Patricia Moyes
Patricia Moyes (1923-2000) was a British author best known for her "Henry Tibbett" series: traditional mysteries led by an unflappable Scotland Yard detective and his equally insightful wife, Emmy. During WWII Moyes joined the Royal Air Force and became a radar operator and flight officer. She later worked for actor and director Peter Ustinov, with whom she collaborated on a film script, and then at British Vogue. In the late 1950s she began turning out mysteries and continued to do so--with...See more
Patricia Moyes (1923-2000) was a British author best known for her "Henry Tibbett" series: traditional mysteries led by an unflappable Scotland Yard detective and his equally insightful wife, Emmy. During WWII Moyes joined the Royal Air Force and became a radar operator and flight officer. She later worked for actor and director Peter Ustinov, with whom she collaborated on a film script, and then at British Vogue. In the late 1950s she began turning out mysteries and continued to do so--with occasional breaks to write about her beloved cats--for the next forty years. In 1999 she received an Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement. See less
Patricia Moyes's Featured Books
Patricia Moyes book reviews
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Murder a la Mode
Henry
Patricia Moyes always 'holds' one until the end. This is not one of her best in my opinion but still good enough especially in the cast of characters that I would recommend to any mystery and ... Read More
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Dead Men Don't Ski
winter wonderland
by chris d, May 5, 2011
This was the first in a long series by P. Moyes. Her other books are good to very good. This has been my favourite.
She writes with great care. I particularly appreciated her ability to elicit ... Read More
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Season of Snows and Sins
Season of Snow and Sins
by liz1, Mar 31, 2011
enjoyed this book very much although slightly similar I thought to Dead Men Don't Ski in respect of location. didn't guess the plot! Read More
