John Sherwood (author)
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John Sherwood is an author
of fiction
. He wrote the cozy
Celia Grant Horticultural mystery series, amongst others.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
of fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
. He wrote the cozy
Cozy (genre)
Cozy mysteries, also referred to simply as "cozies," are a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community...
Celia Grant Horticultural mystery series, amongst others.
Charles Blessington series
- Disappearance of Dr. Bruderstein (1949)
- Mr. Blessington's Imperialist Plot (1951)
- Two Died in Singapore (1954)
- Vote Against Poison (1956)
Celia Grant series
- Green Trigger Fingers (1984)
- A Botanist at Bay (1985)
- The Mantrap Garden (1986)
- Flowers of Evil (1987)
- Menacing Groves (1988)
- A Bouquet of Thorns (1989)
- The Sunflower Plot (1990)
- The Hanging Garden (1992)
- Creeping Jenny (1993)
- Bones Gather No Moss (1994)
- Shady Borders (1996)
Other novels
- Ambush for Anatol (1952) (US title: Murder of a Mistress)
- Undiplomatic Exit (1958); shortlisted for 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 - Half Hunter (1961) (US title: The Sleuth and the Liar)
- Honesty Will Get You Nowhere (1977)
- The Limericks of Lachasse (1978)
- Hour of the Hyenas (1979)
- A Shot in the Arm (1982) (US title: Death at the BBC)