Patricia Pakenham-Walsh, also known asPatricia Moyes (19 January 1923 – 2 August 2000) was a British mystery writer. Her mystery novels featureC.I.D. Inspector Henry Tibbett. One of them,Who Saw Her Die (Many Deadly Returns in the USA) was nominated for anEdgar Allan Poe Award in 1971. Moyes was inducted into theDetection Club in 1971. In addition to the Tibbett mysteries, she also wrote severaljuveniles and short stories.
"Penny" Moyes was born inDublin, Ireland, on 19 January 1923, the daughter of Marion ("Molly") Strachan and Ernest Pakenham-Walsh, who had been in theIndian civil service and was a High Court judge inMadras. She was educated at Overstone Girls' School inNorthampton and joined theWAAF in 1939. In 1946Peter Ustinov hired her as technical assistant on his filmSchool for Secrets.
She became his personal assistant for the next eight years. In 1960 she co-wrote thescreenplay for the filmSchool for Scoundrels starringIan Carmichael,Terry-Thomas, andAlastair Sim.
During her next job as an Assistant Editor for LondonVogue, Moyes also translatedJean Anouilh's 1940 playLéocadia asTime Remembered. In London (1955), the major roles were taken byPaul Scofield,Margaret Rutherford, andMary Ure. The 1957Broadway production – starringRichard Burton,Helen Hayes, andSusan Strasberg — received severalTony Awards. The success ofTime Remembered enabled Moyes to leaveVogue and start writing mysteries.
She married photographer John Moyes in 1951; they divorced in 1959. She later married James Haszard, a linguist at theInternational Monetary Fund inThe Hague.
She died at her home on the island ofVirgin Gorda (British Virgin Islands) on 2 August 2000, aged 77, from undisclosed causes.
