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Michael Underwood


(John Michael Evelyn)
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Michael Underwood was the pseudonym of John Michael Evelyn (1916-1992), a British writer. Evelyn was born in Worthing Sussex and educated at Christ Church College Oxford and Grays Inn London. He was called to the Bar in 1939 and served in the British Army during WW2. He returned to work in the higher echelons of the Civil Service until his retirement in 1976. His series characters were Martin Ainsworth and Inspector (later Superintendent) Simon Manton.
 


Genres: Mystery, Fantasy
 
Series
Simon Manton
   Murder on Trial (1954)
   Murder Made Absolute (1955)
   Death on Remand (1956)
   False Witness (1957)
   Lawful Pursuit (1958)
   Arm of the Law (1959)
   Cause of Death (1960)
   Death by Misadventure (1960)
   Adam's Case (1961)
   The Case Against Philip Quest (1962)
   Girl Found Dead (1963)
   The Crime of Colin Wise (1964)
   The Anxious Conspirator (1965)
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Rose Epton
   A Pinch of Snuff (1974)
   Crime upon Crime (1980)
   Double Jeopardy (1981)
   Goddess of Death (1982)
   A Party to Murder (1983)
   Death in Camera (1984)
   The Hidden Man (1985)
   Death at Deepwood Grange (1986)
   The Uninvited Corpse (1987)
   The Injudicious Judge (1987)
   Dual Enigma (1988)
   A Compelling Case (1989)
   Rosa's Dilemma (1990)
   A Dangerous Business (1990)
   The Seeds of Murder (1991)
   Guilty Conscience (1992)
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Nick Atwell
   The Juror (1975)
   Menaces, Menaces (1976)
   Murder with Malice (1977)
   The Fatal Trip (1977)
   Crooked Wood (1978)
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Novels
   A Crime Apart (1966)
   Shem's Demise (1970)
   The Silent Liars (1970)
   Anything But the Truth (1978)
   Smooth Justice (1979)
   Victim of Circumstance (1979)
   A Clear Case of Suicide (1980)
   The Hand of Fate (1981)
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Books containing stories by Michael Underwood
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The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000)
edited by
Patricia Craig
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Murder to Music (1997)
Musical Mysteries from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
edited by
Kathleen Halligan and Cynthia Manson

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Award nominations
1964 CWA Gold Dagger (nominee) : The Crime of Colin Wise


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