Patricia Moyes Books in Order
Patricia Moyes is a renowned mystery novelist and screenwriter, born in Dublin on 19 January 1923. She was educated at Overstone girls' school in Northampton and joined the WAAF in 1939. Moyes's career took a dramatic turn in 1946 when she was hired by Peter Ustinov as a technical assistant on his film School for Secrets, a position she held for eight years. In 1960, she wrote the screenplay for School for Scoundrels, starring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, and Alastair Sim. Moyes's mystery novels feature C.I.D. Inspector Henry Tibbett, whose series has garnered international acclaim. Notably, her novel Who Saw Her Die was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1971.
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Book Series by Patricia Moyes
- #1AmazonDead Men Don't Ski(1959)
- #2AmazonThe Sunken Sailor / Down Among the Dead Men(1961)
- #3AmazonDeath on the Agenda(1962)
- #4AmazonMurder à la Mode(1963)
- #5AmazonFalling Star(1964)
- #6AmazonJohnny Underground(1965)
- #7AmazonMurder Fantastical / Murder By Threes(1967)
- #8AmazonDeath and the Dutch Uncle(1968)
- #9AmazonWho Saw Her Die / Many Deadly Returns(1970)
- #10AmazonSeason of Snows and Sins(1971)
- #11AmazonThe Curious Affair of the Third Dog(1973)
- #12AmazonBlack Widower(1975)
- #13AmazonTo Kill a Coconut / The Coconut Killings(1977)
- #14AmazonWho Is Simon Warwick?(1978)
- #15AmazonAngel Death(1980)
- #16AmazonA Six-Letter Word for Death(1983)
- #17AmazonNight ferry to death(1985)
- #18AmazonBlack Girl, White Girl(1989)
- #19AmazonTwice in a Blue Moon(1993)
- #20AmazonWho Killed Father Christmas?(1996)
- #21AmazonA Suit of Diamonds(1991)
- #22AmazonMystery Cats(1991)
- #23AmazonMalice Domestic 5(1996)
- #24AmazonA Century of British Mystery and Suspense(2000)
- #25AmazonMurder Most Merry(2002)
- #26AmazonNot Everyone's Cup of Tea(2013)
About Patricia Moyes
Patricia Moyes is a renowned mystery novelist and screenwriter, born in Dublin on 19 January 1923. She was educated at Overstone girls' school in Northampton and joined the WAAF in 1939. Moyes's career took a dramatic turn in 1946 when she was hired by Peter Ustinov as a technical assistant on his film School for Secrets, a position she held for eight years. In 1960, she wrote the screenplay for School for Scoundrels, starring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, and Alastair Sim. Moyes's mystery novels feature C.I.D. Inspector Henry Tibbett, whose series has garnered international acclaim. Notably, her novel Who Saw Her Die was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1971.
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