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Christopher Bush

(1885 - 1973)

Christopher Bush was educated in the local school. He then won a scholarship to Thetford Grammar, and went on to study modern languages at King's College London, after which he worked as a school teacher.

He participated in both world wars.

He was a prolific writer of detective novels, wrote three autobiographical novels and nine books about Breckland life using the nom-de-plume Michael Home.

Genres: Mystery

Series

Ludovic Travers
   1. The Plumley Inheritance (1926)
   2. The Perfect Murder Case (1929)
   3. Dead Man Twice (1930)
   4. Murder At Fenwold (1930)
   5. Dancing Death (1931)
   6. Dead Man's Music (1931)
   7. Cut Throat (1932)
   8. The Case of the Unfortunate Village (1932)
   9. The Case of the April Fools (1933)
   10. The Case of the Three Strange Faces (1933)
   11. The Case of the 100% Alibis (1934)
   12. The Case of the Dead Shepherd (1934)
   13. The Case of the Chinese Gong (1935)
   14. The Case of the Monday Murders (1936)
   15. The Case of the Bonfire Body (1936)
   16. The Case of the Missing Minutes (1937)
   17. The Case of the Hanging Rope (1937)
   18. The Case of the Tudor Queen (1938)
   19. The Case of the Leaning Man (1938)
   20. The Case of the Green Felt Hat (1939)
   21. The Case of the Flying Donkey (1939)
     aka The Case of the Flying Ass
   22. The Case of the Climbing Rat (1940)
   23. The Case of the Murdered Major (1941)
   24. The Case of the Kidnapped Colonel (1942)
   25. The Case of the Fighting Soldier (1942)
   26. The Case of the Magic Mirror (1943)
   27. The Case of the Running Mouse (1944)
   28. The Case of the Platinum Blonde (1944)
   29. The Case of the Corporal's Leave (1945)
   30. The Case of the Missing Men (1945)
   31. The Case of the Second Chance (1946)
   32. The Case of the Curious Client (1947)
   33. The Case of the Haven Hotel (1948)
   34. The Case of the Housekeeper's Hair (1948)
   35. The Case of the Seven Bells (1949)
   36. The Case of the Purloined Picture (1949)
   37. The Case of the Happy Warrior (1950)
   38. The Case of the Corner Cottage (1951)
   39. The Case of the Fourth Detective (1951)
   40. The Case of the Happy Medium (1952)
   41. The Case of the Counterfeit Colonel (1952)
   42. The Case of the Burnt Bohemian (1953)
   43. The Case of the Silken Petticoat (1953)
   44. The Case of the Red Brunette (1954)
   45. The Case of the Three Lost Letters (1954)
   46. The Case of the Amateur Actor (1955)
   47. The Case of the Benevolent Bookie (1955)
   48. The Case of the Extra Man (1956)
   49. The Case of the Flowery Corpse (1956)
   50. The Case of the Russian Cross (1957)
   51. The Case of the Running Man (1958)
   52. The Case of the Treble Twist (1958)
   53. The Case of the Careless Thief (1959)
   54. The Case of the Sapphire Brooch (1960)
   55. The Case of the Dead Man Gone (1961)
   56. The Case of the Extra Grave (1961)
   57. The Case of the Three Ring Puzzle (1962)
   58. The Case of the Heavenly Twin (1963)
   59. The Case of the Grand Alliance (1964)
   60. The Case of the Jumbo Sandwich (1965)
   61. The Case of the Good Employer (1966)
   62. The Case of the Deadly Diamonds (1967)
   63. The Case of the Prodigal Daughter (1968)

Novels

   The Death of Cosmo Revere (1930)
   The Trail of the Three Lean Men (1932)
   The Crank in the Corner (1933)
   The Kitchen Cake Murder (1934)
   The Tea Tray Murders (1934)
   The Body in the Bonfire (1936)
   Murder On Mondays (1936)
   Eight O'Clock Alibi (1937)
   The Wedding Night Murder (1937)
   The Case of the Frightened Mannequin (1951)

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Christopher Bush

Bodies from the Library 3 (2020)
(Bodies from the Library, book 3)
edited by
Tony Medawar

Crimson Snow (2016)
Winter Mysteries
(British Library Crime Classics)
edited by
Martin Edwards

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