Biography

Leonard Reginald Gribble was born in 1908 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. He was a prolific author who wrote under several pseudonyms. He served in the Press and Censorship Division of the Ministry of Information in London from 1940-45. He was a founding member of the Crime Writers Association in 1953, and also wrote Westerns (under the name Landon Grant) and books on nonfiction subjects such as criminology, as well as producing compilations and editorial works.

Books by Leonard R. Gribble

Dead End in Mayfair
Dead End in Mayfair
1999
Violent Midnight
Violent Midnight
1999
Notorious Crimes
Notorious Crimes
1986
They Shot to Slay
They Shot to Slay
1986
Such Lethal Ladies
Such Lethal Ladies
1985
Notorious killers in the night
Notorious killers in the night
1983
The Dead Don't Scream
The Dead Don't Scream
1983
Crime stranger than fiction
Crime stranger than fiction
1981
Death needs no alibi
Death needs no alibi
1979
The dead end killers
The dead end killers
1978
Compelled to kill
Compelled to kill
1977
Famous mysteries of detection
Famous mysteries of detection
1976
Famous mysteries of modern tim
Famous mysteries of modern times
1976
Midsummer slay ride
Midsummer slay ride
1976
The cardinal's diamonds
The cardinal's diamonds
1976
The deadly professionals
The deadly professionals
1976
They conspired to kill
They conspired to kill
1975
You can't die tomorrow
You can't die tomorrow
1975
Famous stories of the Murder S
Famous stories of the Murder Squad
1974
Such was their guilt
Such was their guilt
1974
Programmed for death
Programmed for death
1973
Stories of famous master crimi
Stories of famous master criminals
1973
The hallmark of horror
The hallmark of horror
1973
Bardaktaki parmak izleri
Bardaktaki parmak izleri
1972
Famous feats of espionage
Famous feats of espionage
1972
More famous historical mysteri
More famous historical mysteries
1972
Alias the Victim
Alias the Victim
1971
Famous detective feats
Famous detective feats
1971
Justice? Stories of famous modern trials
Justice? Stories of famous modern trials
1971
Stories of famous modern trials
Stories of famous modern trials
1970
Strange crimes of passion
Strange crimes of passion
1970
A diplomat dies
A diplomat dies
1969
Famous historical mysteries
Famous historical mysteries
1969
Famous stories of scientific d
Famous stories of scientific detection
1969
Famous stories of police and c
Famous stories of police and crime
1968
Stories of famous conspirators
Stories of famous conspirators
1968
They had a way with women
They had a way with women
1968
Famous stories of the Wild Wes
Famous stories of the Wild West
1967
Strip-tease macabre
Strip-tease macabre
1967
Great manhunters of the Yard
Great manhunters of the Yard
1966
Great war adventures
Great war adventures
1966
Stories of famous explorers
Stories of famous explorers
1966
Such women are deadly
Such women are deadly
1965
Famous stories of high adventure
Famous stories of high adventure
1964
Stories of famous spies
Stories of famous spies
1964
Stories of famous detectives
Stories of famous detectives
1963
The true book about smugglers
The true book about smugglers and smuggling
1963
The true book about the Mounti
The true book about the Mounties
1963
They challenged the Yard
They challenged the Yard
1963
Famous stories of the sea and
Famous stories of the sea and ships
1962
The true book about great esca
The true book about great escapes
1962
When killers err
When killers err
1962
Clues that spelled guilty
Clues that spelled guilty
1961
Wantons die hard
Wantons die hard
1961
Don't argue with death
Don't argue with death
1959
Murders most strange
Murders most strange
1959
The true book about the Old Ba
The true book about the Old Bailey
1959
Death pays the piper
Death pays the piper
1958
Fifty Famous Animal Stories
Fifty Famous Animal Stories
1958
Great detective exploits
Great detective exploits
1958
Famous judges and their trials
Famous judges and their trials
1957
Le bois du coucou = The invert
Le bois du coucou = The inverted crime
1957
The frightened Chameleon
The frightened Chameleon
1957
The true book about Scotland Y
The true book about Scotland Yard
1957
Fifty Famous Stories for Boys
Fifty Famous Stories for Boys
1956
Triumphs of Scotland Yard
Triumphs of Scotland Yard
1955
Adventures in murder undertake
Adventures in murder undertaken by some notorious killers in love
1954
Famous manhunts
Famous manhunts
1953
She died laughing
She died laughing
1953
Murder out of season
Murder out of season
1952
Speed Dermot
Speed Dermot
1951
They kidnapped Stanley Matthew
They kidnapped Stanley Matthews
1950
Atomic murder
Atomic murder
1947
Profiles from notable modern b
Profiles from notable modern biographies
1946
Battle stories of the R. A. F
Battle stories of the R. A. F
1945
Heroes of the merchant navy
Heroes of the merchant navy
1944
Epics of the fighting R. A. F
Epics of the fighting R. A. F
1943
Heroes of the fighting R.A.F.
Heroes of the fighting R.A.F.
1942
Four great mystery novels
Four great mystery novels
1938
The case of the Malverne diamo
The case of the Malverne diamonds
1937
Who killed Oliver Cromwell?
Who killed Oliver Cromwell?
1937
Mystery at Tudor arches
Mystery at Tudor arches
1935
The man from Manhattan
The man from Manhattan
1935
The riddle of the ravens
The riddle of the ravens
1934
The secret of Tangles
The secret of Tangles
1934
The stolen home secretary
The stolen home secretary
1934
Famous feats of detection and
Famous feats of detection and deduction
1933
The Case of the Marsden Rubies
The Case of the Marsden Rubies
1932
The Grand Modena murder
The Grand Modena murder
1932
The serpentine murder
The serpentine murder
1932
The Jesus of the poets
The Jesus of the poets
1930
A Christmas treasury in prose
A Christmas treasury in prose and verse
1929
The Gillespie suicide mystery
The Gillespie suicide mystery
1929
The terrace suicide mystery
The terrace suicide mystery
1929
The Riddle of the Blue Moon
The Riddle of the Blue Moon