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Barrie Roberts (Hampshire, 1939 – 2007)[1] was an English author,[1] folk singer,[2][3] freelance journalist,[3] and criminal lawyer.[3]

Biography

Born in Hampshire in 1939,[3] Roberts was educated at Churcher's College.[3]

As a lawyer, Roberts worked for two firms in the West Midlands[3] and at one he was a part of the appeal for the Birmingham Six.[3] As an instructor, Roberts taught courses on Ghosts and Unsolved Mysteries[3] and has also lectured on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.[3]

Roberts was a member of the Gypsy council[4] and interested himself in the treatment of Gypsies and other travellers.[4]

Bibliography

Chris Tyroll

  • Victory Snapshot (1997)
  • Robbery With Malice (1999)
  • Bad Penny Blues (2000)
  • Crowner & Justice (2002)

Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Novels

Short stories

  • The Disappearance of Daniel Question (The Strand Magazine #4 2000)[12]
  • The Abbus Parva Tragedy: The Mystery of the Christmas Pie (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2001)
  • The Affair of the Christmas Jewel (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2002)
  • The Affair of the Christmas Candle (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2003)
  • The Mystery of the Addleton Curse (The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures)
  • The Affair of the Weeping Child (Unpublished)Personal Correspondence

Non-fiction

  • Midland Ghosts and Hauntings (1994)
  • Midland Murders and Mysteries (1997)
  • Midland Spirits and Spectres (1998)
  • Murder in the Midlands (2000)
  • A Taste of Murder (2004)

References

  1. ^ a b Barrie Roberts at Fantasticfiction.co.uk
  2. ^ "Living Tradition review of This Label is NOT Removable". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "About the Author". Archived from the original on 22 May 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b Obituary: Barrie Roberts at The Guardian
  5. ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail review[permanent dead link] at The Strand Magazine
  6. ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder review at Publishers Weekly
  7. ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder review at FictionDB
  8. ^ Sherlock Holmes and the Rule of Nine review at Publishers Weekly
  9. ^ Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess review at Publishers Weekly
  10. ^ Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess review[permanent dead link] at The Strand Magazine
  11. ^ Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels review at FictionDB
  12. ^ The Disappearance of Daniel Question[permanent dead link] at The Strand Magazine