Bartholomew Gill

Bartholomew Gill was the pen name of Mark C. McGarrity (July 22, 1943 – July 4, 2002), an Irish-American crime fiction and mystery novelist and newspaper features writer and columnist writing on nature and outdoor recreation for The Star-Ledger. He was the author of 22 mystery novels, set in Ireland, and featuring a "resourceful police detective named Peter McGarr." For his pen name, McGarrity used the name of his maternal grandfather, Bartholomew Gill, who "was a great storyteller." McGarrity wrote five novels and a work of nonfiction under his real name, and his writings for the Star-Ledger were published under his true name.

Biography

Mark C. McGarrity was born on July 22, 1943, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, McGarrity received a bachelor's degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and a master's degree from Trinity College, Dublin. His marriage to Margaret McGarrity ended in divorce.

McGarrity died on July 4, 2002, aged 58, from injuries sustained in a fall at his Morristown, New Jersey, home. He had forgotten his keys and attempted to enter his home by climbing through a window. He was survived by a daughter, Madeleine, and a brother, George. He was interred in Newton Cemetery, in Newton, New Jersey, where his gravestone identifies him by both his real name and pen name, and as "author, outdoorsman, Maddie's father".

Works

Under the name "Mark C. McGarrity"

• 1973: Little Augie's Lament
• 1973: Lucky Shuffles
• 1981: A Passing Advantage
• 1990: Neon Caesar
• 1991: White Rush/Green Fire
• 1993: A Guide to Mental Retardation: A Comprehensive Resource for Parents, Teachers, and Helpers Who Know, Love, and Care for People With Mental Retardation

Under the name "Bartholomew Gill"

• 1977: McGarr and the Politician's Wife (a.k.a. The Death of an Irish Politician)
• 1977: McGarr and the Sienese Conspiracy (a.k.a. The Death of an Irish Consul)
• 1978: McGarr on the Cliffs of Moher (a.k.a. The Death of an Irish Lass)
• 1979: McGarr at the Dublin Horse Show (a.k.a. The Death of an Irish Tradition)
• 1983: McGarr and the P.M. of Belgrave Square
• 1984: McGarr and the Method of Descartes
• 1986: McGarr and the Legacy of the Woman Scorned
• 1989: The Death of a Joyce Scholar
• 1992: The Death of Love
• 1993: Death on a Cold, Wild River
• 1995: The Death of an Ardent Bibliophile
• 1996: The Death of an Irish Sea Wolf
• 1997: The Death of an Irish Tinker (a.k.a. Death of a Busker King)
• 2000: The Death of an Irish Lover
• 2001: The Death of an Irish Sinner
• 2002: Death in Dublin

See also

• List of pen names

References