a series of six children's horror novels with Cry Vampire. In 1987, Dicks started a new series for very young children titled T. R. Bear, resulting in a further seven books. There followed the Sally Ann series, about a ragdoll, Magnificent Max, about a cat, and The Adventures of Goliath (Dicks' longest series, at 18 books), about a golden retriever. Another five books concerning a St. Bernard dog make up the Harvey series. Jonathan's Ghost and its three sequels were published in 1988, and the three-part MacMagic series followed in 1990. The Littlest Dinosaur was published in 1993 and The Littlest on Guard in 1994. Other works that Dicks published in 1994 include Woof! The Never Ending Tale, the Cold Blood series and the Chronicles of a Computer Game Addict series (both in four parts). Between 1998 and 2000, Dicks penned Changing Universe trilogy. In 2000 and 2001, Dicks produced the 12-book series, The Unexplained. As well as his numerous fictional works, Dicks also penned several non-fiction books for children, including Europe United, A Riot of Writers, Uproar in the House, A Right Royal History and The Good, the Bad and the Ghastly. Personal life Dicks lived in Hampstead, London. In 1963, he married Elsa Germaney, a teacher and later a Quaker recording clerk. They had three sons: Stephen, Jonathan and Oliver. Dicks died in London on 29 August 2019 after a short illness. Bibliography Great March West (1976) Massacre in the Hills (1976) War Drums of the Blackfoot (1976) The Case of the Missing Masterpiece (1978) Spacejack (1978) The Case of the Blackmail Boys (1979) Roboworld (1979) The Case of the Cinema Swindle (1980) The Case of the Crooked Kids (1980) The Case of the Ghost Grabbers (1980) Cry Vampire! (1981) The Case of the Cop Catchers (1981) Terrorsaur! (1981) Ask Oliver (1982) Marvin's Monster (1982) Wereboy! (1982) The Mystery of the Missing Diamond (1983) Demon of the Dark (1983) The Fireworks Mystery (1984) The Mystery of the Missing Train (1984) Goliath and the Dognappers (1984) Ghosts of Gallows Cross (1984) Gupta's Christmas (1985) Goliath on Holiday (1985) Goliath at the Dog Show (1986) Goliath's Christmas (1986) T.R. Afloat (1986) T.R.'s Hallowe'en (1986) In the Money (1986) The Disappearing Diplomat (1986) The Case of the Fagin File (1987) Goliath and the Burglar (1987) Goliath and the Buried Treasure (1987) Goliath Goes to Summer School (1987) Goliath on Vacation (1987)