Edwy Searles Brooks was born in London. He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Berkeley Gray', 'Victor Gunn', 'Rex Madison', and 'Carlton Ross'. Several of his novels feature 'Sexton Blake', a detective modelled on Sherlock Holmes. See also this list for other Sexton Blake authors. |
Titles and year of publication:
'Sexton Blake' Novels | |
1) The Case of the Twin Detectives | 1916 |
2) Midst Balkan Perils | 1916 |
3) The Peril of the Prince! | 1916 |
4) The Red Spider | 1916 |
5) The House with the Double Moat | 1917 |
6) On the Bed of the Ocean | 1922 |
7) The Green Eyes | 1923 |
8) The House at Waterloo | 1923 |
9) The Boarding-House Mystery | 1924 |
10) The Brixham Manor Mystery | 1924 |
11) The Case of the Sleeping Partner | 1924 |
12) The Human Bloodhound | 1924 |
13) The Mystery of Rodney's Cove | 1924 |
14) In the Night Watch | 1925 |
15) The Impersonators | 1926 |
16) The Black Dagger | 1933 |
17) The Midnight Lorry Crime | 1937 |
18) The Riddle of the Body on the Road | 1941 |
Other Novels | |
1) The Stowaway's Quest | 1917 |
2) The Return of Zingrave | 1923 |
3) The Wonder Craft | 1923 |
4) The Kidnapped School | 1924 |
5) The New York Mystery | 1924 |
6) Phantom Island | 1924 |
7) The Terror of Tibet | 1930 |
8) The Crook of Mosquito Creek | 1934 |
9) The Strange Case of the Antlered Man | 1935 |
10) The Grouser Investigates | 1936 |
As 'Berkeley Gray' | |
1) Mr. Mortimer Gets the Jitters | 1938 |
2) Three Frightened Men | 1938 |
3) Vultures | 1938 |
4) Conquest Marches On | 1939 |
5) Leave It to Conquest | 1939 |
6) Miss Dynamite | 1939 |
7) Conquest Takes All | 1940 |
8) Convict 1066 | 1940 |
9) Meet the Don | 1940 |
10) Six to Kill | 1940 |
11) Six Feet of Dynamite | 1941 |
12) Thank You, Mr. Conquest | 1941 |
13) Blonde for Danger | 1943 |
14) Cavalier Conquest | 1944 |
15) The Gay Desperado | 1944 |
16) Alias Norman Conquest | 1945 |
17) Mr. Ball of Fire | 1946 |
18) Killer Conquest | 1947 |
19) The Conquest Touch | 1948 |
20) The Spot Marked X | 1948 |
21) Duel Murder | 1949 |
22) Dare-Devil Conquest | 1950 |
23) Seven Dawns to Death | 1950 |
24) Conquest in Scotland | 1951 |
25) Operation Conquest | 1951 |
26) The Lady Is Poison | 1952 |
27) The Half-Open Door | 1953 |
28) Target for Conquest | 1953 |
29) Conquest Goes West | 1954 |
30) Follow the Lady | 1954 |
31) Turn Left for Danger | 1955 |
32) Conquest in Command | 1956 |
33) The House of the Lost | 1956 |
34) Conquest after Midnight | 1957 |
35) Conquest Goes Home | 1957 |
36) Conquest in California | 1958 |
37) Death on the Hit Parade | 1958 |
38) The Big Brain | 1959 |
39) Murder & Co | 1959 |
40) Conquest on the Run | 1960 |
41) Nightmare House | 1960 |
42) Call Conquest for Danger | 1961 |
43) Get Ready to Die | 1961 |
44) Conquest in the Underworld | 1962 |
45) Count Down for Conquest | 1963 |
46) Castle Conquest | 1964 |
47) Conquest Overboard | 1964 |
48) Calamity Conquest | 1965 |
49) Conquest Likes It Hot | 1965 |
50) Curtains for Conquest? | 1966 |
51) Conquest Calls the Tune | 1968 |
52) Conquest in Ireland | 1969 |
As 'Victor Gunn' | |
1) Footsteps of Death | 1939 |
2) Ironsides of the Yard | 1940 |
3) Ironsides Smashes Through | 1940 |
4) Death's Doorway | 1941 |
5) Ironsides' Lone Hand | 1941 |
6) Mad Hatter's Rock | 1942 |
7) Ironsides Sees Red (novelets) | 1943 |
8) The Dead Man Laughs | 1944 |
9) Nice Day for a Murder | 1945 |
10) Death on Shivering Sand | 1946 |
11) Ironsides Smells Blood (novelets) | 1946 |
12) Three Dates with Death (novelets) | 1947 |
13) Ironsides on the Spot | 1948 |
14) Dead Man's Warning | 1949 |
15) Road to Murder | 1949 |
16) Alias the Hangman | 1950 |
17) The Borgia Head Mystery | 1951 |
18) Murder on Ice (novelets) | 1951 |
19) The Body Vanishes | 1952 |
20) Death Comes Laughing | 1952 |
21) The Whistling Key | 1953 |
22) The Crippled Canary | 1954 |
23) The Crooked Staircase | 1954 |
24) The Laughing Grave | 1955 |
25) The Painted Dog | 1955 |
26) Dead Men's Bells | 1956 |
27) Castle Dangerous | 1957 |
28) The Golden Monkey | 1957 |
29) The 64 Thousand Murder | 1958 |
30) The Treble Chance Murder | 1958 |
31) Dead in a Ditch | 1959 |
32) The Next One to Die | 1959 |
33) Death at Traitor's Gate | 1960 |
34) Death on Bodmin Moor | 1960 |
35) Devil in the Maze | 1961 |
36) Sweet Smelling Death | 1961 |
37) All Change for Murder | 1962 |
38) The Body in the Boot | 1963 |
39) Murder with a Kiss | 1963 |
40) Murder at the Motel | 1964 |
41) The Black Cap Murder | 1965 |
42) Murder on Whispering Sands | 1965 |
43) The Petticoat Lane Murders | 1966 |
As 'Rex Madison' | |
1) The Black Inquisitor | 1943 |
As 'Carlton Ross' | |
1) The Black Skull Murders | 1942 |
2) Racketeers of the Turf | 1947 |