Maureen Jennings

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Maureen Jennings (born 1939) is a Canadian writer. She was born on Eastfield Road in Birmingham, England; she spent her formative years there until emigrating to Canada at the age of seventeen with her mother.[citation needed] She is best known as the author of the Detective Murdoch series, which has been turned into a television series, Murdoch Mysteries.[1]

Detective Murdoch series

Jennings says that stories of John Wilson Murray, a Victorian era detective who was appointed as Ontario's first government detective in 1875, "was an important inspiration" for her, and led to the development of the character William Murdoch.[2]

  1. Except the Dying (1997)
  2. Under the Dragon's Tail (1998)
  3. Poor Tom is Cold (2001)
  4. Let Loose the Dogs (2003)
  5. Night's Child (2005)
  6. Vices of My Blood (2006)
  7. A Journeyman to Grief (2007)

The Christine Morris series

  1. Does Your Mother Know? (2006)
  2. The K Handshape (2008)

The Inspector Tom Tyler series

  1. Season of Darkness (2011)
  2. Beware This Boy (2012)

Non-fiction

  1. The Map of Your Mind: Journeys Into Creative Expression (2001)

References

  1. ↑ "Murdoch Mysteries: Modern story, Victorian setting". Victoria Times Colonist. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
  2. ↑ Edwards, Peter (3 January 2014). "Murdoch Mysteries TV series inspired by real Toronto detective". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2014-01-03. 

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