E.R. Punshon is well-known for his Bobby Owen Mysteries.
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About E.R. Punshon
Ernest Robertson Punshon, known as E.R. Punshon, was an English novelist and literary critic of the early to mid 20th century. He was born on June 25, 1872, in East Dulwich, London, and died on October 23, 1956, in Streatham, London.
Punshon primarily wrote on crime and deduction, and he enjoyed some literary success in the 1930s and 1940s. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Robertson Halkett and Robertson Halket.
He is best remembered as the creator of Police Constable Bobby Owen, the protagonist of many of Punshon’s novels, who was eventually promoted to sergeant, inspector, superintendent, and, finally, commander. A popular Scotland Yard detective, Owen appeared in 35 novels from 1933 to 1956.
Punshon reviewed many of Agatha Christie’s novels for The Guardian on their first publication. He was also a prolific writer of short stories, and a selection of his crime and horror fiction has recently been collected together.
His works include a series featuring the detective Bobby Owen and several standalone novels such as Earth’s Great Lord (1901), Constance West (1905), Ensnared: The Mystery of the Iron Room (1905), and The Bittermeads Mystery (1922), among others.
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Bobby Owen Series
Also see: Series in Order: Bobby Owen Mysteries by E.R. Punshon
- Information Received (1933)
- Death Among The Sunbathers (1934)
- Crossword Mystery / The Crossword Murder (1934)
- Mystery Villa (1934)
- Death of A Beauty Queen (1935)
- Death Comes to Cambers (1935)
- The Bath Mysteries / The Bathtub Murder Case (1936)
- Mystery of Mr. Jessop (1937)
- The Dusky Hour / Death in the Chalkpits(1937)
- Dictator’s Way / Death of a Tyrant (1938)
- Comes a Stranger (1938)
- Suspects – Nine (1939)
- Murder Abroad (1939)
- Four Strange Women (1940)
- Ten Star Clues (1941)
- The Dark Garden (1941)
- Diabolic Candelabra (1942)
- Conqueror Inn (1943)
- Night’s Cloak (1944)
- Secrets Can’t be Kept (1944)
- There’s a Reason for Everything (1946)
- It Might Lead Anywhere (1946)
- Helen Passes By (1947)
- Music Tells All (1948)
- The House of Godwinsson (1948)
- So Many Doors (1949)
- Everybody Always Tells (1950)
- The Golden Dagger (1951)
- The Secret Search (1951)
- The Attending Truth (1952)
- Strange Ending (1953)
- Brought to Light (1954)
- Dark Is The Clue (1955)
- Triple Quest (1955)
- Six Were Present (1956)
Inspector Carter Series
Genius in Murder (1932)
Standalone Novels
- Constance West (1905)
- The Solitary House (1918)
- The Bittermeads Mystery (1922)
- Documentary Evidence (1936)
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