Robert Barnard

10 Series

Robert Barnard (1937-2013) was an English author known for his crime fiction, including the Charlie Peace and Perry Trethowan series. He received the Cartier Diamond Dagger award from the Crime Writers Association in 2003 for his lifetime achievements. Barnard was educated at Colchester Royal Grammar School and Balliol College.

Robert Barnard's works feature various intriguing titles and plots. In "Unruly Son," also known as "Death of a Mystery Writer," a mystery writer's death takes center stage. "Sheer Torture," or "Death by Sheer Torture," delves into a chilling tale of torture. "The Missing Bronte," alternatively titled "The Case of the Missing Bronte," explores the disappearance of a valuable manuscript. "Death in Purple Prose," republished as "The Cherry Blossom Corpse," investigates a murder amidst poetic prose.

Amadeus Mozart

Dead, Mr. Mozart

(1994)

Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart

(1995)

Charlie Peace

Death and the Chaste Apprentice

(1989)

A Fatal Attachment

(1992)

A Hovering of Vultures

(1993)

The Bad Samaritan

(1995)

No Place of Safety

(1997)

The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori

(1998)

Unholy Dying / Turbulent Priest

(2001)

The Bones in the Attic

(2002)

A Fall from Grace

(2007)

The Killings on Jubilee Terrace

(2009)

A Charitable Body

(2012)

Idwal Meredith

Unruly Son / Death of a Mystery Writer

(1979)

At Death's Door

(1988)

John Sutcliffe

Political Suicide

(1986)

A Scandal in Belgravia

(1991)

Perry Trethowan

Death by Sheer Torture / Sheer Torture

(1981)

Death and the Princess

(1982)

The Case of the Missing Brontë / The Missing Brontë

(1983)

Bodies

(1986)

Death In Purple Prose / The Cherry Blossom Corpse

(1987)

Standalone Novels

Death of an Old Goat

(1974)

A Little Local Murder

(1976)

Death on the High C's

(1977)

Blood Brotherhood

(1977)

Posthumous Papers / Death of a Literary Widow

(1979)

Death in a Cold Climate

(1981)

Death of a Perfect Mother / Mother's Boys

(1981)

School for Murder / Little Victims

(1983)

A Corpse in a Gilded Cage

(1984)

Fete Fatale / The Disposal of the Living

(1985)

Out of the Blackout

(1985)

The Skeleton in the Grass

(1988)

A City of Strangers

(1990)

To Die Like a Gentleman

(1993)

The Masters of the House

(1994)

A Mansion and Its Murder

(1998)

A Murder in Mayfair / Touched by the Dead

(1999)

The Mistress of Alderley

(2000)

A Cry from the Dark

(2003)

Dying Flames

(2005)

The Graveyard Position

(2005)

Last Post

(2007)

A Stranger in the Family

(2010)

Short Stories/Novellas

Breakfast Television

(1987)

The Woman in the Wardrobe

(1987)

More Final Than Divorce

(1988)

The Habit of Widowhood

(1991)

The Gentleman in the Lake

(1994)

Nothing to Lose

(2000)

Dognapped

(2002)

Everybody’s Girl

(2005)

The Old Couple

(2006)

Provenance

(2006)

Short Story Collections

Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits

(1989)

The Habit of Widowhood and Other Murderous Proclivities

(1996)

Rogue's Gallery

(2011)

Non-Fiction

Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens

(1974)

A Talent to Deceive: Appreciation of Agatha Christie

(1980)

A Short History of English Literature

(1984)

Emily Brontë

(2000)

A Bronte Encyclopedia

(2007)(With: Louise Barnard)

The Leisure Hour Improved: Or Moral Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, Original and Selected

(2015)

A Wreath from the Wilderness, a Selection from the Metrical Arrangements of Accola Montis-Am Ni

(2016)

Anthologies

A Suit of Diamonds

(1991)

Fifty Best Mysteries

(1993)

2nd Culprit

(1993)

Criminal Records

(2000)

Malice Domestic 9

(2000)

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2

(2000)

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3

(2002)

Much Ado About Murder

(2002)

Thou Shalt Not Kill

(2005)

The Detection Collection

(2005)

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7

(2010)

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8

(2011)

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