Maureen Jennings Explained

Maureen Jennings
Birth Date:23 April 1939[1]
Birth Place:Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nationality:British Canadian[2]
Occupation:Writer
Known For:The Murdoch Mysteries series of books

Maureen Jennings (born 23 April 1939) is a British Canadian writer best known for the Detective Murdoch series, which formed the basis for the television show Murdoch Mysteries.[2] She is credited as a creative consultant and occasionally writer for the show.

Biography

Maureen Jennings was born and grew up in Birmingham, England.[1] [3] [4] She attended Saltley Grammar School.[2] Jennings grew up knowing little of her father, who was killed in action during World War II. Jennings emigrated to Canada with her mother when she was seventeen.[1] [2] [3] [4] She earned a BA in psychology and philosophy at the University of Windsor and an MA in English literature at the University of Toronto.[1] [3] [5] Jennings initially taught in the English department at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute and later practiced as a psychotherapist.[1] [2] [5] Her first successful writing was stage plays.[6]

Jennings is best known as the author of the Detective Murdoch Series, which has been turned into a television series.[1] As of 2019, her most recent novel, Heat Wave, introduces Murdoch's son as a police detective in 1936.[7]

The television drama Bomb Girls was based on a concept Jennings developed.[8]

Jennings was awarded the Grant Allen Award in 2011 as a pioneer in crime fiction.[9]

She lives in Toronto.[1] [4] [5]

Bibliography

Fiction

Detective Murdoch Series

John Wilson Murray, who was appointed as Ontario's first government detective in 1875, "was an important inspiration" for Jennings and led to the development of the character William Murdoch.[10]

  1. Except the Dying (1997)
  2. Under the Dragon's Tail (1998)
  3. Poor Tom Is Cold (2001)
  4. Let Loose the Dogs (2003)
  5. Night's Child (2005)
  6. Vices of My Blood (2006)
  7. A Journeyman to Grief (2007)
  8. Let Darkness Bury the Dead (2017)

Christine Morris Series

  1. Does Your Mother Know? (2006)
  2. The K Handshape (2008)

Detective Inspector Tom Tyler Series

  1. Season of Darkness (2011)
  2. Beware This Boy (2012)
  3. No Known Grave (2014)
  4. Dead Ground in Between (2016)

Paradise Café Series

  1. Heat Wave (2019)
  2. November Rain (2020)
  3. Cold Snap (2022)
  4. March Roars (2024)

Non-fiction

  1. The Map of Your Mind: Journeys Into Creative Expression (2001)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Napier . Jim . Maureen Jennings . The Canadian Encyclopedia . 23 January 2019 . 14 May 2012.
  2. News: Laws . Roz . Writer's love of murder mysteries inspired by Sherlock . 23 January 2019 . Birmingham Post . 3 January 2014.
  3. News: Shaw . T . No mystery about it, Jennings loves TV's Murdoch . 23 January 2019 . Windsor Star . 26 October 2013.
  4. Book: Maureen Jennings. Murdoch Mysteries: Let Darkness Bury The Dead. 23 January 2019. 7 November 2017. Titan Books. 978-1-78329-494-7. 322–.
  5. Web site: Jennings, Maureen . Encyclopedia.com . 23 January 2019.
  6. News: Scarborough Theatre Guild presents the world premiere of Maureen Jennings' Death in a Black Suit. Soknacki. David. Scarborough Mirror. November 10, 2014.
  7. Book: Heat Wave . 49th Shelf . The Association of Canadian Publishers . 23 January 2019.
  8. Book: Maureen Jennings. Beware This Boy. 23 January 2019. 2 August 2013. Titan Books. 978-1-78116-857-8. 349–.
  9. Web site: Crime Fiction Awards . Omnimystery . 23 January 2019.
  10. News: Murdoch Mysteries TV series inspired by real Toronto detective. Edwards. Peter. Toronto Star. January 3, 2014.

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