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P., H.
Sir Charles's Outsider - A Tale of the Turf, March 14, 1891

Page, Anthony
What's a Nice Dog Like You Doing Here?, January 18, 1977

Page, Vicki  pseudonym of Ruby Doreen Avey (1927- )
Life of the Party, May 1, 1974
Bent for Blackmail, August 6, 1974
Yours - With Love and Blackmail, November 27, 1974
An Emergency Call for the Doctor, February 7, 1978

Pain, Barry (1864-1928)
The Eye of the Blind, October 12, 1895

Pamler, John
Inspector of Spectres, May 10, 1955
A Spate of Spirits, August 25, 1955
A Copper for the Diamonds, December 10, 1955
The Colonel Saves his Neck, January 20, 1956

Pankhurst, G. E.
The Spanner, October 19, 1956

Pardoe, Ann
The Lucky One, May 9, 1962

Park, Michael
Kind of Understanding, November 2, 1974

Parker, Oliver
Just a Letter from Gabrielle, October 22, 1979

Parker, R. H.
One-Eye Runs Last, April 21, 1969

Parker, Sue
Her Memory Lingers On, April 20, 1967
So What About Milk?, June 8, 1967
Ware Vultures, October 30, 1967
Never Trust a Bird, November 17, 1967
Sticky Case, February 13, 1968
Did She Fall or Was She Pushed?, August 16, 1968

Parkes, William Theodore
Caught at Last, August 29, 1891
Two Christmas Eves, December 19, 1891 (as by Wm. Theodore Parkes)
Pat Magrath's Fate, January 16, 1892 (as by Wm. Theodore Parkes)

Parkin, B. C.
And Have Not Charity, December 30, 1971

Parkinson, A. D.
Jacob's Coat Gets Him a Name..., November 27, 1975

Parr, Kay
Long Live..., July 6, 1971

Parry, Robin
Posies in the Street, May 4, 1960

Parry, Tom
With a Pinch of Salt, February 28, 1964

Parsons, Anthony (1893-1963)
Cash in the Jug, July 5, 1943

Patrick, Mark
The Ninth Man, October 12, 1953

Paul, Leonard
Book Learning, April 21, 1955
On the Record, September 12, 1955
Wrong Line, June 2, 1956
Off the Menu, November 17, 1956
As I Was Saying..., July 7, 1960
You Grow Up, March 14, 1961
A Touch of the Sun, July 29, 1961

Pavledis, Tolly
Horns of the Buffalo, February 5, 1970

Pawley, Eugene
Friend at Court, December 1, 1962
Innocent Tourist, May 8, 1963
Nobody Cares, July 31, 1963

Pax, Marie
The Bonfire, September 18, 1972
The Date, March 13, 1973
Something Always Turns Up..., August 14, 1975

Peach, Joy
The Last Picture Show, January 2, 1979

Peacock-Wilkinson, Lee
The Cellar, December 29, 1972
Scapegoat, May 11, 1973

Peagam, Anthony S.
Bid for Life, December 28, 1960

Pearce, M. D.
Little Rascal, October 26, 1973
Chance Meeting, January 18, 1974

Pearce, Ron
Just His Cup of Tea, June 25, 1973
The Hippy who Found a Trail to Trust, May 19, 1977

Pearcey, C. B.
Roll of Honour, December 1, 1973
Thirteen O'Clock and all's Well..., October 22, 1975
Would YOU Let Your Father Marry a Witch?, January 28, 1976
Little Mrs. Mop Had a Lollipop Hero..., August 20, 1976

Pearman, Michael
Prelude to Love, August 24, 1938

Pearson, Alec G.
The White Squall, March 16, 1891

Pearson, Ken
Ruby's Fifth, June 21, 1974

Peelo, Moira
Diamonds are Forever...as Every Woman Knows, February 24, 1976

Pelham, Anthony  pseudonym of Charles Evelyn Graham Hope (1900-1971)
The Vengeance of Taj Mohammed, January 25, 1938

Pemberton, J. Alex
The Knave was Trumped, February 15, 1934

Pemberton, Max (1863-1950)
The End of the Story, November 21, 1913
The Master of Castle Raymond, November 2, 1925

Pemberton, W. Baring
This is the End, June 28, 1934

Pembridge, Jane
The Tea-Party, March 19, 1936
Beloved Enemy, August 5, 1937
Oyez, Matthew Ebony!, April 14, 1938
Well - in that Case..., August 13, 1938
The Synthetic Bandit, September 22, 1938
...and so to Glory!, October 10, 1938
The Older Loyalties, October 25, 1938
Finger-Stalled, January 9, 1939
Not in Town To-night, March 11, 1939
Sparrow Post, July 20, 1939
Waiting for Maggie, September 15, 1939
The Road to Arcady, October 7, 1939
No Stripes on Him, February 8, 1940
Sequel to Murder, April 16, 1940
Don't Smash-Grab!, June 10, 1940
Too Deep for Words, June 27, 1940
Blow the Man Down, July 9, 1940
On with the Dance, July 24, 1940
Paid on the Nail, September 3, 1940
In Blinkers, September 16, 1940
Ankle-Deep, Head Under, October 10, 1940
Up the Garden Path, November 14, 1940
Pitching the Yarn, November 26, 1940
Well Becomes Better, December 31, 1940
Hammer and Tongs, January 30, 1941
High Secret, February 18, 1941
No Record of Reply, March 3, 1941
Mischief Brewing, June 6, 1941
Barred Refuge, July 21, 1941
It Must be the Air, August 4, 1941
A Tip Worth Knowing, August 26, 1941
The Pen with Green Link, September 20, 1941
Signal at Murder, October 15, 1941

Pendered, Mary L. (1858-1940)
Spirit Photography, October 17, 1891

Pendlebury, B. J.
To Tell the Truth, September 4, 1950

Penn, Jesca
On the Road to Riot, August 3, 1979

Penn, Simon
Hour to Remember, February 4, 1964

Pennington, Paul
Miss Cosmos 2971, July 22, 1971

Penrose, Margaret
Sick List, November 17, 1959
Sorry to Interrupt, July 14, 1966

Percival, Shirley
Five Miles From Freedom, March 1, 1979

Pereira, Jenny
A Man with all the Advantages, March 4, 1980

Perkins, Barbara
Demo Disaster, January 19, 1970

Perkins, L. A.
Okay, Smart Cop, December 7, 1966

Perrott, Maurice
The Obsidian Hunters, July 3, 1970
The Memorial, August 22, 1973

Perry, Bridget M.
The Perfect Wife, June 19, 1980

Perry, Francis
Double Identity, March 10, 1969

Perry, Fred G.
Out of Tune, June 9, 1969

Perry, Mike
Joe's Night Out, April 11, 1974

Persons, Paul
The Desert is for Men, May 24, 1979

Pertwee, Roland (1885-1963)
The Corner Pool, January 10, 1963
Dark Vision, February 21, 1963

Peskett, Roy
How Jason was Pipped at the Post, April 1, 1975

Peters, James Clifton
Free on Board, June 24, 1935

Peterson, Peter
New Leaf, October 24, 1973
The Treasure of the Ancient Mariner, January 12, 1977
Carlos and the Phial of Revenge, August 14, 1980

Petherbridge, John
Normal Service Resumed, October 13, 1980

Phelan, Jim (1896- )
The Runner-Up, September 19, 1945
Salt to Taste, October 15, 1945
Wander-Girl, November 21, 1949
Pastoral, January 10, 1950
Magic Carpet, June 20, 1950
Paper Chase, August 8, 1950
Brummy Joe, October 10, 1950
Follow my Leader, January 30, 1951
Career-Girl, April 3, 1951
One's Company, July 24, 1951
Back to Normal, November 7, 1951
Buttered Parsnips, January 14, 1952
You Can Hold Out Your Hat, October 8, 1952
Fair Do's, April 29, 1953
Road Service, September 10, 1953
Reciprocity, October 10, 1953
Good Gabble, December 29, 1953
Cupboard Love, June 22, 1954

Philip-Nichols, Jack
Heads You Lose, March 12, 1976
Copper Collection, February 5, 1979
In the True Spirit of the Law..., April 5, 1979
Spoiling for a Scrap, July 28, 1980

Philippe, Charles-Louis (1874-1909)
The Match, September 1, 1987

Phillips, J. R.
The Trouser Trap, September 12, 1935

Phillips, Jestyn
The Worst Day's Work, October 13, 1977

Phillips, Joan
Bring me the Leaders, December 4, 1973

Phillips, Stephen
The Looking-Glass, November 7, 1936
The Pilot, December 15, 1936
A Bottle for Boot Hill, May 19, 1962
Showdown at Sunset, January 8, 1963
The Lucky One, February 5, 1963
Island Lovely, July 5, 1963
I Don't Remember Pulling the Trigger, June 20, 1964
The Cork Leg, February 25, 1965
Ghosts in his Eyes, July 8, 1965
Whoopin' Like Crazy, June 28, 1966
Ghost with a Gun, January 4, 1967
Pretty Polly, October 5, 1968
Too Young to Remember, November 27, 1968
The Thoughts of Mai Ling, March 11, 1969
Place of Proposal, June 21, 1969
Ugly as Sin, September 27, 1969
The Foreman Falls in Love, November 22, 1969
As Long as I Live.., February 23, 1970
Girl in Pyjamas, July 4, 1970
Kid Stuff, October 14, 1970
The Killin' an' the Burnin', March 15, 1971
Familiar Face, June 24, 1971
The Shield, November 6, 1971
Like a Mad Dog, May 27, 1972
Faraway Places, November 13, 1972
No Sense of Humour, February 10, 1973
Something She Said, May 26, 1973
The Sucker, September 8, 1973
Peeping Tom, January 31, 1974
Favourite Wife, May 11, 1974
Nightingale, August 26, 1974

Pickton, Pamela
Mother Won't Stop this Romance, July 29, 1977
On Reflection, Even Mirrors Can Lie..., November 16, 1977

Pilkington, A.
Brighton Interlude, November 14, 1973

Piper, Brenda
Going, Going, Gone. An Offer They All Refused, November 28, 1977

Pirandello, Luigi (1867-1936)
Black Horses, August 9, 1933
My Dear Husband, October 6, 1933 (as by "Pirandello")
The Quick and the Dead, October 21, 1933
Faith, January 9, 1935
Between Two Shadows, February 14, 1935

Pittock, Charles
Mission Completed, February 13, 1963
A Bunch of Fives, April 18, 1963
The Infinity Factor, January 24, 1966

Plowden, Graham
The Disappearance, September 20, 1969

Pocknell, Nigel
Going Home, June 8, 1970
Creag Pool, August 10, 1970
Diary of a Nobody, November 18, 1970
Old Bottom, October 7, 1971
One for Sorrow, March 28, 1972
The Ghost Took Fright, June 11, 1975
Revenge of the Golden Lady, October 26, 1976

Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849)
Black Cat, October 16, 1987

Pohl, Frederik (1919- )
Martians Came, October 7, 1987

Polk, William
Life Sentence, October 4, 1937

Pollock, Robert (1930- )
The Traitor, July 27, 1970
The Game, June 7, 1971

Poole, Henry
Leave it to Me, July 22, 1937

Poolman, Kenneth
My Duty was Plain, August 15, 1959

Pope, Devora
Little Old Ladies Don't Tell Tales, October 11, 1977
The Brain Drain in Space, March 13, 1980
When the Boss is Away, October 31, 1980

Pope, Dudley (1925-1997)
Echo in Command, October 30, 1946
The Grafter, February 28, 1947
Lee Shore, October 2, 1953

Pope, Pamela
Home on the Range, May 21, 1971

Pople, Maureen
A Saint Comes Marching In, February 13, 1980

Porges, Arthur (1915-2006)
Secret Vice, September 19, 1962

Porteous, Elaine
The Swans, April 3, 1971
Occupation Lane, June 28, 1971
Cuban Picnic, October 28, 1971
Pace-Maker, August 14, 1972

Porter, Ann
At the Rest House, September 28, 1934
Guest Night, November 19, 1934
Under the Peepul Tree, January 8, 1935
This is my Life..., June 23, 1936

Poultney, C. B.
Token Visit, November 20, 1953
Dog Trouble, June 10, 1954
Memory, Sort of, October 4, 1956

Pounder, James
Just Like Jeannie with the Dark, Dark Eyes..., May 13, 1977
But He Was So Wonderful..., July 11, 1977
Miss Angelo was a Cold, but Loyal Friend, November 7, 1977

Powell, A. C.
'Ark, the Little Angels are Singing..., December 22, 1977

Powell, Peter
Anything a Bit Suspicious, November 19, 1970
Anna by Sunset, July 21, 1971

Power, Jasper
Crossing the Line, December 27, 1934

Pratt, D. M.
The Long and Lonely Road to Freedom, March 25, 1977
Where the Heart Really is, September 7, 1977

Prebble, John
The Eleventh Window, January 18, 1936

Preston, Guy
On the Wanted List, June 14, 1960
Dish of Dreams, August 4, 1960
Don't Tell My Wife, July 22, 1961
Alice in Phoneyland, June 16, 1962
Top Pick, July 7, 1962

Preston, J.
The Night they Raided Trixie's, April 24, 1975

Preston, Peter
Star Job, December 24, 1973

Price, Constance
Clean Break, October 16, 1947

Price, Frank
"'Ansom's" Revenge, September 20, 1899
A Cruel Plot, September 25, 1899
Old Blumer's Home-Coming, October 5, 1899

Priest, Christopher (1943- )
The Haunting Melody, May 14, 1970

Priestley, Mark
A Fool and his Gold..., May 2, 1941
Lonely Survivor, May 15, 1941
Tracks into the Money, May 27, 1941
Suspect Unsought, October 10, 1941
One Too Smart, January 24, 1942
Silver Streak, February 25, 1942
Money to Draw, May 28, 1942
Bother with Brothers, June 18, 1942
White Hair for Gil, July 1, 1942
Postman's Knock, July 25, 1942
No Telling, August 19, 1942
Double Base, November 6, 1942
Faint and Feud, December 1, 1942
Good Haunting, January 22, 1943

Priestman, Edward
The Betraying Hand, May 3, 1956
Chinese Madonna, May 22, 1956
Name of the King, July 17, 1956
Manners!, October 12, 1956
Hand Forced, October 31, 1956

Prime, Carl
He Wanted Gold, December 11, 1952

Prince, Allan
Desolate Island, April 12, 1934
Witch's Spell Plus, May 28, 1937

Prior, Pamela
Round Robin, November 21, 1940

Prior, Robin
The Right Man for the Job, May 15, 1978

Pritchett, V. S. (1900-1997)
Doh Ray Me Fah Soh, January 8, 1946
Just a Little More, May 20, 1987

Procter, Ida M.
One Way Traffic, September 13, 1933

Procter, Maurice (1906-1973)
Voice in the Dark, March 4, 1953

Pryce-Jones, David (1936- )
Eye at the Keyhole, August 29, 1961
Like Father Like Son, October 12, 1961
Face to Face, January 15, 1962
The Glass Bottomed Boat, May 29, 1963
The Bad Hat, September 26, 1963
A Man Too Cheerful, January 13, 1965

Pudney, John (1909-1977)
The Tip, July 20, 1948
The Load of Holly, December 18, 1948
Yellow, January 28, 1954
Miracle in the Soap Dish, April 30, 1954
Moonstruck, January 17, 1956

Pulver, David
A Birthday Wish, January 11, 1969

Punshon, E. R. (1872-1956)
The Living Stone, September 11, 1987

Purcell, Simon
Keeping the Home Fires Burning, January 3, 1980

Purvis, Vaughan
A Rank Problem for the Major, June 19, 1978

Pushkin, Alexander (1799-1837)
The Shot, December 7, 1933

Putt, Winifred
The Hard-Faced Blonde of Castle Bay, August 7, 1975

Pye, Blundell
A Million PMs, May 20, 1963

 

 

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