 Alfred Edward Woodley Mason was born in London. He was educated at Dulwich College and Trinity College, Oxford. During World War I, he served in the Manchester Regiment as a captain. In 1943, he was elected an Honorary Fellow of Trinity, Oxford. He is the creator of 'Inspector Hanaud', of the French Surété. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Inspector Hanaud' Novels | |
| 1) At the Villa Rose | 1910 |
| 2) The House of the Arrow | 1924 |
| 3) The Prisoner in the Opal | 1928 |
| 4) They Wouldn't Be Chessmen | 1935 |
| 5) The House in Lordship Lane | 1946 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Blanche de Maletroit | 1894 |
| 2) A Romance of Wastdale | 1895 |
| 3) The Watchers | 1899 |
| 4) Ensign Knightley and other stories (short stories) | 1901 |
| 5) Running Water | 1907 |
| 6) The Witness for the Defence | 1913 |
| 7) The Four Corners of the World (short stories) | 1917 |
| 8) The Summons | 1920 |
| 9) The Winding Stair | 1923 |
| 10) No Other Tiger | 1927 |
| 11) The Sapphire | 1933 |
| 12) Dilemmas (short stories) | 1934 |
| 13) The Secret Fear | 1940 |