Grant-Adamson, Lesley (Heycock)

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GRANT-ADAMSON, Lesley (Heycock)

GRANT-ADAMSON, Lesley (Heycock). Also writes as Isobel Brown. British, b. 1942. Genres: Mystery/Crime/Suspense, Education, Travel/Exploration. Career: Leonard Hill Publishing, London, editorial assistant, 1960; Thomson Publications, London, sub-editor, 1961-63; reporter, Palmers Green and Southgate Gazette, London, 1963-66, The Citizen, Gloucester, 1966-68, and Rugby Advertiser, Warwickshire, 1969-71; Herts Advertiser, Hertfordshire, news ed., 1971-73; feature writer, The Guardian, London, 1973-80; freelance writer, 1980-. Publications: Patterns in the Dust (in US as Death on Widows Walk), 1985; The Face of Death, 1985; Guilty Knowledge, 1986; Wild Justice, 1987; Threatening Eye, 1988; Curse the Darkness, 1990; Flynn (in US as Too Many Questions), 1991; A Life of Adventure, 1992; The Dangerous Edge, 1992; Dangerous Games, 1994; (with A. Grant-Adamson) A Season in Spain, 1995; Wish You Were Here, 1995; Evil Acts, 1996; Writing Crime and Suspense Fiction, 1996, rev. ed., 2003; The Girl in the Case, 1997; Lipstick + Lies, 1998; Undertow, 1999; (as Isobel Brown) Domestic Crime, 2001; Music to Be Murdered By, 2000.

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