Elizabeth Linington

Elizabeth Linington

Elizabeth Linington also wrote as: Dell Shannon, Lesley Egan and Anne Blaisdell.

Elizabeth Linington was born in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA on March 11th, 1921 and passed away at the age of 67 on April 5th, 1988.

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Below is a complete list of Elizabeth Linington books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Ivor Maddox Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Greenmask!
1964
2
No Evil Angel
1964
3
Date With Death
1966
4
Something Wrong
1968
5
Policeman's Lot
1968
6
Practice to deceive
1971
7
Crime by Chance
1974
8
Perchance of Death
1977
9
No Villain Need Be
1979
10
10
Consequence of Crime
1980
11
Skeletons in the Closet
1982
12
Felony Report ( As: Dell Shannon)
1984
13
Strange Felony ( As: Dell Shannon)
1986

List of Jesse Falkenstein Books in Publication Order (as Lesley Egan)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
A Case for Appeal
1961
2
Against the Evidence
1962
3
My Name Is Death
1964
4
Some Avenger, Rise!
1966
5
A serious investigation,
1968
6
In the Death of a Man
1970
7
Paper Chase
1971
8
The Blind Search
1977
9
Look Back On Death
1978
10
Motive in Shadow
1980
11
The Miser
1981
12
Little Boy Lost
1983
13
The Wine of Life
1985

List of Lieutenant Luis Mendoza Books in Publication Order (as Dell Shannon)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Case Pending
1960
2
The Ace Of Spades
1961
3
Knave of Hearts
1962
4
Extra Kill
1962
5
Death Of A Busybody
1963
6
Double Bluff
1963
7
Mark of Murder
1964
8
Root Of All Evil
1964
9
The Death-Bringers
1965
10
Death by Inches
1965
11
With a Vengeance
1966
12
Chance to Kill
1966
13
Coffin Corner
1966
14
Rain with Violence
1967
15
Kill with Kindness
1968
16
Crime on Their Hands
1969
17
Schooled To Kill
1969
18
Unexpected Death
1970
19
Whim to Kill
1971
20
The Ringer
1972
21
Murder With Love
1972
22
With Intent to Kill
1973
23
No Holiday for Crime
1973
24
Spring Of Violence
1973
25
Crime File
1974
26
Deuces Wild
1974
27
Streets of Death
1976
28
Appearances of Death
1977
29
Cold Trail
1978
30
Felony At Random
1979
31
Felony File
1980
32
Murder Most Strange
1981
33
The Motive On Record
1982
34
Exploit of Death
1983
35
Destiny of Death
1984
36
Chaos of Crime
1985
37
Blood Count
1986

List of Vic Varallo Mystery Books in Publication Order (as Lesley Egan)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Borrowed Alibi
1962
2
Run to Evil
1963
3
Detective's Due
1965
4
The Nameless Ones
1967
5
The Wine of Violence
1969
6
Malicious Mischief
1971
7
Scenes Of Crime
1976
8
A Dream Apart
1978
9
The Hunters and the Hunted
1979
10
A Choice of Crimes
1980
11
Random Death
1982
12
Crime for Christmas
1983
13
Chain of Violence
1986

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Elizabeth Linington Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Tales of Unease
1966
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Elizabeth Linington: Biography

Elizabeth Linington was born on March 11th, 1921. Elizabeth passed away April 5th, 1988 at 67 years old. Elizabeth Linington was born in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA.

Elizabeth Linington was the author of the Lieutenant Luis Mendoza series which consists of 37 novels. The Lieutenant Luis Mendoza series started in 1960 with the novel Case Pending. The most recently released novel in the Lieutenant Luis Mendoza series was Blood Count which was released in 1986. There are no upcoming novels for the Lieutenant Luis Mendoza series.

Elizabeth Linington also wrote the Jesse Falkenstein series which has 13 books including A Case for Appeal and Against the Evidence.

Elizabeth Linington: Awards & Accolades

Elizabeth Linington books have been nominated for multiple awards, Case Pending was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best First Novel, in 1961. Nightmare was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 1962. Knave of Hearts was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 1963.

Elizabeth Linington: F.A.Q

When was Elizabeth Linington Born?

Elizabeth Linington was born on March 11th, 1921.

When did Elizabeth Linington die?

Elizabeth Linington died on April 5th, 1988 at 67 years old.

Where was Elizabeth Linington Born?

Elizabeth Linington was born in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA.

What was the first book Elizabeth Linington wrote?

The first novel written by Elizabeth Linington was Case Pending, published in 1960.

What was the most recent book Elizabeth Linington wrote?

Her most recently released work was Sorrow to the Grave on January 1st, 1992.

How many books has Elizabeth Linington written?

Elizabeth Linington has written 82 books. 13 books in the Ivor Maddox Series, 13 books in the Jesse Falkenstein Series, 37 books in the Lieutenant Luis Mendoza Series, 13 books in the Vic Varallo Mystery Series, 6 Standalone Novels, 1 Standalone Novel, 4 Standalone Novels.

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