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Patricia Moyes


Ireland (1923 - 2000)

Patricia Pakenham-Walsh was born in Dublin. In 1951, she married the photographer John Moyes. The marriage broke up in 1959. She married James Haszard, a lawyer and interpreter at the international court of justice in The Hague. Her mystery novels feature C.I.D. Inspector Henry Tibbett. One of them, "Who Saw Her Die" (Many Deadly Returns in the US) was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1971. She also wrote several juveniles and short stories. She died in Virgin Gorda (British Virgin Islands) on August 2, 2000.
 

Awards: Agatha (1999)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Inspector Henry Tibbett
   1. Dead Men Don't Ski (1958)
   2. The Sunken Sailor (1961)
     aka Down Among the Dead Men
   3. Death On the Agenda (1962)
   4. Murder a La Mode (1963)
   5. Falling Star (1964)
   6. Johnny Underground (1965)
   7. Murder Fantastical (1965)
     aka Murder By Threes
   8. Death and the Dutch Uncle (1968)
   9. Who Saw Her Die? (1970)
     aka Many Deadly Returns
   10. Season of Snows and Sins (1971)
   11. The Curious Affair of the Third Dog (1973)
   12. Black Widower (1975)
   13. The Coconut Killings (1977)
     aka To Kill a Coconut
   14. Who Is Simon Warwick? (1978)
   15. Angel Death (1980)
   16. A Six Letter Word for Death (1983)
   17. Night Ferry to Death (1985)
   18. Black Girl, White Girl (1989)
   19. Twice in a Blue Moon (1993)
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Books containing stories by Patricia Moyes
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Who Killed Father Christmas? (2023)
And Other Seasonal Mysteries
(British Library Crime Classics)
edited by
Martin Edwards
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Not Everyone's Cup of Tea (2013)
An Interesting and Entertaining History of Malice Domestic's First 25 Years
edited by
Rita Owen and Verena Rose
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Murder Most Merry (2002)
edited by
Abigail Browning

More books 


Awards
1999 Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement

Award nominations
1971 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Who Saw Her Die?


Patricia Moyes recommends
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Busy Bodies (1995)
(Claire Malloy, book 10)
Joan Hess
"Witty, pithy, and beautifully plotted... my favorite Claire Malloy so far"

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