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Bibliography - Checklist
Crime - Mystery Books
| Case for Three Detectives |
1936 |
| Case Without a Corpse |
1937 |
| Case with No Conclusion |
1939 |
| Case with Four Clowns |
1939 |
| Case with Ropes and Rings |
1940 |
| Case for Sergeant Beef |
1947 |
| Neck and Neck |
1951 |
| Cold Blood |
1952 |
| At Death's Door |
1955 |
| Death of Cold |
1956 |
| Dead for a Ducat |
1956 |
| Dead Man's Shoes |
1958 |
| A Louse for the Hangman |
1958 |
| Our Jubilee is Death |
1959 |
| Jack on the Gallows Tree |
1960 |
| Furious Old Women |
1960 |
| A Bone and a Hank of Hair |
1961 |
| Die All Die Merrily |
1961 |
| Nothing Like Blood |
1962 |
| Crack of Doom |
1963 |
| Death in Albert Park |
1964 |
| Death at Hallows End |
1965 |
| Death on the Black Sands |
1966 |
| Death at St Asprey's School |
1967 |
| Death of a Commuter |
1967 |
| Death on Romney Marsh |
1968 |
| Death with Blue Ribbon |
1969 |
| Death on Allhallowe'en |
1970 |
| Death by the Lake |
1971 |
| Death in the Middle Watch |
1974 |
| Death of a Bovver Boy |
1974 |
| Murder in Miniature |
1993 |
All dates & titles refer to the UK first edition
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Further Information
Leo Bruce was the pseudonym of Rupert Croft
Cooke, a prolific author in his own right. For adherents to the
classic form of crime fiction then Bruce delivers consistently.
His first series character was Sergeant Beef who leaves his post
as policeman in a small village to set up shop as a private
investigator in London. Beef appeared in only eight novels. The
second series character was Carolus Deene, a public
schoolmaster, appeared in twenty-three cases. Deene enjoys a
comfortable life with the assistance of a considerable private
income. A well rounded character who grows well through the
subsequent books. Somewhat surprisingly most of the books were
not published comtemporaneously in the US, though Academy did
publish many of the titles in the 1980's . Books For Sale
We do have a selection of books available for sale
Leo Bruce
Books Wanted - Bought
We are always interested in buying any UK 1sts in wrappers
Especially pre 1945 titles in jacket
Reprints in dustwrapper of the early titles are also sought
If you would like to sell anything
from a large collection to a single book
Please do contact us
We are paying the very highest prices for these books !
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