RODERIC JEFFRIES was born in London in 1926 and was educated at Southampton's School of Navigation. In 1943 he went to sea with the New Zealand Shipping Company and returned to England in 1949 where he was subsequently called to the Bar. He practiced law for a brief period before starting to write full time. His books have been published in many different countries and have been adapted for film, television, and radio.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Blackshirt (as by Roderic Graeme)
1. Concerning Blackshirt (1952)
2. Blackshirt Passes By (1953)
3. Blackshirt Wins the Trick (1953)
4. Salute to Blackshirt (1954)
5. The Amazing Mr Blackshirt (1955)
6. Blackshirt Meets the Lady (1956)
7. Paging Blackshirt (1957)
8. Double for Blackshirt (1958)
9. Blackshirt Helps Himself (1958)
10. Blackshirt Sets the Pace (1959)
11. Blackshirt Sees It Through (1960)
12. Blackshirt Finds Trouble (1961)
13. Blackshirt Takes the Trail (1962)
14. Blackshirt on the Spot (1963)
15. Call for Blackshirt (1963)
16. Blackshirt Saves the Day (1964)
17. Danger for Blackshirt (1965)
18. Blackshirt at Large (1966)
19. Blackshirt in Peril (1967)
20. Blackshirt Stirs Things Up (1969)
1. Concerning Blackshirt (1952)
2. Blackshirt Passes By (1953)
3. Blackshirt Wins the Trick (1953)
4. Salute to Blackshirt (1954)
5. The Amazing Mr Blackshirt (1955)
6. Blackshirt Meets the Lady (1956)
7. Paging Blackshirt (1957)
8. Double for Blackshirt (1958)
9. Blackshirt Helps Himself (1958)
10. Blackshirt Sets the Pace (1959)
11. Blackshirt Sees It Through (1960)
12. Blackshirt Finds Trouble (1961)
13. Blackshirt Takes the Trail (1962)
14. Blackshirt on the Spot (1963)
15. Call for Blackshirt (1963)
16. Blackshirt Saves the Day (1964)
17. Danger for Blackshirt (1965)
18. Blackshirt at Large (1966)
19. Blackshirt in Peril (1967)
20. Blackshirt Stirs Things Up (1969)
Brandy (as by Roderic Graeme)
1. Where's Brandy? (1953)
2. Brandy Goes a Cruising (1954)
3. Brandy Ahoy! (1955)
1. Where's Brandy? (1953)
2. Brandy Goes a Cruising (1954)
3. Brandy Ahoy! (1955)
Don Kerry (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
1. Investigations Are Proceeding (1961)
aka The D.I.
2. Enquiries Are Continuing (1964)
aka The Superintendent's Room
1. Investigations Are Proceeding (1961)
aka The D.I.
2. Enquiries Are Continuing (1964)
aka The Superintendent's Room
C.I.D. Room (as by Peter Alding)
1. The C.I.D. Room (1967)
aka All Leads Negative
2. Circle of Danger (1968)
3. Murder among Thieves (1969)
4. Guilt without Proof (1970)
5. Despite the Evidence (1971)
6. Call Back to Crime (1972)
7. Field of Fire (1973)
8. The Murder Line (1974)
9. Six Days to Death (1975)
10. Murder Is Suspected (1977)
11. Ransom Town (1979)
12. A Man Condemned (1981)
13. Betrayed by Death (1982)
14. One Man's Justice (1983)
1. The C.I.D. Room (1967)
aka All Leads Negative
2. Circle of Danger (1968)
3. Murder among Thieves (1969)
4. Guilt without Proof (1970)
5. Despite the Evidence (1971)
6. Call Back to Crime (1972)
7. Field of Fire (1973)
8. The Murder Line (1974)
9. Six Days to Death (1975)
10. Murder Is Suspected (1977)
11. Ransom Town (1979)
12. A Man Condemned (1981)
13. Betrayed by Death (1982)
14. One Man's Justice (1983)
Inspector Alvarez
1. Mistakenly in Mallorca (1974)
2. Two-Faced Death (1976)
3. Troubled Deaths (1977)
4. Murder Begets Murder (1979)
5. Just Desserts (1980)
6. Unseemly End (1981)
7. Deadly Petard (1983)
8. Three and One Make Five (1984)
9. Layers of Deceit (1985)
10. Almost Murder (1986)
11. Relatively Dangerous (1987)
12. Death Trick (1988)
13. Dead Clever (1989)
14. Too Clever by Half (1990)
15. Murder's Long Memory (1991)
16. A Fatal Fleece (1992)
17. Murder Confounded (1993)
18. Death Takes Time (1994)
19. An Arcadian Death (1995)
20. An Artistic Way to Go (1996)
21. A Maze of Murders (1997)
22. An Enigmatic Disappearance (1998)
23. An Artful Death (2000)
24. The Ambiguity of Murder (1999)
25. Definitely Deceased (2001)
26. Seeing Is Deceiving (2002)
27. An Intriguing Murder (2002)
28. An Air of Murder (2003)
29. A Sunny Disappearance (2004)
30. Murder Delayed (2005)
31. Murder Needs Imagination (2006)
32. An Instinctive Solution (2008)
33. Sun, Sea and Murder (2008)
34. A Question of Motive (2009)
35. Murder, Majorcan Style (2011)
36. Murdered by Nature (2012)
37. In Search of Murder (2013)
1. Mistakenly in Mallorca (1974)
2. Two-Faced Death (1976)
3. Troubled Deaths (1977)
4. Murder Begets Murder (1979)
5. Just Desserts (1980)
6. Unseemly End (1981)
7. Deadly Petard (1983)
8. Three and One Make Five (1984)
9. Layers of Deceit (1985)
10. Almost Murder (1986)
11. Relatively Dangerous (1987)
12. Death Trick (1988)
13. Dead Clever (1989)
14. Too Clever by Half (1990)
15. Murder's Long Memory (1991)
16. A Fatal Fleece (1992)
17. Murder Confounded (1993)
18. Death Takes Time (1994)
19. An Arcadian Death (1995)
20. An Artistic Way to Go (1996)
21. A Maze of Murders (1997)
22. An Enigmatic Disappearance (1998)
23. An Artful Death (2000)
24. The Ambiguity of Murder (1999)
25. Definitely Deceased (2001)
26. Seeing Is Deceiving (2002)
27. An Intriguing Murder (2002)
28. An Air of Murder (2003)
29. A Sunny Disappearance (2004)
30. Murder Delayed (2005)
31. Murder Needs Imagination (2006)
32. An Instinctive Solution (2008)
33. Sun, Sea and Murder (2008)
34. A Question of Motive (2009)
35. Murder, Majorcan Style (2011)
36. Murdered by Nature (2012)
37. In Search of Murder (2013)
Novels
Twice Checked (1959) (as by Graham Hastings)
Counsel for the Defence (1960) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Deadly Game (1961) (as by Graham Hastings)
Evidence of the Accused (1961)
The Burden of Proof (1962) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Exhibit No. Thirteen (1962)
Police and Detection (1962)
The Benefits of Death (1963)
Will Anyone Who Saw the Accident... (1963) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Against Time! (1964)
An Embarrassing Death (1965)
The Hands of Innocence (1965) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Police Dog (1965)
Consider the Evidence (1966) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Dead Against the Lawyers (1966)
Death in the Coverts (1966)
Hit and Run (1966) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Deadly Marriage (1967)
Forget What You Saw (1967) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Patrol Car (1967)
Police Car (1967)
A Traitor's Crime (1968)
Prisoner at the Bar (1969) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Dead Man's Bluff (1970)
To Protect the Guilty (1970) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Police Patrol Boat (1971)
Bent Copper (1971) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Man Will Be Kidnapped Tomorrow (1972) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Trapped (1972)
The Double Run (1973) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Colour of Violence (1974) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Riddle in the Parchment (1976)
Slow Down the World (1976) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Three Layers of Guilt (1976) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Boy Who Knew Too Much (1977)
Hostage to Death (1977) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Anger of Fear (1978) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Missing Man (1980)
A Recipe for Murder (1980) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Loss of the Culion (1981) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Voyage into Danger (1981)
Eighteen Desperate Hours (1982)
Guilt with Honour (1982) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Peril at Sea (1983)
A Sense of Loyalty (1983) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Presumption of Guilt (1984) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Sunken Danger (1985)
An Ideal Crime (1985) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Meeting Trouble (1986)
A Question of Principle (1986) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Man Who Couldn't Be (1987)
A Crime Remembered (1987) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Honourable Detective (1988) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Conflict of Interests (1989) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
An Illegal Solution (1990) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Deadly Reunion (1991) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Twisted Justice (1992) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Judgement Deferred (1993) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Bitter Bite (1994) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Price of Failure (1995) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Loyal Disloyalty (1996) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Web of Circumstances (1997) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Cost of Innocence (1998) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
An Honest Betrayal (1999) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Murder Will Out (2000) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Looking-Glass Justice (2001) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Truthful Injustice (2002) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Fair Exchange Is Robbery (2003) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Evidentially Guilty (2004) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Deadly Corruption (2005) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Illegal Guilt (2007) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Dangerous Friendship (2008) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Jigsaw Guilt (2009) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Criminal Innocence (2010) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Justice Deferred (2011) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Damned by Logic (2013) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Counsel for the Defence (1960) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Deadly Game (1961) (as by Graham Hastings)
Evidence of the Accused (1961)
The Burden of Proof (1962) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Exhibit No. Thirteen (1962)
Police and Detection (1962)
The Benefits of Death (1963)
Will Anyone Who Saw the Accident... (1963) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Against Time! (1964)
An Embarrassing Death (1965)
The Hands of Innocence (1965) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Police Dog (1965)
Consider the Evidence (1966) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Dead Against the Lawyers (1966)
Death in the Coverts (1966)
Hit and Run (1966) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Deadly Marriage (1967)
Forget What You Saw (1967) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Patrol Car (1967)
Police Car (1967)
A Traitor's Crime (1968)
Prisoner at the Bar (1969) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Dead Man's Bluff (1970)
To Protect the Guilty (1970) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Police Patrol Boat (1971)
Bent Copper (1971) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Man Will Be Kidnapped Tomorrow (1972) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Trapped (1972)
The Double Run (1973) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Colour of Violence (1974) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Riddle in the Parchment (1976)
Slow Down the World (1976) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Three Layers of Guilt (1976) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Boy Who Knew Too Much (1977)
Hostage to Death (1977) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Anger of Fear (1978) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Missing Man (1980)
A Recipe for Murder (1980) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Loss of the Culion (1981) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Voyage into Danger (1981)
Eighteen Desperate Hours (1982)
Guilt with Honour (1982) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Peril at Sea (1983)
A Sense of Loyalty (1983) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Presumption of Guilt (1984) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Sunken Danger (1985)
An Ideal Crime (1985) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Meeting Trouble (1986)
A Question of Principle (1986) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Man Who Couldn't Be (1987)
A Crime Remembered (1987) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Honourable Detective (1988) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Conflict of Interests (1989) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
An Illegal Solution (1990) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Deadly Reunion (1991) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Twisted Justice (1992) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Judgement Deferred (1993) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Bitter Bite (1994) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Price of Failure (1995) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Loyal Disloyalty (1996) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Web of Circumstances (1997) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
The Cost of Innocence (1998) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
An Honest Betrayal (1999) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Murder Will Out (2000) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Looking-Glass Justice (2001) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Truthful Injustice (2002) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Fair Exchange Is Robbery (2003) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Evidentially Guilty (2004) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Deadly Corruption (2005) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Illegal Guilt (2007) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
A Dangerous Friendship (2008) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Jigsaw Guilt (2009) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Criminal Innocence (2010) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Justice Deferred (2011) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
Damned by Logic (2013) (as by Jeffrey Ashford)
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