George Goodchild


George Goodchild, also known as Alan Dare, Wallace Q. Reid, and Jesse Templeton, was a British writer of popular books, short stories, plays, and a writer and director of several movies.
Over 200 Goodchild works were published during his lifetime and posthumously. His notable literary characters include Inspector McLean, spy catcher Q33 Trelawney, Nigel Rix, and Trooper O'Neill. Goodchild's films include Colorado Jack, Bucking the Barrier, The Public Defender, Condemned to Death, Trooper O'Neill, and No Escape.

Personal life

Born in Kingston upon Thames in 1888, Goodchild married Dora Mary Hill, had one son and two daughters while living at The Great Quarry, Guildford. Before full-time writing, he worked in journalism and publishing. He died at Aldershot in 1969, aged 80.

Oeuvre: all works

Goodchild's complete works include novels, plays, novelizations, short stories, non-fiction, anthologies, collections, films, editing, and a 1921 Children's News science fiction submission. McLean stories appeared anonymously in The Weekly News until 6 October 1979, ten years after Goodchild's death.*18

Books

Series (includes collections)

;Inspector McLean 62
  1. McLean of Scotland Yard
  2. McLean at the Golden Owl
  3. McLean Investigates
  4. How Now, McLean?
  5. Chief Inspector McLean
  6. 12 Dandy McLean Detective Stories
  7. 12 Famous McLean Cases
  8. Dandy Against the Gangsters
  9. Dandy Hangs Behind
  10. Dandy Nabs the Falcon
  11. Greta Dey's Confession
  12. Her Little Game
  13. The Pretty Daredevil
  14. The Prince of Crooks
  15. The Terror of Stapleton Quarry
  16. The Triumph of McLean
  17. McLean Plays a Hand
  18. Yes, Inspector McLean
  19. Death on the Centre Court
  20. McLean Knows Best
  21. McLean Prevails
  22. Lead On, McLean!
  23. McLean Finds a Way
  24. McLean Remembers
  25. Call McLean
  26. McLean Takes Charge
  27. McLean Incomparable
  28. Again McLean
  29. McLean Excels
  30. McLean Intervenes
  31. McLean Sees It Through
  32. McLean Deduces
  33. Up, McLean!
  34. McLean Keeps Going
  35. McLean Non-Stop
  36. McLean Takes a Holiday
  37. revised Inspector McLean's Holiday
  38. Uncle Oscar's Niece
  39. Hail McLean
  40. Inspector McLean's Casebook
  41. The Efford Tangle
  42. McLean Carries on
  43. McLean Predominant
  44. McLean to the Dark Tower Came
  45. The Last Redoubt
  46. McLean Steps in
  47. Well caught, McLean
  48. Double Acrostic
  49. Trust McLean
  50. Find the Lady
  51. Watch McLean
  52. The Last Secret
  53. McLean Solves it
  54. Forever McLean
  55. Next of Kin
  56. McLean Disposes
  57. McLean Scores Again
  58. Follow McLean
  59. McLean Invincible
  60. Laurels for McLean
  61. McLean Takes Over
  62. McLean Knows the Answers
;Trelawney and other series:
  1. The Man from the West
  2. Q 33
  3. This Woman is Wanted
  4. Danger Below
  5. Having No Hearts
  6. Q-33 Spy Catcher
  7. Dear Conspirator
  8. Companion to Sirius
  9. Tiger, Tiger
  10. Savage Encounter
;Novelized from plays
  1. The Barton Mystery, from Walter Hackett play
  2. Tiger's Cub, Alaskan romance from George Potter
;Novels
  1. The Last Cruise of the Majestic
  2. Behind the Barrage, a siege battery.
  3. The Land of Eldorado, seal islands
  4. Old Sport, warhorse romance, with Maurice Mottram
  5. Colorado Jim or The Taming of Angela
  6. The Woollen Monkey
  7. The Compassionate Rogue
  8. The Alaskan
  9. A Message from Space
  10. Trooper O'Neill
  11. Killigrew repub Knight Takes Queen
  12. Klondyke Kit's Revenge
  13. The Valley of Lies
  14. The Isle Of Hate, as Dare
  15. The Valley of Lies
  16. Jake Canuke GG aka *The # Call of the North
  17. Plain Bill, Alaskan romance
  18. Tall Timber
  19. The Man Who Wasn't
  20. Hurricane Tex
  21. Out Of The Desert
  22. The Eternal Conflict, GG
  23. The Feud GG
  24. The Taming of Nancy
  25. The Black Orchid
  26. Jim Goes North
  27. Ace High
  28. The Eye of Abu repub Newnes 1934
  29. The Timber Wolf
  30. Meg o the Dale
  31. Mushalong
  32. The Monster of Grammont
  33. His Desert Maid
  34. The Rain on the Roof
  35. The Guarded Soul aka Body and Soul
  36. Sands of Desire W. Collins London 1933
  37. The Freeze-Out
  38. Jack O'Lantern
  39. Body and Soul
  40. The Elephant or The Man from Beyond
  41. Between the Tides GG
  42. abridged
  43. The Bitter Test
  44. Clay-Face
  45. The Emperor of Hallelujah Island
  46. The Splendid Crime as The Public Defender
  47. The Girl at Pine Creek
  48. The Girl who failed him
  49. His Bride from England
  50. Her Dear Tyrant
  51. Ten Fathoms Deep GG
  52. The Yellow Hibiscus
  53. The Road to Marrakesh
  54. For Reasons Unknown
  55. Love's Challenge
  56. Petticoat Lane
  57. Flagons of St. Niven
  58. The Choice
  59. Rosemary's Love Adventure
  60. The House of Strange Adventure
  61. The Singing Wheat
  62. The Skeleton in the Cupboard
  63. Winning Through GG
  64. Bride of the Sierras
  65. Man from Peace River
  66. Captain Sinister
  67. Mountain Gold
  68. Rainbow the story of a dog and a man
  69. The Jury Disagree,
  70. Saskatoon Patrol
  71. Virginia's Quest
  72. The Woman Accused
  73. Mad Mike
  74. Quest of Nigel Rix
  75. Red River
  76. Dear Old Gentleman, with Roberts
  77. Bluewater Landing
  78. The Homeward Trail
  79. Knight Takes Queen
  80. Knock and Come In
  81. Son Of The South Steve
  82. Tidings of Joy, with Roberts
  83. Doctor Of The North
  84. No Exit
  85. The Rainbow Trail
  86. Rough Going
  87. Summer Moon
  88. Operator No. 19
  89. A Murder Will Be Committed
  90. Yellowstones
  91. Infamous Gentleman
  92. The Prisoner's Friend, with Roberts
  93. The Square Deal
  94. The Clock Struck Seven
  95. We Shot an Arrow, with Roberts
  96. Forced Landing
  97. Known as Z.1
  98. Man Peter
  99. Brave Interlude
  100. Behind That Door
  101. Safety Last
  102. The Last Ditch
  103. The Footlight's Call
  104. Wise Virgin
  105. Lady Take Care
  106. Cauldron Bubble
  107. East of Singapore
  108. Rivers to Cross
  109. Stout Cortez
  110. Final Score
  111. The Spanish Steps
  112. Doctor Zil's Experiment
  113. The Last Secret
  114. The Danger Line
  115. False Intruder, Old Yukon
;Collections asst'd
  1. Caravan Days, illus. C.A. Shepperson
  2. Umpteen Yarns from France
  3. Down Plug Street Way
  4. The Crimson Domino abrid
  5. The Great Alone
  6. Captain Crash
  7. Inch of the CID GG
  8. Mountain Gold
  9. Q33
  10. Mister Q33
  11. The Man from the West
  12. This Woman Is Wanted
  13. Q33-Spy Catcher
;Anthologies containing stories by George Goodchild
  1. Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction
;Short stories
  1. Death in the Dance
  2. The Siamese Cat
;Non-fiction
  1. The Last Cruise of the Majestic from the log-book of J.G. Cowie
  2. Pinches of Salt from the Seven Seas
;Plays
  1. They All Do It and two other plays with Roberts
;Others, Edited by GG
  1. The Lore of the Wanderer, an open-air anthology
  2. England, My England, a war anthology
  3. The Miniature Classics
  4. The Blinded Soldiers' and Sailors' Gift Book
  5. Made in the Trenches, articles and sketches from soldiers, Ed. by GG & Sir Frederick
  6. Treves
  7. A Century of Western Stories

    Films

He wrote and directed films based on books and stories.
Several awards were named after him.
  1. George Goodchild Memorial Trophy 2010