Robert Barnard (23 November 1936 – 19 September 2013) was anEnglishcrime writer,critic andlecturer.[1] In addition to over 40 books published under his own name, he also published four books under the pseudonymBernard Bastable.
Robert Barnard was born on 23 November 1936 atBurnham-on-Crouch,Essex. He was educated at theColchester Royal Grammar School and atBalliol College,Oxford.
He spent five years (1961-1965) as an academic in the English Department at theUniversity of New England, atArmidale, New South Wales, in Australia.[2]
His firstcrime novel,Death of an Old Goat, was published in 1974. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at theUniversity of Tromsø in Norway. He went on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories. As "Bernard Bastable", he published two standalone novels and twoalternate history books, featuringWolfgang Mozart – who had here survived to old age – as a detective.
Barnard was inducted into the prestigiousDetection Club in 1991, and was awarded theCartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by theCrime Writers' Association for a lifetime of achievement.[3] He said that his favouritecrime writer wasAgatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titledA Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie.
Barnard died on 19 September 2013.[3][4] He and his wife Louise lived inYorkshire.
Focuses on the investigations of black policeman Charlie Peace as he progresses from a young Constable to a seasoned Inspector.
Focuses on Scotland Yard detective Perry Trethowan.
