Bartholomew Gill was the pen name of Mark C. McGarrity (July 22, 1943 – July 4, 2002),Gravestone for Mark C. McGarrity/Bartholomew Gill, Newton Cemetery, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey. 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.""Bartholomew Gill, 58, Author of Irish Whodunits" in The New York Times (July 11, 2002); retrieved May 3, 2013. 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
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