Bartholomew Gill was the

pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ...

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

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crime fiction Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

and mystery

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and newspaper features writer and columnist writing on nature and outdoor recreation for ''

The Star-Ledger ''The Star-Ledger'' is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to '' The Jersey Journal'' of Jersey City, ''The Times'' of Trenton and the '' Staten Island Advance'', all of ...

''. 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

, 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

Gravestone Newton Cemetery NJ Bartholomew Gill Mark McGarrity

Mark C. McGarrity was born on July 22, 1943 in

Holyoke, Massachusetts Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfield ...

, McGarrity received a bachelor's degree from

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Provide ...

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts ...

, and a master's degree from

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. 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 Morristown () is a Town (New Jersey), town and the county seat of Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of 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 Newton, officially the ''Town of Newton'', is an incorporated municipality located in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is situated approximately by road northwest of New York City. As the location of the county's administrat ...

, 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'' (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''

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