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Christianna Brand
Christianna Brand (1907–1988) was one of the most popular authors of the Golden Age of British mystery writing. Born in Malaya and raised in India, Brand used her experience as a s...view moreChristianna Brand (1907–1988) was one of the most popular authors of the Golden Age of British mystery writing. Born in Malaya and raised in India, Brand used her experience as a salesgirl as inspiration for her first novel, Death in High Heels, which she based on a fantasy of murdering an irritating coworker. The same year, she debuted her most famous character, Inspector Cockrill, whose adventures she followed until 1957. The film version of the second Cockrill mystery, Green for Danger, is considered one of the best-ever screen adaptations of a classic English mystery. Brand also found success writing children’s fiction. Her Nurse Matilda series, about a grotesque nanny who tames ill-behaved children, was adapted for the screen in 2005, as Nanny McPhee. Brand received Edgar Award nominations for the short stories “Twist for Twist” and “Poison in the Cup”, as well as one for her nonfiction work Heaven Knows Who. The author of more than two dozen novels, she died in 1988.view less
Books by Christianna Brand
Fog of Doubt The Three-Cornered Halo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Heads You Lose Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Crooked Wreath Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rose in Darkness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBuffet for Unwelcome Guests: The Best Short Mystery Stories of Christianna Brand Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heaven Knows Who: The Trial of Jessie M'Lachlan Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tour de Force Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Death in High Heels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cat and Mouse: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bodies from the Library: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Christianna Brand
Bodies from the Library: Selected Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Masters of the Golden Age Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Three-Cornered Halo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bodies from the Library 4: Selected Lost Stories of Mystery and Suspense by Masters of the Golden Age Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Green for Danger Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fog of Doubt: An Inspector Cockrill Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Death of Jezebel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heads You Lose Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tour de Force Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Crooked Wreath: An Inspector Cockrill Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5