Bartholomew Gill was the pen name of Mark C. McGarrity (July 22, 1943 – July 4, 2002),^[1] 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."^[2] 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.^[2]

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.^[2] 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.^[2][3] 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".^[1]

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 (aka The Death of an Irish Politician)
• 1977: McGarr and the Sienese Conspiracy (aka The Death of an Irish Consul)
• 1978: McGarr on the Cliffs of Moher (aka The Death of an Irish Lass)
• 1979: McGarr at the Dublin Horse Show (aka 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 (aka Death of a Busker King)
• 2000: The Death of an Irish Lover
• 2001: The Death of an Irish Sinner
• 2002: Death in Dublin