Jill McGown

Jill McGown (b. August 9 1947, 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 series. McGown wrote her first mystery novel after being laid off from the British Steel Corporation in 1980. She is sometimes credited as Elizabeth Chaplin.

Bibliography

eries novels

* "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)

Non-series novels

* "Record of Sin" (1985)
* "An Evil Hour" (1986)
* "The Stalking Horse" (1987)
* "Murder Movie" (1988)
* "Hostage to Fortune" (1992) (writing as Elizabeth Chaplin)

External links

* [http://www.jillmcgown.com/books.htm Jill McGown] - Personal site
* Obituary: cite news
last = Adrian
first = Jack
title = Jill McGown: Author of intelligent whodunits
publisher = The Independent
page = 47
url = http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2488791.ece
date = 2007-04-27
accessdate = 2007-04-27

Persondata
NAME=McGown, Jill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Chaplin, Elizabeth
SHORT DESCRIPTION=writer of mystery novels
DATE OF BIRTH=August 9 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH=Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH=April 6 2007
PLACE OF DEATH=Kettering, Northamptonshire