 Charlie Christmas Bush was born in Great Hockham, Norfolk. He was educated at Kings College, Cambridge where he obtained a B.A. After a career in teaching, he became a freelance writer. He is the creator of 'Ludovic Travers', an economist who later becomes a private detective. Bush also wrote under the pseudonym 'Michael Home'. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) The Plumley Inheritance | 1926 |
| 2) The Perfect Murder Case | 1929 |
| 3) Dead Man Twice | 1930 |
| 4) Murder at Fenwold (US Title: The Death of Cosmo Revere [1930]) | 1930 |
| 5) Dancing Death | 1931 |
| 6) Dead Man’s Music | 1931 |
| 7) Cut Throat | 1932 |
| 8) The Case of the Unfortunate Village | 1932 |
| 9) The Case of the April Fools | 1933 |
| 10) The Case of the Three Strange Faces (US Title: The Crank in the Corner [1933]) | 1933 |
| 11) The Case of the 100% Alibi (US Title: The Kitchen Cake Murder [1934]) | 1934 |
| 12) The Case of the Dead Shepherd (US Title: The Tea Tray Murders [1934]) | 1934 |
| 13) The Case of the Chinese Gong | 1935 |
| 14) The Case of the Monday Murders (US Title: Murder on Monday [1936]) | 1936 |
| 15) The Case of the Bonfire Body (US Title: The Body in the Bonfire [1936]) | 1936 |
| 16) The Case of the Missing Minutes (US Title: Eight O'Clock Alibi [1937]) | 1937 |
| 17) The Case of the Hanging Rope (US Title: The Wedding Night Murder [1937]) | 1937 |
| 18) The Case of the Tudor Queen | 1938 |
| 19) The Case of the Leaning Man (US Title: The Leaning Man [1938]) | 1938 |
| 20) The Case of the Green Felt Hat | 1939 |
| 21) The Case of the Flying Ass | 1939 |
| 22) The Case of the Climbing Rat | 1940 |
| 23) The Case of the Murdered Major | 1941 |
| 24) The Case of the Kidnapped Colonel | 1942 |
| 25) The Case ot the Fighting Soldier | 1942 |
| 26) The Case of the Magic Mirror | 1943 |
| 27) The Case of the Running Mouse | 1944 |
| 28) The Case of the Platinum Blonde | 1944 |
| 29) The Case of the Corporal's Leave | 1945 |
| 30) The Case of the Missing Men | 1946 |
| 31) The Case of the Second Chance | 1946 |
| 32) The Case of the Curious Client | 1947 |
| 33) The Case of the Haven Hotel | 1948 |
| 34) The Case of the Housekeeper's Hair | 1948 |
| 35) The Case of the Seven Bells | 1949 |
| 36) The Case of the Purloined Picture | 1949 |
| 37) The Case of the Happy Warrior (US Title: The Case of the Frightened Mannequin [1951]) | 1950 |
| 38) The Case of the Corner Cottage | 1951 |
| 39) The Case of the Fourth Detective | 1951 |
| 40) The Case of the Happy Medium | 1952 |
| 41) The Case of the Counterfeit Colonel | 1952 |
| 42) The Case of the Burnt Bohemian | 1953 |
| 43) The Case of the Silken Petticoat | 1953 |
| 44) The Case of the Red Brunette | 1954 |
| 45) The Case of the Three Lost Letters | 1954 |
| 46) The Case of the Benevolent Bookie | 1955 |
| 47) The Case of the Amateur Actor | 1955 |
| 48) The Case of the Extra Man | 1956 |
| 49) The Case of the Flowery Corpse | 1956 |
| 50) The Case of the Russian Cross | 1957 |
| 51) The Case of the Treble Twist (US Title: The Case of the Triple Twist [1958]) | 1958 |
| 52) The Case of the Running Man | 1958 |
| 53) The Case of the Careless Thief | 1959 |
| 54) The Case of the Sapphire Brooch | 1960 |
| 55) The Case of the Extra Grave | 1961 |
| 56) The Case of the Dead Man Gone | 1961 |
| 57) The Case of the Three Ring Puzzle | 1962 |
| 58) The Case of the Heavenly Twin | 1963 |
| 59) The Case of the Grand Alliance | 1964 |
| 60) The Case of the Jumbo Sandwich | 1965 |
| 61) The Case of the Good Employer | 1966 |
| 62) The Case of the Deadly Diamonds | 1967 |
| 63) The Case of the Prodigal Daughter | 1968 |
| As 'Michael Home' | |
| 1) The Questing Man | 1936 |
| 2) The Harvest Is Past | 1937 |
| 3) July at Fritham | 1938 |
| 4) The Place of Little Birds (US Title: Attack in the Desert [1942]) | 1941 |
| 5) The House of Shade | 1942 |
| 6) City of the Soul | 1943 |
| 7) The Cypress Road | 1945 |
| 8) The Strange Prisoner | 1947 |
| 9) No Snow at Latching | 1948 |
| 10) The Soundless Years | 1951 |
| 11) The Auber File | 1953 |
| 12) That Was Yesterday | 1955 |
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