Anthony Berkeley - Francis Iles

	Malice Aforethought - Francis Iles 1948 UK first Pan paperback edition, London A clean copy, minor wear to edges Tightly bound One of the greatest Golden Age crime fiction novels For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Poisoned Chocolates Case - Anthony Berkeley 1929 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins, London A VG+ book sadly lacking dustwrapper The book shows no names, inscriptions or stamps etc, tightly bound and square True 1st issue, black cloth red lettering A lovely copy of a rare and important Haycraft Queen Cornerstone For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Silk Stocking Murders - Anthony Berkeley 1928 USA hardback first edition, first impression, Doubleday Crime Club, NY A VG+ book in unclipped ($2.00) dustwrapper The book shows no names, inscriptions or stamps etc, tightly bound and square The jacket shows fading to spine and edges, minor edge wear An exceptionally rare and early book in jacket For Sale at £150 (approx $295) *S - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	As for the Women - Francis Iles 1939 UK hardback first edition, second issue (blue cloth), Jarrolds, London A VG++ book sadly without dust jacket The book is without names, inscriptions or stamps etc, tightly bound and square Clean contents and cloth, no foxing or paper tanning A superb copy of a rare book, lovely and fresh For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

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Brief Biography BERKELEY, Anthony. Pseudonym for Anthony Berkeley Cox; also wrote as Francis Iles; A. Monmouth Platts. British. Born in Watford, Hertfordshire. 5 July 1893. Educated at Sher-borne School; University College, London. Served in the army during World War I. Married Helen Macgregor in 1932 (died). Journalist: contributor to Punch and The Humorist, London, and reviewer for John O 'London's Weekly, 1938, and, as Francis lies, reviewer, London Daily Telegraph, in the 1930's, Sunday Times, London, after World War II, and Manchester Guardian, later Guardian, from mid-1950's to 1970. Died 9 March 1971.

Series Characters Roger Sheringham Roger Sheringham, born in 1891, is a bit below average height, stocky and round-faced. He smokes a short-stemmed pipe with an over-large bowl, drinks beer and talks a lot usually nonsense. An Oxford graduate, Sheringham makes his living as the author of best-selling novels (with frequent forays into crime journalism) but is aware of his literary shortcomings and cheerfully sneers at his reading public. He is rude, vain, verbose, and offensive he is also extremely fallible. His creator says Sheringham was "founded on an offensive person I once knew because, in rny original innocence, I thought it would be amusing to have an offensive detective. Since he has been taken in all seriousness, I have had to tone his offensiveness down and pretend he never was." Early in his career, it seemed only Inspector Moresby could tolerate him. As Sherringham becomes more popular, Berkeley's approach becomes more serious and an effort is made to fit the amateur sleuth into the more conventional concept of a great detective. Ambrose Chitterwick One has heard of the least likely suspect; Ambrose Chitterwick is the least likely detective. Apart from an interest in criminology, Mr. Chitterwick is a blue-eyed, mild-mannered milquetoast of absolutely no physical or mental distinction. Somehow, he manages to solve crimes that baffle the professional police and his fellow amateur detectives.

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