Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| A Very Private Enterprise | 1984 | Buy |
| Death in the Garden | 1995 | Buy |
| The Accomplice | 1996 | Buy |
| The Art of Deception | 1999 | Buy |
| A Good Death | 2000 | Buy |
Elizabeth Ironside is the pen name of Lady Catherine Manning, who published five mystery novels between 1984 and 2000. Her books are set against international backgrounds, drawing on her experiences as a British diplomat’s wife. A Very Private Enterprise (1984), her first novel, is set in Delhi and won the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey Award for best first crime novel.
Her later books, including Death in the Garden (1995), The Accomplice (1996), The Art of Deception (1999), and A Good Death (2000), are set in England and France. They tend toward literary mystery with strong period settings and moral questions at their center. Ironside’s novels are not typical whodunits; they are more interested in the ethical weight of past actions than in puzzle-solving.