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 Stuart Petre Brodie Mais was born in Birmingham. He was an author, journalist, schoolmaster, and broadcaster. From 1913 to 1917, he was a schoolmaster at Sherborne School in Dorset. He also wrote travel books and travel guides.  | 
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) Interlude | 1917 | 
| 2) Rebellion | 1917 | 
| 3) Colour Blind | 1920 | 
| 4) Quest Sinister | 1922 | 
| 5) Men in Blue Glasses | 1935 | 
| 6) The Three-Coloured Pencil | 1937 | 
| 7) Old King Cole | 1938 | 
| 8) Black Spider | 1941 | 
| 9) Caper Sauce | 1947 | 
| 10) Who Dies? | 1949 | 
| 11) Come Love, Come Death | 1951 |