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Francis Vivian
Francis Vivian was born Arthur Ernest Ashley in 1906 at East Retford, Nottinghamshire. He was the younger brother of noted photographer Hallam Ashley. Vivian laboured for a decade ...lihat lebih banyakFrancis Vivian was born Arthur Ernest Ashley in 1906 at East Retford, Nottinghamshire. He was the younger brother of noted photographer Hallam Ashley. Vivian laboured for a decade as a painter and decorator before becoming an author of popular fiction in 1932. In 1940 he married schoolteacher Dorothy Wallwork, and the couple had a daughter.
After the Second World War he became assistant editor at the Nottinghamshire Free Press and circuit lecturer on many subjects, ranging from crime to bee-keeping (the latter forming a major theme in the Inspector Knollis mystery The Singing Masons). A founding member of the Nottingham Writers' Club, Vivian once awarded first prize in a writing competition to a young Alan Sillitoe, the future bestselling author.
The eleven Inspector Knollis mysteries were published between 1941 and 1959. In the novels, ingenious plotting and fair play are paramount. A colleague recalled that 'the reader could always arrive at a correct solution from the given data. Inspector Knollis never picked up an undisclosed clue which, it was later revealed, held the solution to the mystery all along.'
Francis Vivian died on April 2, 1979 at the age of 73.lihat lebih sedikit
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The Ladies of Locksley: An Inspector Knollis Mystery The Death of Mr. Lomas: An Inspector Knollis Mystery Penilaian: 3 dari 5 bintang3/5Darkling Death: An Inspector Knollis Mystery Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianThe Threefold Cord: An Inspector Knollis Mystery Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianThe Ninth Enemy: An Inspector Knollis Mystery Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianThe Sleeping Island: An Inspector Knollis Mystery Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianThe Laughing Dog: An Inspector Knollis Mystery Penilaian: 3 dari 5 bintang3/5The Singing Masons: An Inspector Knollis Mystery Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianDead Opposite the Church: A Golden Age Mystery Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianThe Elusive Bowman: An Inspector Knollis Mystery Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianSable Messenger: An Inspector Knollis Mystery Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaian