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Betty Rowlands
BornKathleen Elizabeth Howard
6 October 1923
Letchworth Garden City
Died29 July 2020
Bristol, England
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
GenreCrime fiction
RelativesSir Ebenezer Howard (grandfather)

Betty Rowlands (6 October 1923 – 29 July 2020) was a writer of cosy crime mystery novels set in the Cotswolds and Gloucestershire.

Personal life[edit]

Born in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, to parents Arthur and Kathleen Beatrice Howard (née Brockelbank),[1] her grandfather was Sir Ebenezer Howard,[2] founder of the garden city movement and the first garden city, Letchworth, in 1903. Rowlands had two half brothers from her father's first marriage and the family moved to Bromley, Kent when she was young.

During the Second World War, working at the General Post Office Engineering Department, Betty met her first husband, Bert Jenner and married in 1942. They had three children. They divorced in 1957 and Rowlands married Len Rowlands in 1966, moving to Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire, in 1971.[2]

Writing career[edit]

Rowlands began writing seriously when she moved to the Cotswolds and joined local writing groups. At the same time she began teaching adults English as a second language. A number of her early short stories were read on the BBC in the late 1970s and in 1988 she won the Sunday Express / Veuve Clicquot Crime Short Story of the Year Award.[2]

Her first novel was A Little Gentle Sleuthing, published in 1990, when Rowlands was in her late 60s. Her last novel was published in 2014, at the age of 90. She was a member of the Crime Writers' Association.[3]

Bibliography[edit]

Melissa Craig series[edit]

  1. A Little Gentle Sleuthing (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990 ISBN 9780340522332).[4] Republished as Murder at Hawthorn Cottage (Bookouture, 2018 ISBN 9781786816092).[5]
  2. Finishing Touch (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1991).[6] Republished as Murder in the Morning (Bookouture, 2018 ISBN 9781786816597).[7]
  3. Over the Edge (Hodder and Stoughton, 1992).[8] Republished as Murder on the Clifftops (Bookouture, 2018 ISBN 9781786816610).[9]
  4. Exhaustive Enquiries (Hodder and Stoughton, 1993 ISBN 9780340583203).[10] Republished as Murder at the Manor Hotel (Bookouture, 2018 ISBN 9781786816634).[11]
  5. Malice Poetic (Hodder and Stoughton, 1995).[12] Republished as Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Bookouture, 2018 ISBN 9781786817761).[13]
  6. Deadly Legacy (Hodder and Stoughton, 1995 ISBN 9780340647295).[14] Republished as Murder in the Orchard (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786818737).
  7. Smiling at Death (Hodder and Stoughton, 1996 ISBN 9780340660478).[15] Republished as Murder at Larkfield Barn (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786817785).
  8. The Cherry Pickers (Hodder and Stoughton, 1998 ISBN 0340708409).[16] Republished as Murder in Langley Woods (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786817808).[17]
  9. The Man at the Window (Hodder and Stoughton, 2000).[18] Republished as Murder at Benbury Brook (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786817822).
  10. The Fourth Suspect (Hodder and Stoughton, 2001 ISBN 9780340750803).[19] Republished as Murder at the Old House (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786818676).[20]
  11. No Laughing Matter (Hodder and Stoughton, 2003 ISBN 9780340826799).[21] Republished as Murder in the Dining Room (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786818690).
  12. Sweet Venom (Hodder and Stoughton, 2004 ISBN 9780340826812).[22] Republished as Murder in a Country Garden (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786818713).[23]

Sukey Reynolds Series[edit]

  1. An Inconsiderate Death (Severn House Publishers, 1997 ISBN 9780727852335). Republished as Death at Hazel House (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786819871).[24]
  2. Death at Dearley Manor (Severn House Publishers, 1998 ISBN 9780727853813).[25] Also (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786819895).[26]
  3. Copycat (Severn House Publishers, 1999 ISBN 9780727854995).[27] Republished as Death at Beacon Cottage (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786819918).[28]
  4. Touch Me Not (Severn House Publishers, 2001 ISBN 9780727856029).[29] Republished as Death at Burwell Farm (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781786819932).[30]
  5. Dirty Work (Severn House Publishers, 2003).[31] Republished as Death at Ivy House (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781838880484).[32]
  6. Deadly Obsession (Severn House Publishers, 2004).[33] Republished as Death on a Summer Morning (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781838880507).[34]
  7. Party to Murder (Severn House Publishers, 2005 ISBN 9780727863041).[35] Republished as Death under the Apple Tree (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781838880569).[36]
  8. Alpha, Beta, Gamma... Dead (Severn House Publishers, 2007 ISBN 9780727864673).[37] Republished as Death at The Mariners Hotel (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781838880583).[38]
  9. Smokescreen (Severn House Publishers, 2008 ISBN 9780727866691).[39] Republished as Death at the Library (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781838880842).[40]
  10. A Fool There Was (Severn House Publishers, 2009).[41] Republished as Death on Clevedon Beach (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781838880866).[42]
  11. Miss Minchin Dies (Severn House Publishers, 2010).[43] Republished as Death in the Village (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781838880880).[44]
  12. Unnatural Wastage (Severn House Publishers, 2012).[45] Republished as Death as Sycamore House (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781838881894).[46]
  13. The Scent of Death (Severn House Publishers, 2014 ISBN 9780727883919).[47] Republished as Death at Sandy Bay (Bookouture, 2019 ISBN 9781838881917).[48]

Standalone novels[edit]

Hive of Bees (Severn House Publishers, 1996 ISBN 9780727851826).[49]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Entry for "Kathleen E Howard," in England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 3a, Page 1156 (database online). Provo, UT: 2008. Citing General Register Office; United Kingdom; England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2021.(subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c Gloucestershire Live obituary: Janet Hughes, 'Tributes to Cotswold author dubbed the "Queen of Cosy Crime" with murder mystery novels set in Gloucestershire', Gloucestershire Live, 21 August 2020 15:58. Published in print in the Gloucestershire Echo, 27 August 2020 p. 11 News. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ "The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1990). A little gentle sleuthing. Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-52233-2. OCLC 20798401.
  5. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2018). Murder at Hawthorn cottage. London: Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-609-2. OCLC 1101330399.
  6. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1991). Finishing touch. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-54397-9. OCLC 26158693.
  7. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2018). Murder in the morning. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-659-7. OCLC 1054368062.
  8. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1992). Over the edge. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-56411-0. OCLC 27067983.
  9. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2018). Murder on the clifftops. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-661-0. OCLC 1059320592.
  10. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1993). Exhaustive enquiries. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-58320-3. OCLC 28889228.
  11. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2018). Murder at the Manor hotel. London: Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-663-4. OCLC 1159064649.
  12. ^ Rowlands, Betty; Hodder and Stoughton (1995). Malice poetic. London: Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-62804-1. OCLC 946353669.
  13. ^ ROWLANDS, BETTY (2018). MURDER ON A WINTER AFTERNOON. Place of publication not identified: BOOKOUTURE. ISBN 978-1-78681-776-1. OCLC 1148880043.
  14. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1995). Deadly legacy: a Melissa Craig mystery. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-64729-5. OCLC 892430912.
  15. ^ "Search Results | Library Hub". discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1998). The cherry pickers. Hodder & Stoughton; London. ISBN 978-0-340-70840-8. OCLC 861895508.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  17. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Murder in Langley Woods. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-780-8. OCLC 1084557100.
  18. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2000). The man at the window. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-75078-0. OCLC 973621363.
  19. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2001). The fourth suspect. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-75080-3. OCLC 59580166.
  20. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Murder at the old house. London: Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-867-6. OCLC 1123154697.
  21. ^ "Search Results | Library Hub". discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  22. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2004). Sweet venom. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-82681-2. OCLC 56450886.
  23. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Murder in a country garden. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-871-3. OCLC 1090475407.
  24. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1997). An inconsiderate death. Sutton, Surrey: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-5233-5. OCLC 37764582.
  25. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1998). Death at Dearley Manor. Sutton: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-5381-3. OCLC 39875970.
  26. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death at Dearley Manor. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-989-5. OCLC 1104855787.
  27. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1999). Copycat. Severn House: Sutton. ISBN 978-0-7278-5499-5. OCLC 861900895.
  28. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death at Beacon Cottage. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-991-8. OCLC 1106088508.
  29. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2001). Touch me not. Sutton: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-5602-9. OCLC 45336952.
  30. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death at Burwell Farm. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-78681-993-2. OCLC 1106068587.
  31. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2003). Dirty work. Sutton: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-5974-7. OCLC 52532139.
  32. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death at Ivy House. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-83888-048-4. OCLC 1107515931.
  33. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2004). Deadly obsession. Sutton, Surrey; New York: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-6151-1. OCLC 56649874.
  34. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death on a summer morning. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-83888-050-7. OCLC 1108522587.
  35. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2005). Party to murder. Sutton: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-6304-1. OCLC 62760086.
  36. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death under the apple tree. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-83888-056-9. OCLC 1112129565.
  37. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2007). Alpha, beta, gamma ... dead. Sutton: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-6467-3. OCLC 74523603.
  38. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death at the Mariners Hotel. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-83888-058-3. OCLC 1112897482.
  39. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2008). Smokescreen: [a Sukey Reynolds mystery. Surrey, Eng.: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-6669-1. OCLC 861657671.
  40. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death at the library. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-83888-084-2. OCLC 1119984148.
  41. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2009). A fool there was. Sutton: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-6786-5. OCLC 316426515.
  42. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death on Clevedon Beach. Bookouture. ISBN 978-1-83888-086-6. OCLC 1119747218.
  43. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2010). Miss Minchin dies. Surrey, UK: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-6990-6. OCLC 808057713.
  44. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2019). Death in the village. ISBN 978-1-83888-088-0. OCLC 1119780065.
  45. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2012). Unnatural wastage: a Sukey Reynolds mystery. Suttey, England: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-8214-1. OCLC 948819851.
  46. ^ ROWLANDS, BETTY (2019). DEATH AT SYCAMORE HOUSE. Place of publication not identified: BOOKOUTURE. ISBN 978-1-83888-189-4. OCLC 1128195518.
  47. ^ Rowlands, Betty (2014). The scent of death. Surrey, UK: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-8391-9. OCLC 889825199.
  48. ^ ROWLANDS, BETTY (2019). DEATH AT SANDY BAY: an absolutely unputdownable cozy mystery novel. Place of publication not identified: BOOKOUTURE. ISBN 978-1-83888-191-7. OCLC 1130643940.
  49. ^ Rowlands, Betty (1996). A hive of bees. Sutton: Severn House. ISBN 978-0-7278-5182-6. OCLC 60310358.

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