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Leopold Horace Ognall (20 June 1908 – 12 April 1979),[1] known by the pen names Hartley Howard and Harry Carmichael, was a British crime novelist. Ognall was born in Montreal and worked as a journalist before starting his fiction career. He wrote over 90 novels before his death in 1979. The private eye Glenn Bowman was one of his most successful characters. As Harry Carmichael, Ognall's primary series characters were John Piper (an insurance assessor) and Quinn, a crime reporter.
Ognall's son Sir Harry Ognall became a high court judge and conducted the hearings regarding former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet.
Bibliography
editAs Hartley Howard, Ognall authored the following novels (with year of publication):
- The Last Appointment 1951
- The Last Deception 1951
- Death of Cecilia 1952
- The Last Vanity 1951
- Bowman Strikes Again 1953
- The Other Side of the Door 1953
- Bowman at a Venture 1954
- Bowman on Broadway 1954
- No Target for Bowman 1955
- Sleep for the Wicked 1955
- The Bowman Touch 1956
- A Hearse for Cinderella 1956
- Key to the Morgue 1957
- The Long Night 1957
- The Big Snatch 1958
- Sleep, My Pretty One 1958
- The Armitage Secret 1959
- Deadline 1959
- Extortion 1960
- Fall Guy 1960
- I'm No Hero 1961
- Time Bomb 1961
- Count-Down 1962
- Double Finesse 1962
- The Stretton Case 1963
- Department K (US Title: Assignment K.) 1964
- Out of the Fire 1965
- Counterfeit 1966
- Portrait of a Beautiful Harlot 1966
- Routine Investigation 1967
- The Eye of the Hurricane 1968
- The Secret of Simon Cornell 1969
- Cry on My Shoulder 1970
- Room 37 1970
- Million Dollar Snapshot 1971
- Murder One 1971
- Epitaph for Joanna 1972
- Nice Day for a Funeral 1972
- Highway to Murder 1973
- Dead Drunk 1974
- Treble Cross 1975
- Payoff 1976
- One-Way Ticket 1978
- The Sealed Envelope 1979
Harry Carmichael
editOgnall created the pseudonym "Harry Carmichael" as an amalgam of the names of his immediate family: His son Harry, his wife Cecilia, his daughter Margaret, and his son Michael.
As Harry Carmichael, Ognall authored the following novels (with year of publication):
- Death Leaves a Diary 1952
- The Vanishing Trick 1952
- Deadly Night-Cap 1953
- School for Murder 1953
- Why Kill Johnny? 1954
- Death Counts Three (US Title: The Screaming Rabbit) 1954
- Money for Murder 1955
- Noose for a Lady 1955
- The Dead of Night 1956
- Justice Enough 1956
- Emergency Exit 1957
- Put Out That Star (US Title: Into Thin Air) 1957
- James Knowland: Deceased 1958
- A Question of Time 1958
- ...Or Be He Dead 1959
- Stranglehold (US Title: Marked Man) 1959
- Requiem for Charles (US Title: The Late Unlamented) 1960
- The Seeds of Hate 1960
- Alibi 1961
- Confession 1961
- The Link 1962
- Of Unsound Mind 1962
- Vendetta 1963
- Flashback 1964
- Safe Secret 1964
- Post Mortem 1965
- Suicide Clause 1966
- The Condemned 1967
- Murder by Proxy 1967
- A Slightly Bitter Taste 1968
- Death Trap 1970
- Remote Control 1970
- Most Deadly Hate 1971
- The Quiet Woman 1971
- Naked to the Grave 1972
- Candles for the Dead 1973
- Too Late for Tears 1973
- The Motive 1974
- False Evidence 1976
- A Grave for Two 1977
- Life Cycle 1978
References
edit- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007