Shelley Smith (writer) explained

Nancey Hermione Bodington (12 July 1912-1998), better known under her pen name Shelley Smith, was a British crime writer.

Life

Bodington was born Nancy Courlander, daughter of Leonard Henry and Maud Eva Courlander, in 1912 in Surrey, married Stephen Bodington in 1931, and lived in Steyning, Sussex. She wrote crime novels, mostly under the name Shelley Smith, also short stories and at least one screenplay.[1] She started out with whodunnits featuring Jacob Chaos, a private detective, and moved on to psychological suspense.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Writers Directory . Springer. 2016. 978-1-34-903650-9. 122.
  2. Web site: Forgotten Book - Background for Murder . Martin Edwards. 17 July 2015.
  3. The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record Vol 159 (1945) Death Stalks a Lady (review) p 553
  4. Book: The Woman in the Sea. Harper. White Circle Pocket. US.