Jonathan Latimer Bibliography

UK First Edition Books

The following bibliography contains the criminous titles
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Title	Publisher	Date	Issue Points - Notes
Murder in the Madhouse	Hurst & Blackett	1935	Dust jacket 7/6
Headed for a Hearse	Methuen	1936	Dustwrapper 7/6. Artwork by CW Bacon
The Lady in the Morgue	Methuen	1937	March 37. DJ 7/6
The Search for My Great Uncle's Head	Doubleday	1937	as Peter Coffin. No UK
The Dead Don't Care	Methuen	1938	Dustwrapper 7/6
Red Gardenias	Methuen	1939	Dust jacket 7/6. Artwork by CW Bacon
Dark Memory	Methuen	1940	US: Doubleday Doran 1940
Solomon's Vineyard	Methuen	1941	DJ 7/6. No hardback first listed in BL US: The Fifth Grave, 1950
Sinners and Shrouds	Methuen	1956	Dust jacket illustration by Pat Marriott
Mink Lined Coffin	Methuen	1960	Dust jacket priced 12s 6d net US: Black is the Fashion for Dying

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Further Information
Jonathan Latimer was born in Chicago on 23rd October 1906. His main series character was the private investigator Bill Crane. An important character in the development of the hard boiled genre. A notable title is Solomon's Vineyard, the controversy over the content saw the US publication delayed by nine years. The author later concentrated on screen plays and also worked for five years on the Perry Mason television series. He passed away in 1983.

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