Mitchell, Gladys (1901–1983)

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Mitchell, Gladys (1901–1983)

British mystery writer. Name variations: (pseudonyms) Stephen Hockaby; Malcolm Torrie. Born April 19, 1901, in Oxfordshire, England; died 1983.

Studied European history at University College, London; worked as schoolteacher for 40 years before becoming writer; works include Speedy Death (1929), The Saltmarsh Murders (1932), Come Away Death (1937), The Rising of the Moon (1945), Groaning Spinney (1950), Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose (1956), The Nodding Canaries (1961), Lament for Letto (1971), The Whispering Knights (1980) and The Crozier Pharaohs (1984).

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