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(b.Linda was born in Leicester in 1948 and first started scribbling stories and poems at the age of six. She became interested in true crime when watching Edgar Lustgarten on TV in the 1950s. Linda attended Wyggeston Girls Grammar School, trained to be a chemists dispenser, and later studied at Newcastle University where she obtained a first in Psychology. She then spent 27 years in the civil service before leaving to devote her time to writing. Linda loves spending time in libraries and archives and really enjoys giving talks on her subject.
Genres: Historical Mystery
Series
Frances Doughty Mystery
1. The Poisonous Seed (2011)
2. The Daughters of Gentlemen (2012)
3. A Case of Doubtful Death (2013)
4. An Appetite for Murder (2014)
5. The Children of Silence (2015)
6. Death in Bayswater (2016)
7. A True and Faithful Brother (2017)
8. Murder at the Bayswater Bicycle Club (2018)
1. The Poisonous Seed (2011)
2. The Daughters of Gentlemen (2012)
3. A Case of Doubtful Death (2013)
4. An Appetite for Murder (2014)
5. The Children of Silence (2015)
6. Death in Bayswater (2016)
7. A True and Faithful Brother (2017)
8. Murder at the Bayswater Bicycle Club (2018)
Mina Scarletti Mystery
1. Mr Scarletti's Ghost (2015)
2. The Royal Ghost (2016)
3. An Unquiet Ghost (2018)
4. The Ghost of Hollow House (2019)
5. His Father's Ghost (2020)
6. The Cyanide Ghost (2021)
1. Mr Scarletti's Ghost (2015)
2. The Royal Ghost (2016)
3. An Unquiet Ghost (2018)
4. The Ghost of Hollow House (2019)
5. His Father's Ghost (2020)
6. The Cyanide Ghost (2021)
Early Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
1. Sherlock Holmes and the Rosetta Stone Mystery (2021)
2. Sherlock Holmes and the Explorers' Club (2022)
3. Sherlock Holmes and the Ebony Idol (2022)
1. Sherlock Holmes and the Rosetta Stone Mystery (2021)
2. Sherlock Holmes and the Explorers' Club (2022)
3. Sherlock Holmes and the Ebony Idol (2022)
Collections
Midwinter Mysteries (2019) (with Graham Brack, J C Briggs, David Field, Kim Fleet, Seán Gibbons, Cora Harrison, M J Logue, Keith Moray, Marilyn Todd and Gaynor Torrance)
Non fiction
Chloroform (2003)
Essex Murders (2004)
Whiteley's Folly (2004)
Gloucestershire Murders (2005)
The Crooks Who Conned Millions (2006)
Notorious Blasted Rascal (2008)
Kent Murders (2009)
Greater London Murders (2010)
Fraudsters and Charlatans (2010)
Middlesex Murders (2010)
Cruel Deeds and Dreadful Calamities (2011)
More Essex Murders (2011)
The Marquess of Queensberry (2013)
The Secret Poisoner (2016)
The Illustrated Police News (2019)
Trial of The Mannings (2021)
Essex Murders (2004)
Whiteley's Folly (2004)
Gloucestershire Murders (2005)
The Crooks Who Conned Millions (2006)
Notorious Blasted Rascal (2008)
Kent Murders (2009)
Greater London Murders (2010)
Fraudsters and Charlatans (2010)
Middlesex Murders (2010)
Cruel Deeds and Dreadful Calamities (2011)
More Essex Murders (2011)
The Marquess of Queensberry (2013)
The Secret Poisoner (2016)
The Illustrated Police News (2019)
Trial of The Mannings (2021)
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