James Anderson (author)

James Anderson (b. Swindon, Wiltshire 1936 – d. Penarth, Glamorganshire 2007) was a British author. He is best known for his books featuring Inspector Wilkins. Set in the 1930s, the action of the books takes place in a large fictional British estate, or stately home, belonging to George Henry Aylvin Saunders, the 12th Earl of Burford. The books are a humorous look at the Golden Age type of mystery, which feature whodunnits set during a house party, and contain joking references to Inspector Appleby, the detective created by Michael Innes, or Inspector Alleyn, created by Ngaio Marsh, and to the well-known private detective Hercule Poirot, invented by Agatha Christie.

Anderson also wrote novelizations based on the television series Murder, She Wrote.[1]

He died in 2007 in Penarth,Vale of Glamorgan

Bibliography

Inspector Wilkins books

  • The Affair of the Blood-stained Egg Cosy [McKay-Washburn 1975]
  • The Affair of the Mutilated Mink
  • The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks

Novelizations based on Murder, She Wrote

  • The Murder of Sherlock Holmes [Avon 1985][1]
  • Hooray for Hollywood
  • Lovers and Other Killers

Mikael Petros books

  • Assassin [Simon & Schuster 1971]
  • The Abolition of Death {Constable 1974]

Other works

  • The Alpha List
  • Appearance of Evil [Constable 1977]
  • Angel of Death [Constable 1978]
  • Assault and Matrimony
  • Auriol
  • Additional Evidence
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References
  1. Miranda, Carolina; Anderson, Jean; Pezzotti, Barbara (2016). Serial Crime Fiction: Dying for More. Springer. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-137-48369-0.
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