Elizabeth Ironside: Death in the Garden
Mystery novelist Elizabeth Ironside is the pseudonym for Lady Catherine Manning, the wife of British diplomat David Manning. A former teacher, Ironside turned to writing as a way to occupy her time as her husband's busy career took them to Poland, India, France, Russia, Israel, and the United States. "There's almost not a happier moment than when you've got a book that's going well," Ironside told Helena de Bertodano in the Daily Telegraph Online. "You suddenly wake up from the writing and discover it's five hours later and you've been completely transported."
Personal Information:
Born in England; married Sir David Manning (a diplomat). Education: Oxford University, Ph.D. Addresses: Home: London, England. Office: British Embassy, 3100 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20008-3600.
Novelist and diplomatic hostess. Also taught school. David Manning was British Ambassador to the US 2003-2007
Awards:
John Creasey Award for Best First Mystery, 1985, for A Very Private Enterprise; Golden Dagger Award shortlist, 1995, for Death in the Garden.
Death in the Garden
In 1925 beautiful, bohemian Diana Pollexfen was celebrating her 30th birthday with a party at a country estate, but the celebrations soured when her husband died, poisoned by a cocktail that had been liberally laced with some of Diana's photographic chemicals. Sixty years later, Diana's grand-niece, Helena, is also turning 30, but with rather less fanfare. An overworked attorney in London, Helena's primary social outlet is an obsessive love affair. By way of distraction, Helena starts looking through her great-aunt's papers and soon develops another obsession: Determining just who did kill George Pollexfen in that lovely, sunlit garden between the wars.
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MYSTERY NOVELS
- A Very Private Enterprise, Hodder & Stoughton (London, England), 1984.
- Death in the Garden, Hodder & Stoughton (London, England), 1995, Felony & Mayhem Press (New York, NY), 2005.
- The Accomplice, Hodder & Stoughton (London, England), 1996, Felony & Mayhem Press (New York, NY), 2006.
- The Art of Deception, Hodder & Stoughton (London, England), 1998.
- A Good Death, Hodder & Stoughton (London, England), 2000.
photos of Lady Catherine Manning
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