Mavis Doriel Hay

Mavis Doriel Hay fu una scrittrice di romanzi, nata nel 1894 a Potters Bar, Middlesex, che trascorse la sua prima vita nel nord di Londra. Nacque in una famiglia di classe media e frequentò il St Hilda's, Oxford, circa nello stesso periodo in cui Dorothy L Sayers era a Somerville. La carriera di scrittura di Hay fu relativamente breve, ma diede un importante contributo alla golden age del crimine britannico fiction.

Hay pubblicò solo tre romanzi polizieschi durante la sua vita: 'Murder Underground' (1934), 'Death on the Cherwell' (1935), e 'The Santa Klaus Murder' (1936). Questi titoli furono tutti ben accolti alla pubblicazione e sono ancora considerati classici del genere oggi. Oltre ai suoi romanzi misteriosi, Hay era anche un'esperta di artigianato rurale e scrisse diversi libri sull'argomento, tra cui 'Rural Industries of England and Wales' con la co-autrice Helen Elizabeth Fitzrandolph.

Nel 1929, Hay sposò Archibald Menzies Fitzrandolph, un membro di una facoltosa e influente famiglia di canadesi lealisti. Archibald si unì alla RAF, ma fu ucciso in un incidente aereo nel 1943, uno dei numerosi drammi che colpirono Hay. Uno dei suoi fratelli fu ucciso all'età di 19 anni quando la sua nave fu affondata durante la battaglia dello Jutland nel 1916, il suo fratello più giovane fu ucciso quando il suo Tiger Moth si schiantò in una giungla malese nel 1939 e, nel 1940, un terzo fratello perse la vita lavorando sulla famigerata ferrovia Thailandia-Birmania dopo essere stato catturato dai giapponesi.

Dopo aver messo da parte i suoi romanzi gialli, Hay assunse un ruolo di ricercatrice per il Rural Industries Bureau, che era stato istituito per incoraggiare le industrie artigianali nelle aree depresso. Si diceva che fosse così ben connessa che era in grado di organizzare mostre nelle case dell'aristocrazia, connessioni che erano probabilmente derivate dal fatto che uno dei cugini di Archibald aveva sposato Sir John Dashwood e la cugina era poi diventata una damigella d'onore alla corte di Re Giorgio V. L'ultimo libro di Hay, 'Quilting', fu pubblicato nel 1972, solo sette anni prima della sua morte, che avvenne nel villaggio di Box nella contea di Gloucestershire.
Romanzi singoli
# Titolo Anno
1 Murder Underground 1934
2 Death on the Cherwell 1935
3 The Santa Klaus Murder 1936
British Library Crime Classics Books
# Titolo Anno
1 The Notting Hill Mystery 1862
2 The Notting Hill Mystery (By: Charles Warren Adams) 1862
3 The Poisoned Chocolates Case (By: Anthony Berkeley) 1929
4 The Poisoned Chocolates Case 1929
5 It Walks by Night (By: John Dickson Carr) 1930
6 It Walks by Night 1930
7 The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham (By: Miles Burton) 1930
8 The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham 1930
9 Castle Skull (By: John Dickson Carr) 1931
10 Castle Skull 1931
11 Mystery in the Channel 1931
12 Mystery in the Channel (By: Freeman Crofts) 1931
13 The Incredible Crime 1931
14 The Incredible Crime (By: Lois Austen-Leigh) 1931
15 Murder of a Lady 1931
16 Murder of a Lady (By: Anthony Wynne) 1931
17 The Lost Gallows 1931
18 The Lost Gallows (By: John Dickson Carr) 1931
19 The Z Murders 1931
20 The Z Murders (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon) 1931
21 The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder 1932
22 The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder (By: John Dickson Carr) 1932
23 The Division Bell Mystery (By: Ellen Wilkinson) 1932
24 The Division Bell Mystery 1932
25 Portrait of a Murderer 1933
26 Portrait of a Murderer (By: Anne Meredith) 1933
27 Death in Fancy Dress 1933
28 Death in Fancy Dress (By: Anthony Gilbert) 1933
29 Family Matters 1933
30 Family Matters (By: Anthony Rolls) 1933
31 The Hog's Back Mystery (By: Freeman Crofts) 1933
32 The Hog's Back Mystery 1933
33 The Mysterious Mr. Badman (By: William Fryer Harvey) 1934
34 Scarweather 1934
35 Murder Underground 1934
36 Scarweather (By: Anthony Rolls) 1934
37 Death of an Airman 1934
38 The Spy Paramount 1934
39 Death of an Airman (By: Christopher Sprigg) 1934
40 The Spy Paramount (By: E. Phillips Oppenheim) 1934
41 The 12.30 from Croydon 1934
42 The 12.30 from Croydon (By: Freeman Crofts) 1934
43 The Chianti Flask 1934
44 The Chianti Flask (By: Marie Belloc Lowndes) 1934
45 The Lake District Murder 1935
46 Weekend at Thrackley (By: Alan Melville) 1934
47 Quick Curtain (By: Alan Melville) 1934
48 The Cornish Coast Murder 1935
49 The Traitor 1936
50 The Lake District Murder (By: John Bude) 1935
51 Death on the Cherwell 1935
52 The Cornish Coast Murder (By: John Bude) 1935
53 The Sussex Downs Murder 1936
54 The Traitor (By: Sydney Horler) 1936
55 Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel 1936
56 The Santa Klaus Murder 1936
57 Mystery in White 1937
58 Bats in the Belfry 1937
59 The Sussex Downs Murder (By: John Bude) 1936
60 The Cheltenham Square Murder 1937
61 Death of Anton (By: Alan Melville) 1936
62 The Wheel Spins / Passengers / The Lady Vanishes (By: Ethel Lina White) 1936
63 Excellent Intentions 1938
64 Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel (By: Miles Burton) 1936
65 Murder in the Museum 1938
66 Murder in Piccadilly (By: Charles Kingston) 1936
67 Antidote to Venom 1938
68 Thirteen Guests 1938
69 Mystery in White (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon) 1937
70 The Port of London Murders 1938
71 Bats in the Belfry (By: E.C.R. Lorac) 1937
72 The Cheltenham Square Murder (By: John Bude) 1937
73 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery 1939
74 Excellent Intentions (By: Richard Hull) 1938
75 Seven Dead 1939
76 Murder in the Museum (By: John Rowland) 1938
77 Verdict of Twelve 1940
78 Antidote to Venom (By: Freeman Crofts) 1938
79 A Scream in Soho 1940
80 Death of a Busybody 1942
81 Thirteen Guests (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon) 1938
82 The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack 1942
83 The Port of London Murders (By: Josephine Bell) 1938
84 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (By: Leonard R. Gribble) 1939
85 Somebody at the Door 1943
86 Murder's a Swine: A Second World War Mystery 1943
87 Seven Dead (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon) 1939
88 Verdict of Twelve (By: Raymond Postgate) 1940
89 Checkmate to Murder 1944
90 Fell Murder 1944
91 A Scream in Soho (By: John G. Brandon) 1940
92 Death of a Busybody (By: George Bellairs) 1942
93 Murder by Matchlight 1945
94 Trouble on the Thames 1945
95 The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack (By: George Bellairs) 1942
96 Fire in the Thatch 1946
97 Somebody at the Door (By: Raymond Postgate) 1943
98 Murder's a Swine (By: Nap Lombard) 1943
99 Death Makes a Prophet 1947
100 Checkmate to Murder (By: E.C.R. Lorac) 1944
101 Smallbone Deceased 1950
102 Fell Murder (By: E.C.R. Lorac) 1944
103 Calamity in Kent 1950
104 Murder by Matchlight (By: E.C.R. Lorac) 1945
105 Death Has Deep Roots 1951
106 The Danger Within / Death in Captivity 1952
107 Trouble on the Thames (By: Victor Bridges) 1945
108 Fire in the Thatch (By: E.C.R. Lorac) 1946
109 Murder in the Mill-Race 1952
110 Death Makes a Prophet (By: John Bude) 1947
111 Crossed Skis 1952
112 Death on the Riviera 1952
113 Smallbone Deceased (By: Michael Gilbert) 1950
114 The Colour Of Murder 1957
115 Calamity in Kent (By: John Rowland) 1950
116 Death Has Deep Roots (By: Michael Gilbert) 1951
117 The Christmas Egg 1958
118 The Progress of a Crime 1960
119 Last Seen Wearing (By: Hillary Waugh) 1952
120 The Danger Within / Death in Captivity (By: Michael Gilbert) 1952
121 The Spoilt Kill 1961
122 The Body in the Dumb River 1961
123 Murder in the Mill-Race (By: E.C.R. Lorac) 1952
124 Due to a Death 1963
125 Crossed Skis (By: Carol Carnac) 1952
126 Death on the Riviera (By: John Bude) 1952
127 Surfeit of Suspects 1964
128 The Belting Inheritance 1965
129 The Man Who Didn't Fly (By: Margot Bennett) 1955
130 The Colour Of Murder (By: Julian Symons) 1957
131 The Last Best Friend 1967
132 The End of the Web 1976
133 The Christmas Egg (By: Mary Kelly) 1958
134 The Progress of a Crime (By: Julian Symons) 1960
135 Capital Crimes: London Mysteries 2015
136 Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm (By: Gil North) 1960
137 Resorting to Murder 2015
138 The Spoilt Kill (By: Mary Kelly) 1961
139 Silent Nights 2015
140 The Body in the Dumb River (By: George Bellairs) 1961
141 Murder at the Manor 2016
142 Serpents in Eden 2016
143 Due to a Death (By: Mary Kelly) 1963
144 Crimson Snow 2016
145 Surfeit of Suspects (By: George Bellairs) 1964
146 Foreign Bodies 2017
147 The Belting Inheritance (By: Julian Symons) 1965
148 The Last Best Friend (By: George Sims) 1967
149 The Long Arm of the Law 2017
150 London Particular (By: Christianna Brand) 1972
151 Miraculous Mysteries 2017
152 Continental Crimes 2017
153 The End of the Web (By: George Sims) 1976
154 Blood on the Tracks 2018
155 Capital Crimes (By: Martin Edwards, Richard Marsh) 2015
156 The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories 2018
157 Resorting to Murder (By: Martin Edwards) 2015
158 Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book 2018
159 Silent Nights (By: Martin Edwards) 2015
160 Murder at the Manor (By: Martin Edwards) 2016
161 Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves 2019
162 The Measure of Malice 2019
163 Serpents in Eden (By: Martin Edwards) 2016
164 Crimson Snow (By: Martin Edwards, Fergus Hume) 2016
165 Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries 2020
166 A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries 2020
167 Foreign Bodies (By: Martin Edwards, Palle Rosenkrantz) 2017
168 Two-Way Murder 2021
169 The Long Arm of the Law (By: Martin Edwards) 2017
170 Miraculous Mysteries (By: Martin Edwards) 2017
171 Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries 2021
172 Continental Crimes (By: Martin Edwards) 2017
173 Blood on the Tracks (By: Martin Edwards) 2018
174 The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories (By: Martin Edwards) 2018
175 Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book (By: Kate Jackson) 2018
176 Deep Waters (By: Martin Edwards) 2019
177 The Measure of Malice (By: Martin Edwards) 2019
178 Settling Scores (By: Martin Edwards) 2020
179 A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries (By: Martin Edwards) 2020
180 Two-Way Murder (By: E.C.R. Lorac) 2021
181 Guilty Creatures (By: Martin Edwards) 2021
182 Death of an Author ( By: E.C.R. Lorac) 2024
183 Crimes of Cymru (By: Martin Edwards) 2024
184 The Wheel Spins (By: Ethel Lina White) 2025
Mavis Doriel Hay Anthologies
# Titolo Anno
1 Capital Crimes: London Mysteries 2015
2 Capital Crimes 2015
3 Resorting to Murder 2015
4 Silent Nights 2015
5 Murder at the Manor 2016
6 Serpents in Eden 2016
7 Crimson Snow 2016
8 Foreign Bodies 2017
9 The Long Arm of the Law 2017
10 Miraculous Mysteries 2017
11 Continental Crimes 2017
12 Blood on the Tracks 2018
13 The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories 2018
14 The Measure of Malice 2019
15 Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries 2020
16 Settling Scores 2020
17 A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries 2020
18 Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries 2021
19 Guilty Creatures 2021