James Reginald Wilmot was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. He also wrote romances under the pseudonym 'Frances Stewart'. He is the creator of 'Curtis Burke', a Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard (under the pseudonym 'Ralph Trevor'). |
Titles and year of publication:
'Curtis Burke' Novels (as Ralph Trevor) | |
1) Under Suspicion | 1936 |
2) Invitation to Murder | 1936 |
3) Death in the Surgery | 1937 |
4) Death Burns the Candle | 1938 |
5) Murder for Two Pins | 1939 |
6) The Ace of Clubs Murder | 1939 |
7) Sky-High Terror | 1940 |
8) Who Killed the Crooner? | 1941 |
9) Front Page Murder | 1942 |
Other Novels | |
1) Death in the Stalls (US Title: Death in the Theatre [1934]) | 1934 |
2) Night Tide | 1936 |
As 'Ralph Trevor' | |
1) The Eyes Through the Mask | 1935 |
2) The House of Silence | 1935 |
3) The Monday Night Murder | 1935 |
4) The Moorcroft Manor Mystery | 1935 |
5) On the Night of the Ninth | 1935 |
6) Some Person Unknown | 1935 |
7) Murder in Silk | 1937 |
8) Murder Without Regret | 1937 |
9) Death Comes Too Late | 1938 |
10) The Deputy Avenger | 1938 |
11) The Ghost Counts Ten | 1938 |
12) Viper's Vengeance | 1938 |
13) The Corpse in the Caravan | 1939 |
14) Easy for the Crook | 1939 |
15) Behind the Green Mask | 1940 |
16) The Girl in the Crimson Cloak | 1940 |
17) Meet Doctor Death | 1940 |
18) Murder in the Fifth Column | 1940 |
19) The Phantom Raider | 1941 |
20) Red Stands for Danger | 1941 |
21) High Spy | 1942 |
22) A Murder Has Been Arranged | 1942 |