Barrie Roberts ( Hampshire, 1939 – 2007) [1] was an English author, [1] folk singer, [2] [3] freelance journalist, [3] and criminal lawyer. [3]
Biography
Born in Hampshire in 1939, [3] Roberts was educated at Churcher's College. [3]
As a lawyer, Roberts worked for two firms in the West Midlands [3] and at one he was a part of the appeal for the Birmingham Six. [3] As an instructor, Roberts taught courses on Ghosts and Unsolved Mysteries [3] and has also lectured on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. [3]
Roberts was a member of the Gypsy council [4] and interested himself in the treatment of Gypsies and other travellers. [4]
Bibliography
Chris Tyroll
- Victory Snapshot (1997)
- Robbery With Malice (1999)
- Bad Penny Blues (2000)
- Crowner & Justice (2002)
Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Novels
- Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (1994)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (1995) [5]
- Sherlock Holmes and the Man from Hell (1997)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (1998)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest Of Death (1999)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (2001) [6] [7]
- Sherlock Holmes and the Rule of Nine (2003) [8]
- Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess (2005) [9] [10]
- Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels (2007) [11]
Short stories
- The Disappearance of Daniel Question ( The Strand Magazine #4 2000) [12]
- The Abbus Parva Tragedy: The Mystery of the Christmas Pie (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2001)
- The Affair of the Christmas Jewel (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2002)
- The Affair of the Christmas Candle (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2003)
- The Mystery of the Addleton Curse (The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures)
- The Affair of the Weeping Child (Unpublished)Personal Correspondence
Non-fiction
- Midland Ghosts and Hauntings (1994)
- Midland Murders and Mysteries (1997)
- Midland Spirits and Spectres (1998)
- Murder in the Midlands (2000)
- A Taste of Murder (2004)
References
- ^ a b Barrie Roberts at Fantasticfiction.co.uk
- ^ "Living Tradition review of This Label is NOT Removable". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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"About the Author". Archived from the original on 22 May 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ a b Obituary: Barrie Roberts at The Guardian
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail review[ permanent dead link] at The Strand Magazine
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder review at Publishers Weekly
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder review at FictionDB
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Rule of Nine review at Publishers Weekly
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess review at Publishers Weekly
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess review[ permanent dead link] at The Strand Magazine
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels review at FictionDB
- ^ The Disappearance of Daniel Question[ permanent dead link] at The Strand Magazine
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Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2007 deaths
- Writers from Hampshire
- English essayists
- English crime fiction writers
- People educated at Churcher's College
- British male essayists
- English male novelists
- 20th-century English novelists
- 20th-century British essayists
- 20th-century English male writers
- English male non-fiction writers
- 20th-century English lawyers
Barrie Roberts ( Hampshire, 1939 – 2007) [1] was an English author, [1] folk singer, [2] [3] freelance journalist, [3] and criminal lawyer. [3]
Biography
Born in Hampshire in 1939, [3] Roberts was educated at Churcher's College. [3]
As a lawyer, Roberts worked for two firms in the West Midlands [3] and at one he was a part of the appeal for the Birmingham Six. [3] As an instructor, Roberts taught courses on Ghosts and Unsolved Mysteries [3] and has also lectured on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. [3]
Roberts was a member of the Gypsy council [4] and interested himself in the treatment of Gypsies and other travellers. [4]
Bibliography
Chris Tyroll
- Victory Snapshot (1997)
- Robbery With Malice (1999)
- Bad Penny Blues (2000)
- Crowner & Justice (2002)
Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Novels
- Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (1994)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (1995) [5]
- Sherlock Holmes and the Man from Hell (1997)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (1998)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest Of Death (1999)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (2001) [6] [7]
- Sherlock Holmes and the Rule of Nine (2003) [8]
- Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess (2005) [9] [10]
- Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels (2007) [11]
Short stories
- The Disappearance of Daniel Question ( The Strand Magazine #4 2000) [12]
- The Abbus Parva Tragedy: The Mystery of the Christmas Pie (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2001)
- The Affair of the Christmas Jewel (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2002)
- The Affair of the Christmas Candle (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2003)
- The Mystery of the Addleton Curse (The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures)
- The Affair of the Weeping Child (Unpublished)Personal Correspondence
Non-fiction
- Midland Ghosts and Hauntings (1994)
- Midland Murders and Mysteries (1997)
- Midland Spirits and Spectres (1998)
- Murder in the Midlands (2000)
- A Taste of Murder (2004)
References
- ^ a b Barrie Roberts at Fantasticfiction.co.uk
- ^ "Living Tradition review of This Label is NOT Removable". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
"About the Author". Archived from the original on 22 May 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ a b Obituary: Barrie Roberts at The Guardian
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail review[ permanent dead link] at The Strand Magazine
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder review at Publishers Weekly
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder review at FictionDB
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Rule of Nine review at Publishers Weekly
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess review at Publishers Weekly
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess review[ permanent dead link] at The Strand Magazine
- ^ Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels review at FictionDB
- ^ The Disappearance of Daniel Question[ permanent dead link] at The Strand Magazine
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2007 deaths
- Writers from Hampshire
- English essayists
- English crime fiction writers
- People educated at Churcher's College
- British male essayists
- English male novelists
- 20th-century English novelists
- 20th-century British essayists
- 20th-century English male writers
- English male non-fiction writers
- 20th-century English lawyers