5. CRAIG RICE
John J. Malone, Chicago lawyer series, 1939-1963
Bingo Riggs & Handsome Kuzak, 1942-1958
4 non-series, including Home Sweet Homicide, 1944
as Daphne Sanders - To Catch a Thief, 1943 (not basis
for movie)
Ghostwriter for Gypsy Rose Lee & George Sanders
as Michael Venning
6. FRANCES & RICHARD
LOCKRIDGE
Mr. & Mrs. North (26 books)
The Norths Meet Murder, 1940
Lt. Merton Heimrich series (22 books)
Sad-sack detective Nathan Shapiro series (10 books
Paul Lane series (3?) predates Law & Order’s conflict
between DA & police
7. MARGARET SCHERF
Henry & Emily Brice “mystery comedy”
The Gun in Daniel Webster’s Bust
The Green Plaid Pants
1950s
8. KELLEY ROOS
(AUDREY KELLEY & WILLIAM ROOS)
Jeff & Haila Troy series (11 books)
Made Up to Kill, 1940
The Blonde Died Dancing, 1956 (similar couple)
Three stand alones
9. PAMELA BRANCH
“Comedy of manners with the occasional murder”
The Wooden Overcoat
The Lion in the Cellar
Murder Every Monday
Murder’s Little Sister
One of Carolyn Hart’s favorite 200
10. DELANO AMES
Jane & Dagobert Brown (British)
She Shall Have Murder, 1948 (12 total)
13. L. C. TYLER
Ethelred & Elsie
The Herring-Seller’s Apprentice, Edgar nominee
Ten Little Herrings
The Herrings in the Library (August 2010)
14. KRIS NERI
Tracy Eaton, crime writer
Revenge of the Gypsy Queen
Dem Bones’ Revenge
Revenge for Old Times’ Sake
15. DONNA ANDREWS
Meg Langslow
Murder with Peacocks, 1999
Lefty, Agatha, Anthony, Barry awards
Finalist for Macavity & Dilys
Swan for the Money, 2009 (Molly Weston is
character)
Stork Raving Mad, 2010
17. NANCY BARTHOLOMEW
Sierra Lovotini, exotic dancer,
Florida
The Miracle Strip
Drag Strip
Film Strip
Strip Poker
Blog subtitled “Naked on
Rollerskates” Dancing with the Workshop Leaders
18. HANNAH DENNISON
The Vicky Hill mysteries
Ambitious newspaper
reporter (dreams of
fame but writes obits!)
Eccentric British
pasttime or professions
(snail racing)
