Patricia Matthews

Patricia (Anne Klein, née Ernst) Brisco Matthews (July 1, 1927 – December 07, 20060 was born and lived in California. She wrote gothic, romance and mystery novels. She wrote under the pen names P.A. Brisco, Patty Brisco, Pat A. Brisco, Pat Brisco, Patricia Matthews, Denise Matthews and Laura Wylie.

Patricia started writing poetry, juvenile books a play and fantasy and mystery short stories, and she signed under diferent names: Patricia Ernst, P.A. Brisco and Pat A. Brisco. With the names of Patty Brisco and Pat Brisco she wrote gothic romances. When the market for gothic novels softened, at the suggestion of the Matthews's agent, she began writing romance novels under her second married name, Patricia Matthews. She and her second husband, Clayton Matthews, also collaborated on several romance and suspense novels, and under the pseudonyms Laura Wylie and Laurie Wylie. With Denise Hrivnak, she also wrote under the pseudonym Denise Matthews.

Patricia pased away on December 07, 2006 in Arizona.

Bibliography

As P.A. Brisco

Single Novel

• Harold Jensen's Hope Chest, 1959

As Patty Brisco

Single Novels

• Horror at Gull House, 1969
• Merry's Treasure, 1969
• The Crystal Window, 1973
• House of Candles, 1973
• Mist of Evil 1976
• Raging Rapids, 1978
• Too Much In Love, 1979

As Pat A. Brisco

Single Novels

• The Other People, 1970

As Pat Brisco

Single Novels

• The Carnival Mystery, 1974
• Campus mystery, 1978

As Patricia Matthews

Hannah Bilogy

1. Love's Avenging Heart, 1976
2. Dance of Dreams, 1983

Single Novels

• Love Forever More, 1977
• Love's Wildest Promise, 1977
• Love's Daring Dream, 1978
• Love's Pagan Heart, 1978
• Love's Golden Destiny, 1979
• Love's Magic Moments , 1979
• Love's Bold Journey, 1980
• Love's Sweet Agony, 1980
• Tides of Love, 1981
• Embers of Dawn, 1982
• Flames of Glory, 1982
• Glamber in Love, 1984
• Tame the Restless Heart, 1985
• Thursday and the Lady, 1987
• Enchanted, 1987
• Mirrors, 1988
• Oasis, 1988
• Sapphire, 1989
• The Dreaming Tree, 1989
• The Death of Love, 1990
• The Unquiet, 1991
• Dead Man Riding, 1999
• Death in the Desert, 1999
• Secret of Secco Canyon, 1998
• Rendezvous at Midnight, 2004

Poems

• Love's Many Faces, 1979

Single novels with Clayton Matthews

• Midnight Whispers, 1981
• Empire, 1982
• Midnight Lavender, 1985

Casey Farrell Series with Clayton Matthews

1. The Scent of Fear, 1992
2. Vision of Death, 1993
3. Taste of Evil, 1994
4. Sound of Murder, 1994
5. Touch of Terror, 1995

Anthologies in collaboration

• On Wings of Magic, 1994 (with Andre Norton and Sasha Miller)

As Laura Wylie

Single Novel

• The Night Visitor, 1979

Awards

• 1983 Reviewers Choice Awards fo Best Historical Gothic
• 1986-87 Affaire de Coeur Silver Pen Readers Award

References and sources

• Wikipedia article on Patricia Matthews
• Patricia Matthews's Webpage in Fantastic Fiction
• Goodbye to Patricia Matthews in Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. Website
• International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004 by Taylor & Francis Group, Elizabeth Sleeman, Alison Neale