Margaret Yorke

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Margaret Yorke (born January 30, 1924 in Surrey , † November 17, 2012 in Long Crendon , Buckinghamshire ) was a British writer.

Life

Yorke lived in Dublin until 1937 . During World War II, she served as a driver with Woman's Royal Naval Service. She then became the first woman to work in a Christ Church library in Oxford .

Her books have been published since 1957, and since 1970 she has turned to crime writing with the novel "Dead in the Morning". She described her characters with great sensitivity and intensity and she managed to build tension at the right moment. Some compare her to Ruth Rendell , as both authors described the inner workings and motivations of their characters very precisely.

Yorke received less attention on the German book market. In June 2001, there was no German translation by Margaret Yorke in bookshops. All the editions mentioned here were out of print and only available in second-hand bookshops. This is why the English titles are also included in the list of publications. Yorke wrote in a way that was easy to understand, making it easy to read even for inexperienced people.

Works

  • Admit to Murder (Eng. "Rest in peace", Piper, Munich 1995)
  • Crime in Question
  • Cast for Death (Eng. "Red hair is not yet an indication", Scherz, Bern et al. 2nd ed. 1994)
  • Dead in the Morning (Eng. "Death in the morning", Moewig, Rastatt 1987)
  • Evidence to Destroy
  • Find Me a Villain (Eng. "Death in the Line", Moewig, Rastatt 1986)
  • The Hand of Death (Eng. "But the meat is weak ...", Scherz, Bern 1984)
  • Intimate Kill (Eng. "Trust that kills you", Moewig, Rastatt 1986)
  • Mortal Remains
  • No Medals for the Major (Eng. "The hatred of the self-righteous", Scherz, Bern 1977)
  • The Point of Murder (Eng. "At the meeting point of murder", Scherz, Bern 1981)
  • Safely to the Grave (Eng. "Safe in the grave", Moewig, Rastatt 1987)
  • Speak for the Dead (German "False Suspicion", Piper, Munich 1994)
  • The Small Hours of the Morning (German: "A vicious woman", Goldmann, Munich 1977)
  • The Smooth Face of Evil
  • The Cost of Silence (Eng. "Fear over the city", Moewig, Rastatt 1987)
  • The Scent of Fear (German: "In Nacht und Grauen", Scherz, Bern et al. 1982. Awarded the "Swedish Crime Prize - International" in the same year )
  • Death on Account (Eng. "The Deadly Dream", Moewig, Rastatt 1988)
  • Silent Witness
  • Devil's Work

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personal data
SURNAME Yorke, Margaret
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Surrey
DATE OF DEATH 17th November 2012
Place of death Long Crendon , Buckinghamshire