Pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery. He was born in Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Merchant Taylor's School and read Modern Languages at St. John's College, Oxford, where for two years he was organist and choirmaster. He is the creator of Gervase Fen, amateur detective and Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University. His pseudonym and the Christian name of his hero were derived from Gervase Crispin, a character from a book by another crime author, Michael Innes. Visit also this site.