John Penn: The Joint Pseudonym of Palma Harcourt and Jack H. Trotman for Detective Fiction
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Summary
This article discusses the joint pseudonym "John Penn," used by author Palma Harcourt and her husband Jack H. Trotman. While Harcourt wrote espionage thrillers under her own name, the Penn pseudonym was used for traditional detective stories featuring series characters Detective Superintendent George Thorne and Chief Inspector Dick Tansey of the Thames Valley police, as well as Chief Inspector David Taylor of Scotland Yard. The article specifically highlights their novel "Notice of Death" (1982), also published as "An Ad for Murder" (1983).
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Under the Penn pseudonym she wrote more traditional detective stories.
Notice of Death (Collins, 1982), published as An Ad for Murder by Scribner in 1983, is an interesting tale of a retired Army
John Penn is a joint pseudonym of Palma Harcourt (1917 – 1999) when she wrote with husband Jack H. Trotman. Harcourt wrote espionage thrillers under her own name. Under the Pen…
