▁May ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁– ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁British ▁novel ist . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁publishing ▁some ▁books ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁name , ▁he ▁princip ally ▁wrote ▁popular ▁nov els ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁different ▁styles , ▁using ▁different ▁pseud onym s ▁for ▁each . ▁He ▁wrote ▁the ▁light ly ▁er otic ▁school ▁story , ▁The ▁Pass ion ▁F lower ▁Hotel , ▁as ▁Ros al ind ▁Er sk ine ; ▁Scottish ▁historical ▁nov els ▁as ▁Laura ▁Black ; ▁sp y ▁thr ill ers ▁as ▁I vor ▁Dr um mond ; ▁mystery ▁thr ill ers ▁as ▁Frank ▁Par r ish ; ▁and ▁black ▁com ed ies ▁about ▁d ys function al ▁families ▁as ▁Dom ini ▁Taylor . ▁His ▁other ▁pseud onym s ▁included ▁Meg an ▁B ark er ▁and ▁Gran ia ▁Beck ford . ▁He ▁had ▁ 5 5 ▁books ▁published ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁Life ▁Roger ▁Long rig g ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁brig ad ier . ▁He ▁lived ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁station ed , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Bry an ston ▁School . ▁He ▁then ▁read ▁History ▁at ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁degree , ▁he ▁started ▁working ▁for ▁an ▁advert ising ▁ag ency ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁before ▁writing ▁two ▁com ic ▁nov els , ▁A ▁High -