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Julian Symons
(Julian Gustave Symons)
(1912 - 1994)Julian Symons is primarily remembered as a master of the art of crime writing. However, in his eighty-two years he produced an enormously varied body of work. Social and military history, biography and criticism were all subjects he touched upon with remarkable success, and he held a distinguished reputation in each field.
His novels were consistently highly individual and expertly crafted, raising him above other crime writers of his day. It is for this that he was awarded various prizes, and, in 1982, named as Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America - an honour accorded to only three other English writers before him: Graham Greene, Eric Ambler and Daphne Du Maurier. He succeeded Agatha Christie as the president of Britain's Detection Club, a position he held from 1976 to 1985, and in 1990 he was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writer
His novels were consistently highly individual and expertly crafted, raising him above other crime writers of his day. It is for this that he was awarded various prizes, and, in 1982, named as Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America - an honour accorded to only three other English writers before him: Graham Greene, Eric Ambler and Daphne Du Maurier. He succeeded Agatha Christie as the president of Britain's Detection Club, a position he held from 1976 to 1985, and in 1990 he was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writer
Awards: CWA (1990), Edgar (1961) see all
Genres: Mystery
Series
Francis Quarles
1. Murder! Murder! (1961)
2. Francis Quarles Investigates (1965)
3. The Detections of Francis Quarles (2006)
1. Murder! Murder! (1961)
2. Francis Quarles Investigates (1965)
3. The Detections of Francis Quarles (2006)
Joan Kahn-Harper
1. The Man Who Killed Himself (1967)
2. The Man Who Lost His Wife (1967)
3. The Man Whose Dreams Came True (1968)
4. The Players and the Game (1972)
5. The Plot Against Roger Rider (1973)
6. Sweet Adelaide (1980)
7. The Detling Secret (1982)
aka The Detling Murders
8. The Man Who Hated Television (1987)
aka Did Sherlock Holmes Meet Hercule?
1. The Man Who Killed Himself (1967)
2. The Man Who Lost His Wife (1967)
3. The Man Whose Dreams Came True (1968)
4. The Players and the Game (1972)
5. The Plot Against Roger Rider (1973)
6. Sweet Adelaide (1980)
7. The Detling Secret (1982)
aka The Detling Murders
8. The Man Who Hated Television (1987)
aka Did Sherlock Holmes Meet Hercule?
Novels
The 31st of February (1950)
The Broken Penny (1953)
The Paper Chase (1956)
aka Bogue's Fortune
The Colour of Murder (1957)
The Progress of a Crime (1960)
A Reasonable Doubt (1960)
The Killing of Francie Lake (1962)
aka The Plain Man
The End of Solomon Grundy (1964)
The Belting Inheritance (1965)
Death's Darkest Face (1966)
Buller's Campaign (1974)
The Blackheath Poisonings (1978)
The Name of Annabel Lee (1983)
A Criminal Comedy (1985)
aka The Criminal Comedy of the Contented Couple
The General Strike (1987)
Something Like a Love Affair (1992)
Playing Happy Families (1994)
A Sort of Virtue (1996)
The Broken Penny (1953)
The Paper Chase (1956)
aka Bogue's Fortune
The Colour of Murder (1957)
The Progress of a Crime (1960)
A Reasonable Doubt (1960)
The Killing of Francie Lake (1962)
aka The Plain Man
The End of Solomon Grundy (1964)
The Belting Inheritance (1965)
Death's Darkest Face (1966)
Buller's Campaign (1974)
The Blackheath Poisonings (1978)
The Name of Annabel Lee (1983)
A Criminal Comedy (1985)
aka The Criminal Comedy of the Contented Couple
The General Strike (1987)
Something Like a Love Affair (1992)
Playing Happy Families (1994)
A Sort of Virtue (1996)
Collections
The Tigers of Subtopia (1965)
How to Trap a Crook (1977)
Somebody Else (1990)
Murder at Christmas (1991) (with others)
How to Trap a Crook (1977)
Somebody Else (1990)
Murder at Christmas (1991) (with others)
Novellas and Short Stories
Anthologies edited
Non fiction show
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Books containing stories by Julian Symons
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Julian Symons recommends
Love Lies Bleeding (2019)
(Maeve Kerrigan, book 8)
Jane Casey
"Has a high-spiritedness rare and welcome in the crime story."
Dance Hall of the Dead (1973)
(Joe Leaphorn And Jim Chee, book 2)
Tony Hillerman
"The undisputed father of the detective story."
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