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Anthony Gilbert


(Lucy Beatrice Malleson)
UK flag (1899 - 1973)

aka J Kilmeny Keith, Anne Meredith

Prolific British mystery writer, a woman writing under a man's name, whose most famous creation is lawyer-detective Arthur G. Crook. For many years Gilbert's identity was kept secret, and most readers assumed that the author was a man. Distinctive for Gilbert's novels is skillful plotting, lively supporting characters, entertaining dialogue, and clever action without exaggerating violence. She wrote straight fiction - mostly with a Victorian flavor - under the pseudonym of Anne Meredith.
 

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
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Mr. Crook Murder Mystery
   1. Murder by Experts (1936)
   2. The Man Who Wasn't There (1937)
   3. Murder Has No Tongue (1937)
   4. Treason in My Breast (1938)
   5. The Clock in the Hatbox (1939)
   6. The Bell of Death (1939)
   7. Dear Dead Woman (1940)
     aka Death Takes a Redhead
   8. The Vanishing Corpse (1941)
     aka She Vanished in the Dawn
   9. The Woman in Red (1941)
     aka The Mystery of the Woman in Red
   10. Something Nasty in the Woodshed (1942)
     aka Mystery in the Woodshed
   11. Death in the Blackout (1942)
     aka The Case of the Tea-Cosy's Aunt
   12. The Mouse Who Wouldn't Play Ball (1943)
     aka 30 Days to Live
   13. He Came by Night (1944)
     aka Death at the Door
   14. The Scarlet Button (1944)
     aka Murder Is Cheap
   15. A Spy for Mr Crook (1944)
   16. The Black Stage (1945)
     aka Murder Cheats the Bride
   17. Don't Open the Door (1945)
     aka Death Lifts the Latch
   18. Lift Up the Lid (1945)
     aka The Innocent Bottle
   19. The Spinster's Secret (1946)
     aka By Hook or by Crook
   20. Death in the Wrong Room (1947)
   21. Die in the Dark (1947)
     aka The Missing Widow
   22. Death Knocks Three Times (1949)
   23. Murder Comes Home (1950)
   24. A Nice Cup of Tea (1950)
     aka The Wrong Body
   25. Lady-Killer (1951)
   26. Miss Pinnegar Disappears (1952)
     aka A Case for Mr Crook
   27. Footsteps Behind Me (1953)
     aka Black Death
   28. Snake in the Grass (1954)
     aka Death Won't Wait
   29. Is She Dead Too? (1955)
     aka A Question of Murder
   30. And Death Came Too (1956)
   31. Riddle of a Lady (1956)
   32. Give Death a Name (1957)
   33. Death Against the Clock (1958)
   34. Death Takes a Wife (1959)
     aka Death Casts a Long Shadow
   35. Third Crime Lucky (1959)
     aka Prelude to Murder
   36. Out for the Kill (1960)
   37. She Shall Die (1961)
     aka After the Verdict
   38. Uncertain Death (1961)
   39. No Dust in the Attic (1962)
   40. Ring for a Noose (1963)
   41. The Fingerprint (1964)
   42. The Voice (1964)
     aka Knock, Knock! Who's There?
   43. Passenger to Nowhere (1965)
   44. The Looking Glass Murder (1966)
   45. The Visitor (1967)
   46. Night Encounter (1968)
     aka Murder Anonymous
   47. Missing from Her Home (1969)
   48. Death Wears a Mask (1970)

     aka Mr.Crook Lifts the Mask

   49. Tenant for the Tomb (1971)
   50. Murder is a Waiting Game (1972)
   51. A Nice Little Killing (1974)
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Novels
   The Man Who Was London (1925) (as by J Kilmeny Keith)
   The Sword of Harlequin (1927) (as by J Kilmeny Keith)
   The Case Against Andrew Fane (1931)
   Death in Fancy Dress (1933)
   Portrait of a Murderer (1933) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Coward (1934) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Man in the Button Boots (1934)
   Courtier to Death (1936)
     aka The Dover Train Mystery
   The Gambler (1937) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Showman (1938) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Stranger (1939) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Adventurer (1940) (as by Anne Meredith)
   There's Always Tomorrow (1941) (as by Anne Meredith)
     aka Home Is the Heart
   The Family Man (1942) (as by Anne Meredith)
   Curtain, Mr Greatheart (1943) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Beautiful Miss Burroughes (1945) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Rich Woman (1947) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Sisters (1948) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Draper of Edgecumbe (1950) (as by Anne Meredith)
   A Fig for Virtue (1951) (as by Anne Meredith)
   Call Back Yesterday (1952) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Innocent Bride (1954) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Day of the Miracle (1955) (as by Anne Meredith)
   Impetuous Heart (1956) (as by Anne Meredith)
   Christine (1957) (as by Anne Meredith)
   A Man in the Family (1959) (as by Anne Meredith)
   The Wise Child (1960) (as by Anne Meredith)
   Up Goes the Donkey (1962) (as by Anne Meredith)
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Anthologies containing stories by Anthony Gilbert
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Who Killed Father Christmas? (2023)
And Other Seasonal Mysteries
(British Library Crime Classics)
edited by
Martin Edwards
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Bodies from the Library 6 (2023)
(Bodies from the Library, book 6)
edited by
Tony Medawar
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Bodies from the Library 4 (2021)
(Bodies from the Library, book 4)
edited by
Tony Medawar

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