Basil Thomson
1861-1939
  

Basil Home Thomson was born in Oxford. He was an intelligence officer, police officer, prison governor, colonial administrator, and writer. He is the creator of 'Superintendent Richardson', a Scottish policeman.

 

Titles and year of publication:  

 'Superintendent Richardson' Novels
 1) P.C. Richardson's First Case (Also published as: Richardson's First Case [2016])  1938
 2) Richardson Scores Again (US Title: Richardson's Second Case [1934])  1934
 3) Inspector Richardson C.I.D. (US Title: The Case of Naomi Clynes [1934])  1934
 4) Richardson Goes Abroad (US Title: The Case of the Dead Diplomat [1935])  1935
 5) Richardson Solves a Dartmoor Mystery (US Title: The Dartmoor Enigma [1936])  1935
 6) Death in the Bathroom (US Title: Who Killed Stella Pomeroy [1936])  1936
 7) Milliner’s Hat Mystery (US Title: The Mystery of the French Milliner [1937])  1937
 8) A Murder Arranged (US Title: When Thieves Fall Out [1937])  1937
 Other Novels
 1) South Sea Yarns (short stories)  1894
 2) A Court Intrigue  1896
 3) The Indiscretions of Lady Asenath (short stories)  1898
 4) Mr. Pepper, Investigator (short stories)  1925
 5) Carfax Abbey  1928
 6) The Metal Flash  1929
 7) The Kidnapper  1933

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