Babson, Marian

Overview

Works:	132 works in 948 publications in 4 languages and 31,542 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Detective and mystery fiction Humorous fiction Fantasy fiction Christmas stories Christmas fiction
Roles:	Author
Classifications:	PS3552.A25, 813.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Marian Babson

The cat who wasn't a dog by Marian Babson( Book )

25 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 1,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Melodramatically grieving over the death of her Pekinese, Dame Cecile Savoy takes the dog's body to the taxidermist, where she discovers a fire, a dead body, and a cat in need of rescue and becomes involved in a case of arson, kidnapping, and murder

Only the cat knows by Marian Babson( Book )

15 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in English and held by 1,295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When his beloved twin sister Vanessa is left in a coma after being pushed down a flight of stairs, a vengeful Vance dons her clothes and makeup to masquerade as his sister and find out who might want her dead

No cooperation from the cat : a mystery by Marian Babson( Book )

16 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 1,265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Overseeing her daughter's frantic attempts to identify recipes in time for a cookbook deadline, aging actress Trixie and her companion, Evangeline, investigate claims that the original cookbook author died after eating one of the recipes

The cat next door by Marian Babson( Book )

11 editions published between 2001 and 2012 in English and held by 1,224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Margot returns to the family home in England when her cousin Chloe is accused of murdering her twin Claudia

Please do feed the cat by Marian Babson( Book )

17 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and held by 1,129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When his infamous celebrity girlfriend moves in and puts his cat on a diet, author Machu finds himself in trouble with his friends, while the cat, searching for better food at a neighbor's house, stumbles on a mystery

To catch a cat by Marian Babson( Book )

11 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and held by 964 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The last thing eleven-year-old Robin wants to hear is that his mother and her new husband are extending their honeymoon indefinitely. Not that staying with his Aunt Mags is so bad, but there's her boyfriend to contend with, and the members of the school gang are insisting that he complete a dare before they let him join the group. They want Robin to kidnap Mrs. Nordling's prize-winning cat when no one is home."--Jacket

The company of cats by Marian Babson( Book )

9 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 943 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After a computer tycoon dies in an accident, an attempt is made to kill his cat. As she investigates, gossip columnist Annabel Hinchly-Smythe discovers the cat was the main beneficiary of the tycoon's will. So maybe his death was not an accident

The diamond cat by Marian Babson( Book )

14 editions published between 1994 and 1996 in English and held by 903 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As she is bringing in cats from a storm, Bettina Bilby, who cat sits for neighbors, finds a carrier pigeon killed by the storm. Lo and behold, its carrier tube is filled with diamonds. The next day strange people turn up claiming to be market researchers. What is Bettina to do, report the find to the police or keep it?

Murder at the cat show by Marian Babson( Book )

17 editions published between 1972 and 2003 in English and German and held by 874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Doug Perkins doesn't dislike cats-he just isn't especially interested in them. But when Doug is asked to do the PR for a glorified feline extravaganza called "Cats Through the Ages" he doesn't hesitate

Canapés for the kitties by Marian Babson( Book )

10 editions published between 1996 and 1999 in English and held by 820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A colony of mystery writers in the English village of Brimful Coffers is hit by a series of murders and no one knows what to do. After all, real murder is not the same as murder in books. It befalls to three cats to solve the crimes

Nine lives to murder by Marian Babson( Book )

16 editions published between 1992 and 1996 in English and German and held by 809 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An actor pushed off a ladder crashes head first into a cat and both are knocked out. On regaining consciousness the two have exchanged bodies. As a cat now, the actor probes who is trying to kill him

The twelve deaths of Christmas by Marian Babson( Book )

19 editions published between 1979 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 804 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A killer is set to work to the crazed directives of a nursery rhyme. A psychopathic killer roams London in the days before Christmas, complaining of headaches and smashing in other people's heads

Break a leg, darlings by Marian Babson( Book )

11 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 729 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As they make their rounds of London pubs in search of work, two aging actresses turn detective to investigate the death of a fellow actress. The heroines are Trixie and Evangeline, last seen in Even Yuppies Die

Reel murder : a mystery by Marian Babson( Book )

12 editions published between 1986 and 2013 in English and Japanese and held by 725 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When silent film star Evangeline Sinclair and ex-hoofer Trixie Dolan attend a film retrospective in London, they expect to be the centers of attention, but are instead upstaged by a series of grisly murders based on the movies

Cover-up story by Marian Babson( Book )

14 editions published between 1971 and 2003 in English and held by 681 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the struggling London public relations firm of Douglas Perkins and Gerry Tate sign an American musical act as a major client, it seems to spell good fortune. But representing members of Black Bart and his Hillbilly Troupe requires coping with grating personalities. When a murder occurs, Perkins and Tate find themselves in the midst of much more than a routine PR job

Encore murder by Marian Babson( Book )

16 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in English and held by 678 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Old rivalries result in murder when Evangeline Sinclair's old acting adversary, Griselda von Kirstenburg, announces her intention to write her memoirs, which will feature unflattering portrayals of Evangeline and Trixie Dolan, and steal the thunder of Evangeline's own memoirs."--Amazon.com

A trail of ashes by Marian Babson( Book )

16 editions published between 1984 and 2005 in English and held by 653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A murderous pyromaniac transforms widow Rosemary Blake's summer vacation in a peaceful New England community into a nightmare

In the teeth of adversity by Marian Babson( Book )

16 editions published between 1990 and 2003 in English and held by 619 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Perkins and Tate Public Relations firm becomes involved in the murder case of a society dentist in London

Death swap by Marian Babson( Book )

17 editions published between 1984 and 2003 in English and held by 566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

So soon done for by Marian Babson( Book )

9 editions published between 1979 and 1991 in English and held by 566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A family of squatters settles into the Norrises' large, comfortable home while they are away on an extended trip abroad and all the neighbours are horrified. After a while, despite the tension in the air, life almost settles down again. But then a dead body is removed from the Norrises' home and it is revealed that more than one person had a motive for murder