COMPTON, D(avid) G(uy)

COMPTON, D(avid) G(uy). Also writes as Guy Compton, Frances Lynch. British, b. 1930. Genres: Mystery/Crime/Suspense, Romance/Historical, Science fiction/Fantasy. Career: Worked as stage electrician, furniture maker, salesman, docker, and postman; Ed., Reader's Digest Condensed Books, London, 1969-81. Publications: The Quality of Mercy, 1965, 1970; Farewell, Earth's Bliss, 1966; The Silent Multitude, 1966; Synthajoy, 1968; The Palace, 1969; The Electric Crocodile (in U.S. as The Steel Crocodile), 1970; Chronocules, 1970, in U.K. as Hot Wireless Sets, Aspirin Tablets, The Sandpaper Sides of Used Matchboxes, and Something That Might Have Been Castor Oil, 1971; The Missionaries, 1972; The Unsleeping Eye, 1973, in U.K. as The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe, 1974; A Usual Lunacy, 1978; Windows, 1979; Ascendancies, 1980; Scudder's Game, 1985; Ragnarok, 1991; Nomansland, 1993; Stammering: Its Nature, History, Causes & Cures (non-fiction), 1993; Justice City, 1994; Back of Town Blues, 1995. MYSTERY NOVELS AS GUY COMPTON: Too Many Murderers, 1962; Medium for Murder, 1963; Dead on Cue, 1964; Disguise for a Dead Gentleman, 1964; High Tide for a Hanging, 1965; And Murder Came Too, 1966. ROMANCE NOVELS AS FRANCES LYNCH: Twice Ten Thousand Miles, 1974, as Candle at Midnight, 1977; The Fine and Handsome Captain, 1975; Stranger at the Wedding, 1977; A Dangerous Magic, 1978; In the House of Dark Music, 1979. Address: 4 New St., Whitstable, Kent CT5 1HF, England.