Maureen Jennings

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Maureen Jennings

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Born (1939-04-23) April 23, 1939 (age 85) [1]
Birmingham, United Kingdom [1]
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish Canadian [2]
Notable works Murdoch Mysteries series

Maureen Ann Jennings OC (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.

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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]

She appointed to the Order of Canada in 2024, with the rank of Officer. [9]

Jennings was awarded the Grant Allen Award in 2011 as a pioneer in crime fiction. [10] [ better source needed ]

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. [11]

  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)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Napier, Jim (14 May 2012). "Maureen Jennings". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Laws, Roz (3 January 2014). "Writer's love of murder mysteries inspired by Sherlock". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Shaw, T (26 October 2013). "No mystery about it, Jennings loves TV's Murdoch". Windsor Star. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Maureen Jennings (7 November 2017). Murdoch Mysteries: Let Darkness Bury The Dead. Titan Books. pp. 322–. ISBN   978-1-78329-494-7 . Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jennings, Maureen". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Soknacki, David. "Scarborough Theatre Guild presents the world premiere of Maureen Jennings' Death in a Black Suit". Scarborough Mirror . Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Heat Wave. The Association of Canadian Publishers. Retrieved 23 January 2019.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ Maureen Jennings (2 August 2013). Beware This Boy. Titan Books. pp. 349–. ISBN   978-1-78116-857-8 . Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "A celebration of Canadian excellence: Governor General appoints 88 individuals to the Order of Canada". Governor General of Canada. 18 December 2024. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Crime Fiction Awards". Omnimystery. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  11. ↑ Edwards, Peter. "Murdoch Mysteries TV series inspired by real Toronto detective". Toronto Star . Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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