Aird, Catherine

Overview

Works:	111 works in 667 publications in 6 languages and 24,780 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Detective and mystery fiction Golf stories Short stories
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other
Classifications:	PR6051.I65, 823.914

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Catherine Aird

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Most widely held works by Catherine Aird

Past tense : a Sloan and Crosby mystery by Catherine Aird( Book )

14 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in English and held by 1,117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a young girl's murder is linked to the recent death of a woman named Josephine Short, DCI Sloan and Constable Crosby research dubious elements of Short's life in the hopes of identifying the child's killer

Henrietta who? by Catherine Aird( Book )

25 editions published between 1968 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,087 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After her mother is found dead on a quiet road, possibly the victim of a hit-and-run, events and revelations lead Henrietta to wonder if her mother's death was accidental or murder

Losing ground by Catherine Aird( Book )

15 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,051 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The dramatic theft of an 18th century painting is discovered just moments before the old manor house from which it was stolen is set on fire. Making matters more grisly is the pile of bones sighted in the blazing inferno moments before the roof collapses. What started as simple, if surprising, theft has quickly escalated to arson and, possibly murder, and now Detective Inspector Sloan and Detective Constable Crosby have to piece together, a puzzle which has its roots deep in Berebury's history.--from Publisher's description

Stiff news by Catherine Aird( Book )

17 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,025 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Strange deaths occur in a British home for retired military officers and their wives. As he investigates, inspector C.D. Sloan discovers that all the victims were connected to a World War II battle. By the author of After Effects

Dead heading : a Sloan and Crosby mystery by Catherine Aird( Book )

10 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 1,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When Jack Haines reports a break-in at his greenhouse, the motive of the intruder is unclear. Other than the destruction of some expensive orchids, no damage has been done and nothing seems to be missing. But Detectives Sloan and Crosby sense something sinister, and soon their suspicions are confirmed. Similar reports are multiplying and sabotage is the word on everyone's lips. The pair are drawn into an equally perplexing case when the mysterious Miss Enid Maude Osgathorp goes missing. Investigations begin at her deserted abode, Canonry Cottage, where the detectives soon discover that the house has been raided. Shattered glass is found in the larder and traces of blood bespatter the floor - a disturbing event has taken place, but the identity of the perpetrator is unknown. It soon becomes clear that the cases are linked, but will this provide the clues necessary to solve the mystery? Detectives Sloan and Crosby aim to find out

After effects by Catherine Aird( Book )

13 editions published between 1996 and 2015 in English and held by 983 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When two patients die at Berebury Hospital, Detective Inspector Sloan is called in to investigate a missing doctor, a drug trial involving a pharmaceutical company, and a break-in at the company's headquarters by a group of animal rights activists

Parting breath by Catherine Aird( Book )

18 editions published between 1977 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 967 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Inspector Sloan investigates a murder that occurs during a student sit-in at a university

A going concern by Catherine Aird( Book )

11 editions published between 1993 and 2015 in English and held by 884 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Octavia Garamond's will is very odd, she requests a police presence at her funeral and a thorough examination of her body. The fears of a deranged woman? When her house is broken into and her papers ransacked, Inspector Sloane realizes she was in real fear. The murder probe is held against a background of biochemical research. By the author of Body Politic

Little Knell by Catherine Aird( Book )

11 editions published between 2000 and 2014 in English and held by 873 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Inspector C.D. Sloan is called in when it is discovered that a large collection of artifacts that has been left to the Calleshire Museum includes a three-thousand-year-old mummy case containing an all-too-recent murder victim

Some die eloquent by Catherine Aird( Book )

16 editions published between 1979 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Miss Wansdyke, retired chemistry teacher, lived quietly and modestly. Her death was sudden and she had recently acquired a great deal of money. All these things and the strange reactions of the beneficiaries under the will concern Inspector Sloan

Harm's way by Catherine Aird( Book )

14 editions published between 1984 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 851 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A number of confusing leads complicate Detective Inspector Sloan's investigation when first a finger then a headless corpse turn up in the quiet English farm country

His burial too by Catherine Aird( Book )

20 editions published between 1969 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 847 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a prominent industrialist, who has been reported missing with some highly confidential papers, is found dead, it is Inspector C.D. Sloan's task to discover how he came to be buried under several tons of marble in a sealed church tower

Amendment of life : by Catherine Aird( Book )

14 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and held by 838 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a body is found in the center of a Tudor-era yew maze, Detective Inspector C.D. Sloan is placed in charge of a disturbingly complex case

Passing strange by Catherine Aird( Book )

17 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 815 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Things had gone wrong from the very beginning at the Almstone Flower Show, including the disappearance of village nurse. Events take a decidedly macabre turn when the she is found and Detective Sloan and Detective Constable Crosby arrive to investigate a murder for which there seems no means, no motive and no opportunity

Hole in one by Catherine Aird( Book )

10 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in English and held by 797 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Detective Chief Inspector C.D. Sloan and his less-than-able sidekick, Constable Crosby, launch an investigation into a bizarre death on the local golf course and uncover a serious case of murder

A dead liberty by Catherine Aird( Book )

11 editions published between 1986 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 790 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The daughter of an engineer helping to build a town in Africa is accused of murder, and Detective Inspector C.D. Sloan must determine whether or not she is guilty as well as the possible connection of the murder to a nearby nuclear waste disposal plant

Last respects by Catherine Aird( Book )

13 editions published between 1982 and 2015 in English and Dutch and held by 765 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Detective Inspector C.D. Sloan investigates several murders involving a treasure-laden shop that sunk nearly two hundred years ago

Slight mourning by Catherine Aird( Book )

25 editions published between 1975 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 753 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In West Calleshire, Inspector Sloan's expertise is called upon to solve the muder of wealthy landowner Bill Fent

A late phoenix by Catherine Aird( Book )

24 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 720 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Decades ago, Germans bombed the village at Lamb Lane, Berebury. But now redevelopment is under way. During the excavation, a workman finds the skeleton of a pregnant girl with a bullet lodged in her spine. The trail is definitely stone cold when C.D. Sloan takes on the case

Chapter and hearse by Catherine Aird( Book )

16 editions published between 2003 and 2015 in English and held by 681 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of seventeen short mystery stories features such characters as Detective Chief Inspector C.D. Sloan, his assistant, Crosby, and the mysterious Malcolm Venables of the Secret Service