Gladys Maude Winifred Mitchell (1901 - 1983)

Born 21 Apr 1901 in Cowley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 27 Jul 1983 at age 82 in Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Gladys was born in 1901. She passed away in 1983.

Mystery novels she wrote credited to her name:

Speedy Death, (London: Gollancz, 1929)

The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop, (London: Gollancz, 1929)

The Longer Bodies, (London: Gollancz, 1930)

The Saltmarsh Murders, (London: Gollancz, 1932)

Death at the Opera, (London: Grayson, 1934)

The Devil at Saxon Wall, (London: Grayson, 1935)

Dead Men's Morris, (London: Michael Joseph, 1936)

Come Away, Death, (London: Michael Joseph, 1937)

St Peter's Finger, (London: Michael Joseph, 1938)

Printer's Error, (London: Michael Joseph, 1939)

Brazen Tongue, (London: Michael Joseph, 1940)

Hangman's Curfew, (London: Michael Joseph, 1941)

When Last I Died, (London: Michael Joseph, 1941)

Laurels are Poison, (London: Michael Joseph, 1942)

The Worsted Viper, (London: Michael Joseph, 1943)

Sunset Over Soho, (London: Michael Joseph, 1943)

My Father Sleeps, (London: Michael Joseph, 1944)

The Rising of the Moon, (London: Michael Joseph, 1945)

Here Comes a Chopper, (London: Michael Joseph, 1946)

Death and the Maiden, (London: Michael Joseph, 1947)

The Dancing Druids, (London: Michael Joseph, 1948)

Tom Brown's Body, (London: Michael Joseph, 1949)

Groaning Spinney, (London: Michael Joseph, 1950)

The Devil's Elbow, (London: Michael Joseph, 1951)

The Echoing Strangers, (London: Michael Joseph, 1952)

Merlin's Furlong, (London: Michael Joseph, 1953)

Faintley Speaking, (London: Michael Joseph, 1954)

Watson's Choice, (London: Michael Joseph, 1955)

Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose, (London: Michael Joseph, 1956)

The Twenty-Third Man, (London: Michael Joseph, 1957)

Spotted Hemlock, (London: Michael Joseph, 1958)

The Man Who Grew Tomatoes, (London: Michael Joseph, 1959)

Say It with Flowers, (London: Michael Joseph, 1960)

The Nodding Canaries, (London: Michael Joseph, 1961)

My Bones Will Keep, (London: Michael Joseph, 1962)

Adders on the Heath, (London: Michael Joseph, 1963)

Death of a Delft Blue, (London: Michael Joseph, 1964)

Pageant of Murder, (London: Michael Joseph, 1965)

The Croaking Raven, (London: Michael Joseph, 1966)

Skeleton Island, (London: Michael Joseph, 1967)

Three Quick and Five Dead, (London: Michael Joseph, 1968)

Dance to Your Daddy, (London: Michael Joseph, 1969)

Gory Dew, (London: Michael Joseph, 1970)

Lament for Leto, (London: Michael Joseph, 1971)

A Hearse on May-Day, (London: Michael Joseph, 1972)

The Murder of Busy Lizzie, (London: Michael Joseph, 1973)

A Javelin for Jonah, (London: Michael Joseph, 1974)

Winking at the Brim, (London: Michael Joseph, 1974)

Convent on Styx, (London: Michael Joseph, 1975)

Late, Late in the Evening, (London: Michael Joseph, 1976)

Noonday and Night, (London: Michael Joseph, 1977)

Fault in the Structure, (London: Michael Joseph, 1977)

Wraiths and Changelings, (London: Michael Joseph, 1978)

Mingled with Venom, (London: Michael Joseph, 1978)

Nest of Vipers, (London: Michael Joseph, 1979)

The Mudflats of the Dead, (London: Michael Joseph, 1979)

Uncoffin'd Clay, (London: Michael Joseph, 1980)

The Whispering Knights, (London: Michael Joseph, 1980)

The Death-Cap Dancers, (London: Michael Joseph, 1981)

Lovers, Make Moan, (London: Michael Joseph, 1981)

Here Lies Gloria Mundy, (London: Michael Joseph, 1982)

Death of a Burrowing Mole, (London: Michael Joseph, 1982)

The Greenstone Griffins, (London: Michael Joseph, 1983)

Cold, Lone and Still, (London: Michael Joseph, 1983)

No Winding-Sheet, (London: Michael Joseph, 1984)

The Crozier Pharaohs, (London: Michael Joseph, 1984)

Mystery novels she wrote using the pseudonym Malcolm Torrie:

Heavy as Lead, (London: Michael Joseph, 1966)

Late and Cold, (London: Michael Joseph, 1967)

Your Secret Friend, (London: Michael Joseph, 1968)

Churchyard Salad, (London: Michael Joseph, 1969)

Shades of Darkness, (London: Michael Joseph, 1970)

Bismarck Herrings, (London: Michael Joseph, 1971)

Historical novels she wrote using the pseudonym Stephen Hockaby:

Marsh Hay, (London: Michael Joseph, 1933)

Seven Stars and Orion, (London: Michael Joseph, 1934)

Gabriel's Hold, (London: Michael Joseph, 1935)

Shallow Brown, (London: Michael Joseph, 1936)

Grand Master, (London: Michael Joseph, 1939)

Sources

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Mitchell