Mary Fitt was the pseudonym of Kathleen Freeman (1897-1959) a classical scholar who taught Greek at the University College of South Wales in Cardiff. Aside from her mystery novels, Freeman published many books on classical Greece, scholarly articles and children's stories. A member of the Detection Club, Fitt wrote 29 mysteries, but her style and approach was very different to her contemporaries; she focused on character over plot and subverted the norms of the traditional detective novel.