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Moray Dalton

Born

in Hammersmith, London, The United Kingdom

May 06, 1881

Died

February 22, 1963

Genre

Adventure/thriller, Mystery, Crime/detective Fiction

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Pseudonym of Katherine Mary Deville Dalton Renoir (1881-1963)

Katherine Dalton was born in Hammersmith, London in 1881, the only child of a Canadian father and English mother. The author wrote two well-received early novels, Olive in Italy (1909), and The Sword of Love (1920). However, her career in crime fiction did not begin until 1924, after which Moray Dalton published twenty-nine mysteries, the last in 1951. The majority of these feature her recurring sleuths, Scotland Yard inspector Hugh Collier and private inquiry agent Hermann Glide. Moray Dalton married Louis Jean Renoir in 1921, and the couple had a son a year later. The author lived on the south coast of England for the majority of her life following the marriage. She died in Wort ...more

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Moray Dalton’s books

Average rating: 4.06 · 3,460 ratings · 315 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Night of Fear by Moray Dalton, Curtis Evans (Introduction) 3.90 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 1931 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strange Case of Harriet Hall by Moray Dalton, Curtis Evans (Introduction) 4.01 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1936 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One by One They Disappeared by Moray Dalton, Curtis Evans (Introduction) 3.83 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 1928 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Kneeling Woman by Moray Dalton, Curtis Evans (Introduction) 4.30 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 1936 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art School Murders (Inspector Hugh Collier #10) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1943 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Belgrave Manor Crime (Inspector Hugh Collier #5) 4.10 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1935 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Condamine Case (Inspector Hugh Collier #12) 4.28 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1947 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Belfry Murder (Inspector Hugh Collier #3) 4.14 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 1933 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of Alan Copeland 4.19 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1937 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Wings 4.13 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1927 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Moray Dalton

Inspector Hugh Collier (15 books)
by

Moray Dalton,

Curtis Evans (Introduction)

4.05 avg rating — 2,168 ratings

Hermann Glide (3 books)
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Moray Dalton,

Curtis Evans (Introduction)

3.93 avg rating — 617 ratings

Quotes by Moray Dalton (?)

“Life is like a swamp, isn’t it. One can only get on by jumping from one solid patch to the next. If you stop to wonder if it will hold you it’s all up.”
― Moray Dalton, The Belgrave Manor Crime

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