Jill McGown

Jill McGown was a British writer of mystery novels. She was best known for her mystery series featuring Inspector Lloyd and Judy Hill, one of which was made into a television drama in 2001 starring Philip Glenister and Michelle Collins. McGown wrote her first mystery novel after being laid off from the British Steel Corporation in 1980. She is sometimes credited as Elizabeth Chaplin.

Early life, education and career

McGown's family were from Campbeltown, where she was born in 1947. The family moved to Corby in England when she was ten, as the fishing industry in Scotland was declining.
McGown attended Corby Grammar School and Kettering Technical College. After leaving college, she worked as a secretary, but was made redundant from British Steel in 1980. She said
Val McDermid wrote of her, "Her work was critically acclaimed, and many of her peers believe she never achieved the level of commercial success she deserved".

Lloyd & Hill

A Perfect Match Redemption Death of a Dancer The Murders of Mrs Austin And Mrs Beale The Other Woman Murder... Now And Then A Shred of Evidence Verdict Unsafe Picture of Innocence Plots And Errors Scene of Crime Births, Deaths and Marriages

''Unlucky for Some''

Standalone novels

Record of Sin An Evil Hour The Stalking Horse Murder Movie

''Hostage to Fortune''