Molly Thynne

Mary Harriet Thynne (1881 — 10 May 1950)[1], known professionally as Molly Thynne, was a British mystery writer.

Biography

Mary Harriet Thynne was born in 1881 to Anne “Annie” Harriet Haden, daughter of Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), and Charles Edward Thynne, a grandson of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath.[Note 1] She also had a younger brother Roger. Thynne grew up in Kensington, London, where her father held the position of Assistant Solicitor to His Majesty’s Customs.

Molly Thynne never married. When not traveling in Europe, Thynne resided at Crewys House, located in the Devon town of Bovey Tracey. Thynne published her first novel, The Uncertain Glory, which was not a mystery story, in 1914, when she was 33. Her second novel was published 14 years later, in 1928. From 1928 to 1933, Molly published six mystery novels, and the last three featured her serial character Dr. Constantine.

Molly Thynne died 10 May 1950, aged 68, at The Royal Devonshire and Exeter Hospital. Her estate was valued at £9467.[2] She was laid to rest after services at Bovey Tracey’s Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit.

Bibliography

Dr Constantine series
  • The Crime at the ‘Noah’s Ark’ (1931)
  • Death in the Dentist’s Chair (1932; US title: Death in the Dentist Chair)
  • He Dies and Makes no Sign (1933)

Other novels
  • The Uncertain Glory (1914); not a mystery novel
  • The Red Dwarf (1928; US title: The Draycott Murder Mystery)
  • The Murder on the Enriqueta (1929; US title: The Strangler)
  • The Case of Sir Adam Braid (1930)

Notes
  1. Her other paternal relatives included William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot; George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey; William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland

References
  1. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar#calendar
  2. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar#calendar
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