Pseudonym of American mystery writer Ruth Marian Stenstreem
Marian Babson was the pseudonym of American mystery writer Ruth Marian Stenstreem, born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1929.[1] She died in 2017. She lived most her life in London, England. Babson's books are usually under two hundred pages and often involve cats. Her publisher's tagline for her is "Murder Most British". She was awarded the Crime Writers' Association "Dagger in the Library" award in 1996 for her body of work. She is also an Agatha Award winner.
Bibliography
Perkins and Tate mysteries
Cover Up Story, 1971
Murder at the Cat Show, 1972. Also released as Murder on Show.
Tourists are for Trapping, 1989
In the Teeth of Adversity, 1990
Trixie Dolan and Evangeline Sinclair mysteries
Reel Murder, 1986
Encore Murder, 1989
Shadows in Their Blood, 1991
Even Yuppies Die, 1993
Break a Leg, Darlings, 1995
Not Quite a Geisha, 2003. Also released as The Cat Who Wasn't A Dog.
No Cooperation from the Cat, 2012
Brimful Coffers series
Canapes for the Kitties, 1996
Retreat from Murder, 2004. Also released as Please Do Feed the Cat.
Others
Pretty Lady, 1973
The Stalking Lamb, 1974
Unfair Exchange, 1974
Murder Sails at Midnight, 1975
There Must be Some Mistake, 1975
Untimely Guest, 1976
The Lord Mayor of Death, 1977
Murder, Murder, Little Star, 1977
Tightrope for Three, 1978
So Soon Done For, 1979
The Twelve Deaths of Christmas, 1979
Dangerous to Know, 1980
Queue Here for Murder, 1980. Also released as Line Up For Murder.
Bejewelled Death, 1981
Death Beside the Seaside, 1982. Also released as Dead Beside the Sea.
Death Warmed Up, 1982
A Fool for Murder, 1983
The Cruise of a Death Time, 1983
A Trail of Ashes, 1984. Also released as Whiskers and Smoke.
Death Swap, 1984. Also released as Paws for Alarm.
Death in Fashion, 1985
Weekend for Murder, 1985. Also released as Murder on a Mystery Tour.
Fatal Fortune, 1987
Guilty Party, 1988
Past Regret, 1990
Nine Lives to Murder, 1992
The Diamond Cat, 1994
The Company of Cats, 1999. Also released as The Multiple Cat.
To Catch a Cat, 2000. Also released as A Tealeaf in the Mouse.
Deadly Deceit, 2001. Also released as The Cat Next Door.
