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Anthony Gilbert (1899–1973)

Autor(a) de Portrait of a Murderer

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About the Author

Anthony Gilbert, the pseudonym of Lucy Beatrice Malleson (1899-1973), is remembered for the creation of Arthur Crook, who unlike aristocratic sleuths like Lord Peter Wimsey and Albert Campion is earthy and occasionally (as editor John Cooper says) "outrageously cheeky," with a sensitivity for the mostrar mais down-and-outers who are caught up in crime. Beginning in 1936, Gilbert wrote more than 50 novels featuring Arthur Crook, a London lawyer who spends as much time in pubs as in his office, and who goes to outlandish, and not always legal, lengths to clear his clients. Sequel to Murder: The Cases of Arthur Crook and Other Mysteries includes all the Arthur Crook short cases, as well as a selection of Gilbert's other mystery stories. mostrar menos
Disambiguation Notice:

(eng) Anthony Gilbert is a pseudonym of Lucy Beatrice Malleson (1899 - 1973). She also wrote as J. Kilmeny Keith and Anne Meredith.

Séries

Obras por Anthony Gilbert

Portrait of a Murderer (1933) 190 exemplares
Death in Fancy Dress (1933) 76 exemplares
The Spinster's Secret (1946) 41 exemplares
The Black Stage (1945) 35 exemplares
The Tragedy at Freyne (1927) 23 exemplares
Don't Open the Door (1945) 20 exemplares
Death Knocks Three Times (1949) 20 exemplares
She Shall Die (1961) 20 exemplares
Death in the Wrong Room (1947) 19 exemplares
And Death Came Too (1956) 18 exemplares
Tenant for the Tomb (1971) 18 exemplares
Miss Pinnegar Disappears (1952) 17 exemplares
He Came by Night (1944) 16 exemplares
Is She Dead Too? (1955) 16 exemplares
Murder Comes Home (1950) 16 exemplares
The Case of the Tea-Cosy's Aunt (1942) 15 exemplares
The Woman in Red (1941) 15 exemplares
Lift Up the Lid (1945) 15 exemplares
Out for the Kill (1960) 14 exemplares
Riddle of a Lady (1956) 14 exemplares
Footsteps Behind Me (1953) 13 exemplares
The Man Who Was London (1925) 13 exemplares
Death Wears a Mask (1970) 13 exemplares
Murder by Experts (1936) 12 exemplares
Something Nasty in the Woodshed (1942) 12 exemplares
Snake in the Grass (1954) 12 exemplares
The Looking Glass Murder (1967) 11 exemplares
The Visitor (1967) 11 exemplares
Death Takes a Wife (1959) 11 exemplares
Knock, Knock! Who's There? (1964) 11 exemplares
Missing from Her Home (1969) 10 exemplares
Uncertain Death (1961) 10 exemplares
Ring for a Noose (1963) 10 exemplares
The Scarlet Button (1944) 10 exemplares
The Missing Widow (1947) 10 exemplares
A Nice Little Killing (1974) 10 exemplares
Murder's a waiting game, (1972) 9 exemplares
Death Against the Clock (1958) 9 exemplares
The Clock in the Hatbox (1939) 9 exemplares
Prelude to Murder (1959) 8 exemplares
Passenger to Nowhere (1965) 8 exemplares
The Body on the Beam (1932) 8 exemplares
Night Encounter (1968) 7 exemplares
No Dust in the Attic (1962) 7 exemplares
The Murder of Mrs Davenport (1928) 7 exemplares
A Nice Cup of Tea (1973) 6 exemplares
The Man Who Wasn't There (1937) 6 exemplares
The Fingerprint (1964) 6 exemplares
LA GENTE MUERE DESPACIO (1974) 6 exemplares
Courtier to Death (2014) 5 exemplares
The Bell of Death (1939) 5 exemplares
Dear Dead Woman (1973) 5 exemplares
Give Death a Name (1957) 5 exemplares
Murder Has No Tongue (1937) 5 exemplares
The Mystery of the Open Window (1929) 4 exemplares
A Spy for Mr Crook (1944) 4 exemplares
The Case Against Andrew Fane (1931) 4 exemplares
Death at Four Corners (1929) 4 exemplares
The Man in Button Boots (1934) 4 exemplares
The Vanishing Corpse (1941) 4 exemplares
Lady-Killer (2014) 4 exemplares
Treason in My Breast (1938) 3 exemplares
The Musical Comedy Crime (1939) 3 exemplares
Mord på nært hold (1978) 3 exemplares
The Coward (1935) 2 exemplares
Farligt vidne (1974) 2 exemplares
The Family Man 2 exemplares
An Old Lady Dies (2014) 2 exemplares
The Night of the Fog (1930) 1 exemplar
The Rich Woman 1 exemplar
The Stranger 1 exemplar
The Showman 1 exemplar
The Gambler 1 exemplar
The Puzzled Heart 1 exemplar
På flugt efter et alibi (1977) 1 exemplar
Sporløst forsvundet (1975) 1 exemplar
Bytte for en morder (1975) 1 exemplar
Omkap med døden (1974) 1 exemplar
Mistænkt for mord (1973) 1 exemplar
Med døden i hælene (1972) 1 exemplar
Dobbeltmord (1973) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries (2020) — Contribuidor — 105 exemplares
Stories to Stay Awake By (1971) — Contribuidor — 100 exemplares
Fifty Best Mysteries (1991) — Contribuidor — 71 exemplares
Crime on the Coast [and] No Flowers by Request (1953) — Contribuidor — 47 exemplares
Stories To Stay Awake By [abridged] (1971) — Contribuidor — 41 exemplares
Bodies from the Library 4 (2021) — Contribuidor — 30 exemplares
Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries (2023) — Contribuidor — 30 exemplares
Murder Short & Sweet (2008) — Contribuidor — 28 exemplares
Best Detective Stories (1959) — Contribuidor — 17 exemplares
Ellery Queen's Crookbook (1974) — Contribuidor — 13 exemplares
The Lethal Sex (1959) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Evening Standard Detective Book: Second Series (1951) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
Detection Medley (1939) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Some Like Them Dead (1960) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Evening Standard Detective Book (1950) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Best Stories of the Underworld (1942) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
Crime Writers' Choice (1964) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Gilbert, Anthony
Nome legal
Malleson, Lucy Beatrice
Outros nomes
J. Kilmeny Keith
Meredith, Anne
Data de nascimento
1899
Data de falecimento
1973
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
Groot-Brittannië
Local de nascimento
Upper Norwood, London, England, UK
Locais de residência
Upper Norwood, London, England, UK
Educação
St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London
Ocupações
novelist
secretary
poet
crime writer
autobiographer
Organizações
British Detection Club
Detection Club

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Nota de desambiguação
Anthony Gilbert is a pseudonym of Lucy Beatrice Malleson (1899 - 1973). She also wrote as J. Kilmeny Keith and Anne Meredith.

Membros

Críticas

Fun to read an old tale of murder for the holidays. It was interesting enough to keep me going until the end.
 
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Andy5185 | 11 outras críticas | Jul 9, 2023 |
Al consultorio del doctor Oliver Stuart llega lindísima y aterrada, Rosa East. Refiere su historia: tiene veinticinco años y está casada con un hombre que le lleva cuarenta; este hombre es rico y está enfermo y los dos se aborrecen. Rosa East agrega que su marido siempre le dice que un enfermo atendido por su mujer corre el albur de morir envenenado. Ella procura pensar que él habla en broma, pero gradualmente, cae en una obsesión.
Poco después muere el señor East, en su propiedad de Hinton St. Luke de un ataque al corazón. Arthur Crook, el memorable detective de "No abras esa puerta!" y de "La gente muere despacio", investiga el enigma.… (mais)
 
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Natt90 | Apr 12, 2023 |
A las siete menos cinco la campana de la iglesia de Santa Etelburga despertó del delicioso sueño al señor Arthur Crook, esperanza de los acusados y desesperación de los jueces. El estrépito se detuvo bruscamente; después descubrieron, enredado en la cuerda de la campana, el cadáver de un desconocido.
 
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Natt90 | Apr 12, 2023 |
The story begins with the revelation that a blackmail ring has been driving prominent persons to suicide and that a special agent from Scotland Yard is visiting a country house where his fiancé is staying to help ferret out the ringleader. Complications ensue when another young man, friend of the narrator, declares his intention of marrying the same young woman. When the narrator and his friend arrive they find the house in turmoil and the young woman missing. Yet a third man is pressuring her to marry him. During a fancy dress ball a body is found in a nearby pond and attention shifts to the murder. Indeed, the blackmail gang seems almost forgotten from the middle of the novel until the climax. The portrayal of tension in the household is well written but the plot is a little difficult to follow. Enjoyable as a sample of the era.… (mais)
 
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ritaer | 2 outras críticas | Mar 26, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
91
Also by
52
Membros
1,000
Popularidade
#25,785
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
24
ISBN
201
Línguas
7

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