E.R. Punshon
1872-1956
Pseudonym: Robertson Halket
 

Ernest Robertson Punshon was born in London. He was a novelist and literary critic. He also wrote under the pseudonym 'Robertson Halket'. He is the creator of 'Bobby Owen', a police constable and later Detective Sergeant and finally Commander of Scotland Yard.

 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Bobby Owen' Novels
 1) Information Received  1933
 2) Crossword Mystery (US Title: The Crossword Murder [1934])  1934
 3) Death Among the Sunbathers  1934
 4) Mystery Villa  1934
 5) Death Comes to Cambers  1935
 6) Death of a Beauty Queen  1935
 7) The Bath Mysteries (Also published as: The Bathtub Murder Case [1942])  1936
 8) The Dusky Hour (Also published as: Death in the Chalkpit [1941])  1937
 9) Mystery of Mr. Jessop  1937
10) Comes a Stranger  1938
11) Dictator's Way (US Title: Death of a Tyrant [1938])  1938
12) Murder Abroad  1939
13) Suspects – Nine  1939
14) Four Strange Women  1940
15) The Dark Garden  1941
16) Ten Star Clues  1941
17) Diabolic Candelabra  1942
18) The Conqueror Inn  1943
19) Night's Cloak  1944
20) Secrets Can't Be Kept  1944
21) There's a Reason for Everything  1945
22) It Might Lead Anywhere  1946
23) Helen Passes By  1947
24) The House of Godwinsson  1948
25) Music Tells All  1948
26) So Many Doors  1949
27) Everybody Always Tells  1950
28) The Golden Dagger  1951
29) The Secret Search  1951
30) The Attending Truth  1952
31) Strange Ending  1953
32) Brought to Light  1954
33) Dark Is the Clue  1955
34) Triple Quest  1955
35) Six Were Present  1956
Other Novels
 1) Earth's Great Lord  1901
 2) The Mystery of Lady Isobel  1907
 3) The Choice  1908
 4) The Spin of the Coin  1908
 5) The Glittering Desire  1910
 6) Hidden Lives  1913
 7) Arrows of Chance  1917
 8) The Solitary House  1918
 9) The Woman's Footprint  1919
10) The Bittermeads Mystery  1922
11) Dunslow  1922
12) The Blue John Diamond  1929
13) The Unexpected Legacy  1929
14) The Cottage Murder  1931
15) Proof, Counter Proof  1931
16) Genius in Murder  1932
17) Truth Came Out  1932
As 'Robertson Halket'
 1) Where Every Prospect Pleases  1933
 2) Documentary Evidence  1936

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