Barbara Margaret Trimble
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Barbara Margaret Trimble (1921–1995) was a British writer of crime and thriller novels. She was born in Holyhead, Anglesey
, Wales
and wrote under pen name
s B. M. Gill and Margaret Blake.
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and wrote under pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
s B. M. Gill and Margaret Blake.
Novels (as B. M. Gill)
- Target Westminster (1977)
- Death Drop (1979); shortlisted for Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
- Victims (1980) (US title: Suspect)
- The Twelfth Juror (1984); Gold DaggerGold DaggerThe Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.For its first five years, the organization's top honor was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award....
Award, shortlisted for Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America... - Seminar for Murder (1985)
- Nursery Crimes (1986); shortlisted for Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
- Dying to Meet You (1988)
- Time and Time Again (1989)
- The Fifth Rapunzel (1991)
Novels (as Margaret Blake)
- Stranger at the Door (1967)
- Bright Sun, Dark Shadow (1968)
- The Rare and the Lovely (1969)
- The Elusive Exile (1971)
- Courier to Danger (1973)
- Flight from Fear (1973)
- Apple of Discord (1975)
- Walk Softly and Beware (1977)