Jill McGown explained
Jill McGown (9 August 1947 in Campbeltown, Scotland - 6 April 2007 in Kettering, Northamptonshire) was a British writer of mystery novels. She was best known for her mystery series featuring Inspector Lloyd and Judy Hill, one of which (A Shred of Evidence) was made into a television drama in 2001 starring Philip Glenister and Michelle Collins. McGown wrote her first mystery novel after being laid off from the British Steel Corporation in 1980. She is sometimes credited as Elizabeth Chaplin.
Early life, education and career
McGown's family were from Campbeltown, where she was born in 1947.[1] The family moved to Corby in England when she was ten, as the fishing industry in Scotland was declining.[1]
McGown attended Corby Grammar School and Kettering Technical College.[1] After leaving college, she worked as a secretary, but was made redundant from British Steel in 1980.[1] [2] She said[1]
Val McDermid wrote of her, "Her work was critically acclaimed, and many of her peers believe she never achieved the level of commercial success she deserved".[1]
Bibliography
Lloyd & Hill
- A Perfect Match (1983)
- Redemption (aka Murder at the Old Vicarage) (1988)
- Death of a Dancer (aka Gone to Her Death) (1989)
- The Murders of Mrs Austin And Mrs Beale (1991)
- The Other Woman (1992)
- Murder... Now And Then (1993)
- A Shred of Evidence (1995)
- Verdict Unsafe (1997)
- Picture of Innocence (1998)
- Plots And Errors (1999)
- Scene of Crime (2001)
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (aka Death in the Family) (2002)
- Unlucky for Some (2004)
Standalone novels
- Record of Sin (1985)
- An Evil Hour (1986)
- The Stalking Horse (1987)
- Murder Movie (1990)
- Hostage to Fortune (1992) (writing as Elizabeth Chaplin)
External links
Further reading
- Obituary: News: Jill McGown . . 2007-05-10 . 2011-08-26.
Notes and References
- News: McDermid . Val . Obituary, Jill McGown, Critically acclaimed crime fiction writer . 16 February 2024 . The Guardian.
- News: Jack . Adrian . Jill Mcgown: Author of intelligent whodunits . 16 February 2024 . The Independent . 27 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070518101002/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2488791.ece . 18 May 2007.
