born in London, England; master printer who ran Wyman and Sons for years; died in Kingston, Surrey. (Adding dates and biographical details for the probable author in CFIV for the 1879 novel “The Felthams; or, Contrasts in Crime” under the pseudonym Franz.)

WYSOR, BETTIE (B.). 1928-2018. Died in hospice care in Quiogue, New York, but had been living in East Hampton, where she had been a real estate broker, and then in a retirement community in Peconic Landing. (Adding the death date and biographical details for the author of the 1975 novel “To Remember Tina” in CFIV.)

YATES, J(0EL) MICHAEL. 1938-2019. Died in Vancouver, Canada. (Adding the first name and death date and place for the author of the 1972 play “Night Freight” in CFIV.)

YORK, VICKIE. Betty Ann Patterson (Betty Ann Patterson Pope), 1929-2019. (Adding the death date of the author of 8 novels in CFIV under the pseudonym.)

YOUNG, DONALD JORDEN. 1923-2017. Died in Aptos, California. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1964 novel “Demented” in CFIV.)

YOUNGBLOOD, K(ENNETH) C(LYDE). 1928-2017(?). Born in Norphlet, Arkansas; last living in Crescent City or Bakersfield, California; a family tree says he has died in 2017 but no confirmation can be found. (Adding biographical details for the author of the 2000 novel “Lethal Choices” in CFIV.)

ZELMAN, ANITA. 1924-2018. Died in Los Angeles, California. (Adding the death date and place for the author of the 1988 novel “The Right Moves” in CFIV.)

Copyright © 2019 by Allen J. Hubin.