Margaret Carr (novelist)

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Margaret Carr
Born (1935-11-25) 25 November 1935 (age 88)
Salford, England
Other names
  • Martin Carroll
  • Carole Kerr
  • Belle Jackson
EducationHigh school
Occupation(s)Mystery and romance writer
Organizations Crime Writers' Association
Parent(s)Richard Taylor; Isabel Jackson Taylor

Margaret Carr (born 25 November 1935) is a British author of mysteries and romance novels who has written under the pseudonyms of Martin Carroll, Carole Kerr, and Belle Jackson, as well as her own name. Born in Salford, England, she is the daughter of Richard and Isabel Taylor. [1] Critic Herbert Harris says Carr "brings a lighthearted touch to the romantic thriller" meant for an audience of "female readers, particularly the young and unsophisticated...". [2]

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References

  1. "Margaret Carr" . Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. John M. Reilly, ed. (1980). "Carr, Margaret". Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers. MacMillan. p.  273. ISBN   0-333-30107-2.