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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)

Sherlock Holmes

Novels

• Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (1994)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Man from Hell (1997)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (1995)[5]
• Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (1998)

 Sherlock Holmes - The Mystery of the Addleton Curse

• Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest Of Death (1999)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (2001)[6][7]
• Sherlock Holmes and the Rule of Nine (2003)[8]
• Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess (2005)[9][10]
• Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels (2007)[11]

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• The Affair of the Weeping Child (Unpublished)Personal Correspondence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

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