Patricia Hall

Patricia Hall ist eine bekannte Autorin, die unter dem Pseudonym der Journalistin Maureen O'Connor schreibt. Sie wurde 1957 in West Yorkshire geboren und dort auch aufgezogen. Diese Region diente als Inspiration für ihre gefeierte Serie mit der Reporterin Laura Ackroyd und DCI Michael Thackeray. Dass Hall eine Federname verwendet, fügt ihrer Identität eine faszinierende Ebene hinzu und trennt ihr persönliches Leben von ihren kreativen Werken.

Als Journalistin hat Hall wertvolle Einblicke und Erfahrungen gesammelt, die zu ihrer Schriftstellerkarriere beigetragen haben. Ihr berufliches Hintergrund in Journalismus ermöglichte es ihr, überzeugende und glaubwürdige Charaktere zu erschaffen sowie fesselnde Handlungsstränge zu kreieren, die Leser binden. Halls Fähigkeit, verflochtene Erzählungen zu spinnen und dabei einen starken Realitätssinn zu wahren, ist ein Beweis für ihre Fähigkeiten und Kompetenz als Autorin.

Hall ist verheiratet und hat zwei erwachsene Söhne. Obwohl sie in West Yorkshire geboren und aufgewachsen ist, lebt sie nun in Oxford. Dieser Umzug hat ihr Schreiben nicht beeinträchtigt, da sie engen Kontakt zu ihrer Heimatregion hält und ihre Romane dort noch immer ansiedelt. Halls privates Leben, das hauptsächlich privat gehalten wird, hat ihren Schreibstil sicherlich beeinflusst und ihr eine reiche Palette an Erfahrungen für die Schöpfung ihrer fiktionalen Welten beschert.
Ackroyd and Thackeray Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Death by Election 1993
2 Dying Fall 1995
3 In the Bleak Midwinter 1995
4 Perils Of The Night 1997
5 The Italian Girl 1998
6 Dead on Arrival 1999
7 Skeleton at the Feast 2000
8 Deep Freeze 2002
9 Death in Dark Waters 2002
10 Dead Reckoning 2003
11 False Witness 2004
12 Sins of the Fathers 2006
13 Death in a Far Country 2007
14 By Death Divided 2008
15 Devil's Game 2009
16 Dust to Dust 2011
Kate O'Donnell Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Dead Beat 2011
2 Death Trap 2012
3 Dressed to Kill 2013
4 Blood Brothers 2014
5 Deep Waters 2017
6 Playing with Fire 2018
7 Cover Up 2019
Einzelromane
# Titel Jahr
1 The Poison Pool 1991
2 The Coldness of Killers 1992
3 Masks of Darkness 2003
Ready-to-Read Level 3
# Titel Jahr
1 Creepy-Crawly Birthday 1991
2 Pinky and Rex and the Mean Old Witch 1991
3 Pinky and Rex Go To Camp 1992
4 Pinky and Rex Get Married 1993
5 Mitchell Is Moving 1996
6 Harriet Tubman and the Freedom Train 2003
7 Amelia Earhart: More Than a Flier 2003
8 Teddy Roosevelt: The People's President 2004
9 The Vampire Bunny 2004
10 Who's Afraid of Granny Wolf? 2004
11 Clara Barton: Spirit of the American Red Cross 2004
12 Davy Crockett: A Life on the Frontier 2004
13 Albert Einstein: Genius of the Twentieth Century 2005
14 Invasion of the Pig Sisters 2006
15 Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution 2006
16 Max & Mo Go Apple Picking 2007
17 Snack Attack 2008
18 Trucks 2009
19 Sojourner Truth: Path to Glory 2010
20 The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs 2012
21 Sparky and Tidbit 2015
22 Innings and Outs of Baseball 2015
23 Thrills and Chills of Amusement Parks 2015
24 Rabbid of the Sea 2015
25 Pulling Back the Curtain on Magic! 2015
26 The Explosive Story of Fireworks! 2015
27 Rabbids at the Museum 2015
28 Day at the Fair 2015
29 The Cool Story Behind Snow 2015
30 The Sugary Secrets Behind Candy 2015
31 Zach and Lucy and the Museum of Natural Wonders 2016
32 Zach and Lucy and the Yoga Zoo 2016
33 How Airplanes Get from Here . . . to There! 2016
34 Attack of the Zombie Rabbids 2016
35 Unmasking the Science of Superpowers! 2016
36 Looking Up!: The Science of Stargazing 2017
37 Secret Agents! Sharks! Ghost Armies!: World War II 2017
38 The Founding Fathers Were Spies!: Revolutionary War 2017
39 Heroes Who Risked Everything for Freedom: Civil War 2017
40 Fearless Flyers, Dazzle Painters, and Code Talkers!: World War I 2018
41 You Can't Bring a Sandwich to the Moon . . . and Other Stories about Space!: Space Age 2018
42 Crayola! The Secrets of the Cool Colors and Hot Hues 2018
43 The Harlem Globetrotters Present the Points Behind Basketball 2018
44 Mount Rushmore's Hidden Room and Other Monumental Secrets: Monuments and Landmarks 2018
Ready-to-Read Level 2 Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Romulus and Remus (By: Anne Rockwell) 1981
2 Henry and Mudge: The First Book (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1987
3 Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1987
4 Henry and Mudge in the Green Time (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1987
5 Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1987
6 Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1988
7 Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1989
8 Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1990
9 Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1991
10 Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1992
11 Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1994
12 Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1995
13 Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1995
14 Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1997
15 Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1998
16 Henry And Mudge And Annie's Good Move (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1998
17 Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1998
18 Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan (By: Cynthia Rylant) 1999
19 Henry and Mudge and Annie's Perfect Pet (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2000
20 Helen Keller and the Big Storm (By: Patricia Lakin) 2002
21 Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig (By: Stephen Krensky) 2002
22 Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble (By: Stephanie Greene) 2002
23 Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed (By: Stephen Krensky) 2002
24 Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2002
25 Thomas Edison to the Rescue! (By: Howard Goldsmith) 2003
26 Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2003
27 Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper's House (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2003
28 Paul Revere and the Bell Ringers (By: Jonah Winter) 2003
29 Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess (By: Dan Gutman) 2004
30 Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2004
31 Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2004
32 Annie Oakley Saves the Day (By: Anna DiVito) 2004
33 George Washington's First Victory (By: Stephen Krensky) 2005
34 Henry and Mudge and the Tumbling Trip (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2005
35 Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2005
36 Jackie Robinson and the Big Game (By: Dan Gutman) 2006
37 Henry and Mudge and the Big Sleepover (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2006
38 Trouble on Oak Street (By: Bobbi J.G. Weiss) 2006
39 Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scary Basement (By: Peter Merchant) 2006
40 Annie and Snowball and the Pink Surprise (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2007
41 Annie and Snowball and the Teacup Club (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2007
42 Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2007
43 Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2007
44 Thomas Jefferson and the Ghostriders (By: Howard Goldsmith) 2008
45 Annie and Snowball and the Cozy Nest (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2009
46 Annie and Snowball and the Shining Star (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2009
47 Annie and Snowball and the Magical House (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2010
48 Annie and Snowball and the Wintry Freeze (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2010
49 Ruby's New Home (By: Tony Dungy, Lauren Dungy) 2011
50 Annie and Snowball and the Thankful Friends (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2011
51 A Team Stays Together! (By: Tony Dungy, Vanessa Brantley-Newton) 2012
52 The Missing Cupcake Mystery (By: Tony Dungy, Lauren Dungy) 2012
53 Justin and the Bully (By: Tony Dungy, Lauren Dungy) 2012
54 Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr. (By: Denise Lewis Patrick) 2013
55 Go, Jade, Go!: with audio recording (By: Tony Dungy, Lauren Dungy) 2013
56 Here Comes the Parade! (By: Tony Dungy, Lauren Dungy) 2013
57 Old Friends, New Friends 2015
58 Hooray for Reading! 2015
59 Going to Grandma's 2015
60 A Whale of a Tea Party (By: Erica S. Perl, Sam Ailey) 2021
61 When Whales Fly (By: Erica S. Perl) 2022
62 Whale and the Mystery Mango (By: Erica S. Perl) 2024
63 The Elephant's Birthday (By: Cynthia Rylant) 2025
Ready-to-Read Level 3 Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Creepy-Crawly Birthday (By: James Howe) 1991
2 Pinky and Rex and the Mean Old Witch (By: James Howe) 1991
3 Pinky and Rex Get Married (By: James Howe) 1993
4 Mitchell Is Moving (By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat) 1996
5 Pinky and Rex Go To Camp (By: James Howe) 1999
6 Harriet Tubman and the Freedom Train (By: Sharon Shavers Gayle) 2003
7 Amelia Earhart: More Than a Flier (By: Patricia Lakin) 2003
8 Teddy Roosevelt: The People's President (By: Sharon Shavers Gayle) 2004
9 Clara Barton: Spirit of the American Red Cross (By: Patricia Lakin) 2004
10 Davy Crockett: A Life on the Frontier (By: Stephen Krensky) 2004
11 From Slave to Soldier (By: Deborah Hopkinson) 2005
12 Albert Einstein: Genius of the Twentieth Century (By: Patricia Lakin) 2005
13 Susan B. Anthony (By: Deborah Hopkinson) 2005
14 Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution (By: Patricia Lakin) 2006
15 Day at the Fair 2015
16 John Lewis (By: Denise Lewis Patrick) 2021
Sachbücher
# Titel Jahr
1 Armchair Walks in Sussex: Horsham 2009
American Association for State and Local History Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Transcribing and Editing Oral History (By: Willa K. Baum) 1991
2 Places of Worship (By: James P. Wind) 1995
3 The Care of Prints and Drawings (By: Margaret Holben Ellis) 1996
4 Oral History (By: David King Dunaway) 1996
5 Editing Historical Documents (By: Michael E. Stevens, Steven B. Burg) 1997
6 A Place to Remember (By: Robert R. Archibald) 1999
7 The Buildings of Main Street (By: Richard W. Longstreth, Chester H. Liebs) 2000
8 Museum Store Management (By: Mary Miley Theobald) 2000
9 Great Tours! (By: Barbara Abramoff Levy, Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd, Susan Porter Schreiber) 2002
10 Interpreting Historic House Museums (By: Bradley C. Brooks, George Foy McNicholl) 2002
11 The New Town Square (By: Robert R. Archibald) 2004
12 Dialogue with the Past (By: Glenn Whitman) 2004
13 Exploring Museum Theatre (By: Tessa Bridal) 2004
14 American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820 (By: Carolyn L. White) 2005
15 Moving a House with Preservation in Mind (By: Peter Paravalos) 2006
16 Playing Ourselves (By: Laura Peers) 2007
17 The Making of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (By: Paul A. Shackel, Teresa S. Moyer) 2007
18 Private History in Public (By: Tammy S. Gordon, Harold Skramstad) 2010
19 Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums (By: Jane Merritt) 2010
20 Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860 (By: Rosemary Krill) 2010
21 Twilight at Conner Prairie (By: Berkley W. Duck III) 2011
22 Fundraising for Small Museums (By: Salvatore G. Cilella Jr.) 2011
23 Preservation Politics (By: William Edgar Schmickle) 2012
24 Starting Right (By: Gerald George, Carol Maryan-George) 2012
25 A Graveyard Preservation Primer (By: Lynette Strangstad) 2013
26 Writing Local History Today (By: Thomas A. Mason, Kent J Calder) 2013
27 On Doing Local History (By: Carol Kammen) 2014
28 Programming for People with Special Needs (By: Katie Stringer) 2014
29 Zen and the Art of Local History (By: Bob Beatty, Carol Kammen) 2014
30 Leading the Historical Enterprise (By: Bruce W. Dearstyne) 2014
31 Case Studies in Cultural Entrepreneurship (By: Gretchen Sorin, Lynne A. Sessions) 2015
32 Environmental Sustainability at Historic Sites and Museums (By: Sarah Sutton) 2015
33 Nomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging (By: Paul Bourcier, Heather Dunn, Nomenclature Task Force) 2015
34 Museum and Historic Site Management (By: Samantha Chmelik) 2015
35 Membership Marketing in the Digital Age (By: Patricia Rich, Dana S. Hines, Rosie Siemer) 2015
36 Free and Easy Website Design for Museums and Historic Sites (By: Kelsey J Ransick) 2015
37 Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums (By: Kristy Van Hoven, Loni Wellman) 2016
38 Cemetery Tours and Programming (By: Rachel Wolgemuth) 2016
39 Art of the Amistad and The Portrait of Cinqué (By: Laura A. Macaluso) 2016
40 Practical Evaluation Guide (By: Judy Diamond, Michael Horn, David H. Uttal) 2016
41 Marketing on a Shoestring Budget (By: Deborah Pitel) 2016
42 Living History (By: David B. Allison) 2016
43 Museum Administration 2.0 (By: Hugh H. Genoways, Lynne M Ireland, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko) 2016
44 Positioning Your Museum as a Critical Community Asset (By: Robert P. Connolly, Elizabeth Bollwerk) 2016
45 Folklife and Museums (With: C. Kurt Dewhurst, Charlie Seemann) 2016
46 Encyclopedia of Local History (By: Amy H. Wilson) 2017
47 Museum Operations (By: Samantha Chmelik) 2017
48 Exhibit Makeovers (By: Ann Craig, Alice Parman, Lyle Murphy, Liz White, Lauren Willis) 2017
49 Museums in Motion (By: Mary Alexander, Edward P. Alexander, Juilee Decker) 2017
50 Introduction to Public History (By: Cherstin M. Lyon, Elizabeth M. Nix, Rebecca K. Shrum) 2017
51 Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings (By: Rudy J Favretti, Joy Putman Favretti) 2017
52 Cultural Heritage Tourism (By: Cheryl M Hargrove) 2017
53 Art and Public History (By: Rebecca Bush, Rebecca Elizabeth Bush, K Tawny Paul) 2017
54 Registration Methods for the Small Museum (By: Daniel B. Reibel, Deborah Rose Van Horn) 2017
55 The Care and Display of Historic Clothing (By: Karen M. DePauw) 2017
56 Managing People and Projects in Museums (By: Martha Morris) 2017
57 The Museum Educator's Manual (By: Anna Johnson, Kimberly A Huber, Nancy Cutler, Melissa Bingmann, Tim Grove) 2017
58 Defining Memory (By: Amy K. Levin, Joshua G. Adair) 2017
59 An American Association for State and Local History Guide to Making Public History (By: Bob Beatty) 2017
60 Commemoration (By: Seth C. Bruggeman) 2017
61 Creating Exhibits That Engage (By: John Summers) 2018
62 Performing History (By: Ann E Birney, Joyce M. Thierer) 2018
63 Leading Museums Today (By: Martha Morris) 2018
64 Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? (By: Sarah Sutton) 2018
65 The Historic District Action Guide (By: William E Schmickle) 2018
66 The Oral History Manual (By: Barbara W. Sommer, Mary Kay Quinlan) 2018
67 Why Old Places Matter (By: Thompson M. Mayes) 2018
68 Learning from Museums (By: John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking) 2018
69 Organizing Archival Records (By: David W. Carmicheal) 2018
70 Archival Basics (By: Charlie Arp) 2019
71 Monument Culture (By: Laura A. Macaluso) 2019
72 Nearby History (By: David E. Kyvig, Myron A. Marty, Larry Cebula) 2019
73 Spaces that Tell Stories (By: Donna R. Braden) 2019
74 Leadership Matters (By: Anne W. Ackerson, Joan H. Baldwin) 2019
75 Reimagining Historic House Museums (By: Kenneth C. Turino) 2019
76 Museums and Millennials (By: Jaclyn Spainhour) 2019
77 Crafting Dissent (By: Hinda Mandell) 2019
78 Museum Mercenary (By: Rebecca Migdal) 2020
79 Doing Women's History in Public (By: Heather Huyck) 2020
80 New Solutions for House Museums (By: Donna Ann Harris) 2020
81 Archives 101 (By: Lois Hamill) 2021
82 Beyond the Bake Sale (By: Jamie Simek) 2022
83 Rebranding (By: Jane Mitchell Eliasof) 2022
84 Endowment Essentials for Museums (By: Rebekah Beaulieu) 2022
Raggedy Ann and Andy Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Raggedy Ann Stories (By: Johnny Gruelle) 1918
2 Raggedy Ann and the Cookie Snatcher (By: Barbara Shook Hazen) 1972
3 Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Rainy-Day Circus (By: Barbara Shook Hazen) 1973
4 Raggedy Ann & Andy: An Adaptation (By: Kathleen N. Daly) 1977
5 The animated Raggedy Ann and Andy (By: John Canemaker) 1977
6 Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Haunted Dollhouse (By: Jane E. Gerver) 1982
7 Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Tun of (By: Random House) 1984
8 Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Haunted Day (By: Jane E. Gerver) 1985
9 Raggedy Ann & Raggedy Andy Pop-Ups ( By: Random House) 1992
10 Raggedy Ann & Raggedy Andy Pop-Ups: In the Garden: A Book About Numbers (By: Random House) 1992
11 Raggedy Ann and the Christmas Thief (By: Nancy Willard) 1999
12 Raggedy Ann And Andy And The Magic Potion (By: Stephanie True Peters) 2001
13 Raggedy Ann & Andy: Going to Grandma's 2001
14 Meet Raggedy Ann (By: Laura Thomas, Danielle Doll) 2008
15 Love, Raggedy Ann (By: Laura Thomas, Bonnie Pinehurst) 2008