Francis D. Grierson
1888-1972
 

Francis Durham Grierson was born in Dublin, Ireland from English parents. He was an author, lawyer and journalist. He is the creator of:
1. 'Andrew Ash', a Detective Superintendent.
2. 'George Muir', a Detective Chief Inspector.
3. 'Sims and Professor Wells', an Inspector of Scotland Yard and a criminologist.

 

Titles and year of publication:  

 'Andrew Ash' Novels
 1) Out of the Ashes  1946
 2) He Had It Coming to Him (also featuring George Muir)  1948
 3) No Wreaths for the Duchess (also featuring George Muir)  1948
 4) The Buddha of Fleet Street (also featuring George Muir)  1949
 5) The Strange Case of Edgar Heriot (also featuring George Muir)  1950
 6) Madame Shadow (also featuring George Muir)  1952
 7) Traitor’s Cross (also featuring George Muir)  1952
 8) Blackmail in Red  1954
 9) Judas C.I.D.  1954
10) The Blind Frog  1955
11) The Sign of the Nine  1956
12) Green Evil  1958
13) The Red Cobra  1960
 'George Muir' Novels
 1) The Cabaret Crime  1938
 2) A Covenant with Death  1938
 3) The Mystery of the Two-Faced Man  1939
 4) The Ink Street Murder  1940
 5) The Mad Hatter Murder  1941
 6) Thrice Judas  1942
 7) The Crimson Cat  1944
 8) Entertaining Murder  1945
 9) Boomerand Murder  1951
 'Sims and Professor Wells' Novels
 1) The Limping Man  1924
 2) The Double Thumb (short stories)  1925
 3) The Lost Pearl  1925
 4) Secret Judges  1925
 5) The Zoo Murder (US Title: The Murder in the Garden [1927])  1926
 6) The Smiling Death  1927
 7) The Blue Bucket Mystery  1929
 8) The White Camellia  1929
 9) The Yellow Rat (Also published as: Murder at the Wedding [1932])  1929
10) The Mysterious Mademoiselle  1930
11) Murder at Lancaster Gate  1934
12) Death on Deposit  1935
13) Murder in Black  1935
 Other Novels
 1) The Green Diamond Mystery  1929
 2) The Lady of Despair  1930
 3) The Jackdaw Mystery  1931
 4) Mystery in Red  1931
 5) Murder in Mortimer Square  1932
 6) The Monkhurst Murder  1933
 7) The Mystery of the Golden Angel  1933
 8) The Empty House  1933
 9) The Heart in the Box  1936
10) The Coward’s Club  1937
11) The Man from Madagascar  1937
12) The Acrefield Mystery  1938

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