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{{Short description|English novelist and screen writer}}
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'''Nancey Hermione Bodington''' (1920-), better known under her pen name ''Shelley Smith'', is a British novelist.
'''Nancey Hermione Bodington''' (12 July 1912 – 1998), better known under her pen name ''Shelley Smith'', was a British crime writer.


==Life==
==Life==
Bodington was born in 1920, and lived in [[Steyning]], Sussex. She wrote [[crime novel]]s, mostly under the name Shelley Smith, also short stories and at least one [[screenplay]].<ref name="WD">{{Cite book|title=Writers Directory |publisher=Springer|date= 2016|ISBN= 978-1-34-903650-9|page=122}}</ref>
Bodington was born Nancy Courlander, daughter of Leonard Henry and Maud Eva Courlander, in 1912 in Surrey, married Stephen Bodington in 1931, and lived in [[Steyning]], Sussex. She wrote [[crime novel]]s, mostly under the name Shelley Smith, also short stories and at least one [[screenplay]].<ref name="WD">{{Cite book|title=Writers Directory |publisher=Springer|date= 2016|isbn= 978-1-34-903650-9|page=122}}</ref> She started out with whodunnits featuring Jacob Chaos, a private detective, and moved on to psychological suspense.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/2015/07/forgotten-book-background-to-murde.html| title= Forgotten Book - Background for Murder |author = [[Martin Edwards (author)|Martin Edwards]]|date=17 July 2015}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
* ''Background for Murder'' (1942) -Swan, 5/-<Ref>Whitaker's 1948 p. 64</ref>
* ''Background for Murder'' (1942) -Swan, 5/-<ref>Whitaker's 1948 p. 64</ref>
* ''This is the House'' (1945)
* ''This is the House'' (1945)
* ''Death Stalks a Lady'' (1945) - <ef>''The Publisherss Circular and Booksellers' Record'' Vol 159 (1945) ''Death Stalks a Lady'' (review) p 553</ref>
* ''Death Stalks a Lady'' (1945) -<ref>''The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record'' Vol 159 (1945) ''Death Stalks a Lady'' (review) p 553</ref>
* ''Come and Be Killed!'' (1946) -
* ''Come and Be Killed!'' (1946) -
* ''He Died of Murder!'' (1947) - Under her own name
* ''He Died of Murder!'' (1947) - Under her own name
* ''The Woman in the Sea'' (1948) - Harper, Possibly earlier<ref>{{Cite book| title=The Woman in the Sea| publisher=Harper|edition = White Circle Pocket edition|location = US}}</ref>
* ''The Woman in the Sea'' (1948) - Harper, Possibly earlier<ref>{{Cite book| title=The Woman in the Sea| publisher=Harper| edition = White Circle Pocket| location = US}}</ref>
* ''How Many Miles to Babylon'' (1950) - Short stories
* ''How Many Miles to Babylon'' (1950) - Short stories
* ''The Man With a Calico Face'' (1951)
* ''The Man With a Calico Face'' (1951)
* ''Man Alone'' (1952) - Hodder & Stoughton (US ''The Crooked Man'') <!-- possibly earlier in the UK? -->
* ''Man Alone'' (1952) - Hodder & Stoughton (US ''The Crooked Man'', 3 September 1952, Harper)
* ''An Afternoon to Kill'' (1953)
* ''An Afternoon to Kill'' (1953) - Collins
* ''The Party at No. 5'' (1954) - Hodder & Stoughton (US ''The Cellar at No. 5'')
* ''The Party at No. 5'' (1954) - Hodder & Stoughton (US ''The Cellar at No. 5'')
* ''The Lord Have Mercy'' (1956) <!-- possibly earlier? -->
* ''The Lord Have Mercy'' (1956) - (US ''The Shrew Is Dead.'')
* ''Rachel Weeping'' (1957) - Short stories
* ''Rachel Weeping'' (1957) - Short stories
* ''[[Tiger Bay (1959 film)|Tiger Bay]]'' (1958) - Screenplay, with [[John Hawkesworth (producer)|John Hawkesworth]]
* ''[[Tiger Bay (1959 film)|Tiger Bay]]'' (1958) - Screenplay, with [[John Hawkesworth (producer)|John Hawkesworth]]
* ''The Ballad of the Running Man'' (1961) - Hodder & Stoughton
* ''The Ballad of the Running Man'' (1961) - Hodder & Stoughton, the basis for the film [[The Running Man (1963 film)|The Running Man]]
* ''A Grave Affair'' (1971)
* ''A Grave Affair'' (1971)
* ''A Game of Consequences'' (1978) - Hutchinson
* ''A Game of Consequences'' (1978) - Hutchinson

==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/shelley-smith-4/the-crooked-man-4/ Kirkus Reviews], ''The Crooked Man'', 1 September 1952
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* [https://killercoversoftheweek.blogspot.com/2016/03/two-fer-tuesdays-twisted-justice.html Two-fer Tuesdays: Twisted Justice] at Killer Covers of the Week blog.


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Latest revision as of 19:50, 5 December 2024

Nancey Hermione Bodington (12 July 1912 – 1998), better known under her pen name Shelley Smith, was a British crime writer.

Life

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Bodington was born Nancy Courlander, daughter of Leonard Henry and Maud Eva Courlander, in 1912 in Surrey, married Stephen Bodington in 1931, and lived in Steyning, Sussex. She wrote crime novels, mostly under the name Shelley Smith, also short stories and at least one screenplay.[1] She started out with whodunnits featuring Jacob Chaos, a private detective, and moved on to psychological suspense.[2]

Works

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  • Background for Murder (1942) -Swan, 5/-[3]
  • This is the House (1945)
  • Death Stalks a Lady (1945) -[4]
  • Come and Be Killed! (1946) -
  • He Died of Murder! (1947) - Under her own name
  • The Woman in the Sea (1948) - Harper, Possibly earlier[5]
  • How Many Miles to Babylon (1950) - Short stories
  • The Man With a Calico Face (1951)
  • Man Alone (1952) - Hodder & Stoughton (US The Crooked Man, 3 September 1952, Harper)
  • An Afternoon to Kill (1953) - Collins
  • The Party at No. 5 (1954) - Hodder & Stoughton (US The Cellar at No. 5)
  • The Lord Have Mercy (1956) - (US The Shrew Is Dead.)
  • Rachel Weeping (1957) - Short stories
  • Tiger Bay (1958) - Screenplay, with John Hawkesworth
  • The Ballad of the Running Man (1961) - Hodder & Stoughton, the basis for the film The Running Man
  • A Grave Affair (1971)
  • A Game of Consequences (1978) - Hutchinson

References

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  1. ^ Writers Directory. Springer. 2016. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-34-903650-9.
  2. ^ Martin Edwards (17 July 2015). "Forgotten Book - Background for Murder".
  3. ^ Whitaker's 1948 p. 64
  4. ^ The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record Vol 159 (1945) Death Stalks a Lady (review) p 553
  5. ^ The Woman in the Sea (White Circle Pocket ed.). US: Harper.
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