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Anthony Gilbert

Born

in Upper Norwood, in the London Borough of Croydon, England, The United Kingdom

February 15, 1899

Died

December 09, 1973

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Fiction, Biography

Influences

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Anthony Gilbert was the pen name of Lucy Malleson an English crime writer. She also wrote non-genre fiction as Anne Meredith , under which name she also published one crime novel. She also wrote an autobiography under the Meredith name, Three-a-Penny (1940).

Her parents wanted her to be a schoolteacher but she was determined to become a writer. Her first mystery novel followed a visit to the theatre when she saw The Cat and the Canary then, Tragedy at Freyne, featuring Scott Egerton who later appeared in 10 novels, was published in 1927.

She adopted the pseudonym Anthony Gilbert to publish detective novels which achieved great success and made her a name in British detective literature, although many of her readers had always believed ...more

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	The Tragedy at Freyne 4.11 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 1927 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert, Martin Edwards (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.25 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 1933 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Was London: A Golden Age English Country House Murder Mystery by Anthony Gilbert, J. Kilmeny Keith (Pseudonym ) 3.92 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1925	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murder of Mrs Davenport: A Golden Age Mystery 4.01 avg rating — 114 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woman in Red (Arthur Crook, #9) by Anthony Gilbert (Pseudonym), Lucy Beatrice Malleson 3.68 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1941 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sequel to Murder: The Cases of Arthur Crook and Other Mysteries by Anthony Gilbert, John Cooper (Editor) 4.14 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1983 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death in the Wrong Room (Arthur Crook, #20) 3.46 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1947 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spinster's Secret (Arthur Crook, #19) 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1946 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Knocks Three Times (Arthur Crook, #22) 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1949 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Stage (Arthur Crook, #16) 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1945 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Anthony Gilbert

Arthur Crook (51 books)
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Anthony Gilbert (Pseudonym),

Lucy Beatrice Malleson

3.60 avg rating — 627 ratings

Scott Egerton (10 books)
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Anthony Gilbert,

J.A. Cotta (Translator)

4.03 avg rating — 371 ratings

M. Dupuy series (2 books)
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Anthony Gilbert

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Quotes by Anthony Gilbert (?)

“Never trust charm, it's the most powerful weapon in the devil's armory.”
― Anthony Gilbert

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“Love is blind and ought to go around with a guide to keep it out of trouble, but if the plan's ever been tried it hasn't worked.”
― Anthony Gilbert, Murder Anonymous

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“You know you’re no earthly use at getting yourself out of trouble, however brilliant you are at falling into it.”
― Anthony Gilbert, The Man Who Was London: A Golden Age English Country House Murder Mystery

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Murder in Blue by Clifford Witting

9 votes, 14.8%

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