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ⓘ About Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars
Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars is the pen name used by a popular British writer named Morna Doris McTaggert Brown. She was well known for writing mystery, thriller, crime fiction, and suspense novels, and short stories. Some of the widely known book series penned by Ferrars include the Toby Dyke series, Superintendent Ditteridge series, Police Chief Raposo series, Andrew Basnett series, Virginia Freer series, etc. Additionally, she has written a number of single novels, several omnibus collections, and some short story collections. Besides using this pseudonym and her original name to write her books, Ferrars used other pseudonyms of E.X. Ferrars and Elizabeth Ferrars to write some of her books.
All Book Series by Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars
Neck in a Noose / Your Neck in a Noose
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1942
Skeleton in Search of a Cupboard / Skeleton in Search of a Closet
Book 36 of 43 · published 1982
The Casebook of Jonas P. Jonas and Other Mysteries
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2012
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars?
Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars is the pen name used by a popular British writer named Morna Doris McTaggert Brown. She was well known for writing mystery, thriller, crime fiction, and suspense novels, and short stories. Some of the widely known book series penned by Ferrars include the Toby Dyke series, Superintendent Ditteridge series, Police Chief Raposo series, Andrew Basnett series, Virginia Freer series, etc.
Which Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Toby Dyke series, the earliest of Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars's multi-book series: it opens with Give a Corpse a Bad Name (1940) and runs to 5 books across 1940–1942, ending with Neck in a Noose / Your Neck in a Noose (1942). Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars written?
Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars has 75 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1940 and 2014. 28 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Andrew Basnett series with 8 books — and 47 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Toby Dyke (1940–1942, 5 books), Police Chief Raposo (1969–1979, 2 books) and Superintendent Ditteridge (1971–1992, 5 books), plus 2 more.
How are Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars's books organised into series?
This guide splits Elizabeth E.X. Ferrars's 75 books into 5 named series and 47 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Andrew Basnett (8 books, 1983–1995); Virginia Freer (8 books, 1978–1992); Superintendent Ditteridge (5 books, 1971–1992); Toby Dyke (5 books, 1940–1942); Police Chief Raposo (2 books, 1969–1979).