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'''Robert Barnard''' (23 November 1936 – 19 September 2013) was an [[English people|English]] [[crime writer]], [[critic]] and [[lecturer]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Ripley |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/25/robert-barnard |title=Robert Barnard obituary &#124; Books |publisher=theguardian.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-25}}</ref>
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'''Robert Barnard''' (23 November 1936 – 19 September 2013) was an [[English people|English]] [[crime writer]], [[critic]] and [[lecturer]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Ripley |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/25/robert-barnard |title=Robert Barnard obituary &#124; Books |date=25 September 2013 |publisher=theguardian.com |access-date=2013-09-25}}</ref> In addition to over 40 books published under his own name, he also published four books under the pseudonym '''Bernard Bastable'''.


== Life and work ==
== Life and work ==
Robert Barnard was born on 23 November 1936 at [[Burnham-on-Crouch]], [[Essex]]. He was educated at the [[Colchester Royal Grammar School]] and at [[Balliol College]], [[Oxford]].


He spent five years (1961-1965) as an academic in the English Department at the [[University of New England (Australia)|University of New England]], at [[Armidale, New South Wales]], in Australia.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ryan |first1=John |title="Just some childish itch to play detective?" Robert Barnard: Armidale's sometime author of detective fiction |journal=Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries |date=December 2005 |volume=31 (4) |issue=348 |pages=126–156}}</ref>
Born in [[Essex]], Barnard was educated at the [[Colchester Royal Grammar School]] and at [[Balliol College]] in [[Oxford]].
His first [[crime novel]], ''A Little Local Murder'', was published in 1976. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at [[University of Tromsø]] in [[Norway]]. He went on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories.


His first [[crime novel]], ''Death of an Old Goat'', was published in 1974. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at [[University 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 two [[alternate history]] books, featuring [[Wolfgang Mozart]] – who had here survived to old age – as a detective.
Barnard said that his favourite [[crime writer]] was [[Agatha Christie]]. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled ''A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie''.


Barnard was awarded the [[Cartier Diamond Dagger]] in 2003 by the [[Crime Writers Association]] for a lifetime of achievement.<ref name="thecwa2003">{{cite web | url=http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2003/cartier.html | title=Robert Barnard, winner of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger 2003 | accessdate=2013-09-22 }}</ref>
Barnard was inducted into the prestigious [[Detection Club]] in 1991, and was awarded the [[Cartier Diamond Dagger]] in 2003 by the [[Crime Writers Association]] for a lifetime of achievement.<ref name="thecwa2003">{{cite web | url=http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2003/cartier.html | title=Robert Barnard, winner of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger 2003 | access-date=2013-09-22 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927141910/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2003/cartier.html | archive-date=2013-09-27 }}</ref> He said that his favourite [[crime writer]] was [[Agatha Christie]]. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled ''A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie''.


Barnard died on 19 September 2013.<ref name="thecwa2003"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/robert-barnard-rip.html | title=Robert Barnard R.I.P. | date=21 September 2013 | access-date=2013-09-22 }}</ref> He and his wife Louise lived in [[Yorkshire]].
Under the pseudonym '''Bernard Bastable''', Robert Barnard published two standalone novels and two [[alternate history]] books starring [[Wolfgang Mozart]] as a detective, he having survived to old age.

Barnard died on 19 September 2013.<ref name="thecwa2003"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/robert-barnard-rip.html | title=Robert Barnard R.I.P. | accessdate=2013-09-22 }}</ref> He and his wife Louise lived in [[Yorkshire]].


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==


===Mystery novels===
===Mystery novels===
* ''Death of an Old Goat'' (1974) ISBN 0002311984
* ''Death of an Old Goat'' (1974) {{ISBN|0002311984}}
* ''A Little Local Murder'' (1976)
* ''A Little Local Murder'' (1976)
* ''Death on the High Cs'' (1977)
* ''Death on the High Cs'' (1977)
* ''Blood Brotherhood'' (1977) ISBN 0-8027-5387-6
* ''Blood Brotherhood'' (1977) {{ISBN|0-8027-5387-6}}
* ''Unruly Son'' (1978) a.k.a. ''Death of a Mystery Writer''
* ''Unruly Son'' (1978) a.k.a. ''Death of a Mystery Writer''
* ''Posthumous Papers'' (1979) a.k.a. ''Death of a Literary Widow''
* ''Posthumous Papers'' (1979) a.k.a. ''Death of a Literary Widow''
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* ''Out of the Blackout'' (1984)
* ''Out of the Blackout'' (1984)
* ''A Corpse in a Gilded Cage'' (1984)
* ''A Corpse in a Gilded Cage'' (1984)
* ''Disposal of the Living'' (1985) a.k.a. ''Fete Fatale'' ISBN 0-00-231978-0
* ''Disposal of the Living'' (1985) a.k.a. ''Fete Fatale'' {{ISBN|0-00-231978-0}}
* ''Political Suicide'' (1986)
* ''Political Suicide'' (1986)
* ''The Skeleton in the Grass'' (1987)
* ''The Skeleton in the Grass'' (1987)
* ''At Death's Door'' (1988) ISBN 978-0-00-232195-2
* ''At Death's Door'' (1988) {{ISBN|978-0-00-232195-2}}
* ''A City of Strangers'' (1990) ISBN 978-0-440-20750-4
* ''A City of Strangers'' (1990) {{ISBN|978-0-440-20750-4}}
* ''[[A Scandal in Belgravia (book)|A Scandal in Belgravia]]'' (1991) ISBN 978-1-890208-16-5
* ''[[A Scandal in Belgravia (book)|A Scandal in Belgravia]]'' (1991) {{ISBN|978-1-890208-16-5}}
* ''Masters of the House'' (1994) ISBN 978-0-380-72511-3
* ''Masters of the House'' (1994) {{ISBN|978-0-380-72511-3}}
* ''Touched by the Dead'' (1999) a.k.a. ''A Murder in Mayfair'' ISBN 978-0-00-232684-1
* ''Touched by the Dead'' (1999) a.k.a. ''A Murder in Mayfair'' {{ISBN|978-0-00-232684-1}}
* ''Unholy Dying'' (2000) a.k.a. ''Turbulent Priest'' ISBN 978-0-7432-0149-0
* ''A Cry From The Dark'' (2003) {{ISBN|978-0-7432-5345-1}}
* ''The Mistress of Alderley'' (2002) ISBN 978-0-7490-0686-0
* ''Dying Flames'' (2005) {{ISBN|978-0-7432-7219-3}}
* ''A Cry From The Dark'' (2003) ISBN 978-0-7432-5345-1
* ''Last Post'' (2008) {{ISBN|978-0-7490-8068-6}}
* ''The Graveyard Position'' (2004) ISBN 978-0-7432-5346-8
* ''Stranger in the Family'' (2010) {{ISBN|978-1-4391-7674-0}}
* ''Dying Flames'' (2005) ISBN 978-0-7432-7219-3
* ''Last Post'' (2008) ISBN 978-0-7490-8068-6
* ''Stranger in the Family'' (2010) ISBN 978-1-4391-7674-0


===Charlie Peace novels===
===Charlie Peace novels===
* ''Death and the Chaste Apprentice'' (1989) ISBN 0684190028
* ''Death and the Chaste Apprentice'' (1989) {{ISBN|0684190028}}
* ''A Fatal Attachment'' (1992) ISBN 978-0-380-71998-3
* ''A Fatal Attachment'' (1992) {{ISBN|978-0-380-71998-3}}
* ''A Hovering of Vultures'' (1993) ISBN 978-0-380-77653-5
* ''A Hovering of Vultures'' (1993) {{ISBN|978-0-380-77653-5}}
* ''The Bad Samaritan'' (1995) ISBN 978-0-00-232562-2
* ''The Bad Samaritan'' (1995) {{ISBN|978-0-00-232562-2}}
* ''No Place of Safety'' (1997) ISBN 978-0-684-84503-6
* ''No Place of Safety'' (1997) {{ISBN|978-0-684-84503-6}}
* ''The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori'' (1998) ISBN 978-0-7432-2427-7
* ''The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori'' (1998) {{ISBN|978-0-7432-2427-7}}
* ''The Bones in the Attic'' (2001) ISBN 978-0-684-87379-4
* ''Unholy Dying'' (2000) a.k.a. ''Turbulent Priest'' {{ISBN|978-0-7432-0149-0}}
* ''A Fall from Grace'' (2006) ISBN 978-0-7432-7220-9
* ''The Bones in the Attic'' (2001) {{ISBN|978-0-684-87379-4}}
* ''The Killings on Jubilee Terrace'' (2009) ISBN 978-1-4165-5942-9
* ''The Mistress of Alderley'' (2002) {{ISBN|978-0-7490-0686-0}}
* ''A Charitable Body'' (2012) ISBN 978-1-4391-7743-3
* ''The Graveyard Position'' (2004) {{ISBN|978-0-7432-5346-8}}
* ''A Fall from Grace'' (2006) {{ISBN|978-0-7432-7220-9}}
* ''The Killings on Jubilee Terrace'' (2009) {{ISBN|978-1-4165-5942-9}}
* ''A Charitable Body'' (2012) {{ISBN|978-1-4391-7743-3}}


===Perry Trethowan novels===
===Perry Trethowan novels===
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===Short story collections===
===Short story collections===
* ''Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits'' (1989) ISBN 978-0-6841-9088-4
* ''Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits'' (1989) {{ISBN|978-0-6841-9088-4}}
* ''The Habit of Widowhood'' (1996) ISBN 978-0-6848-2648-6
* ''The Habit of Widowhood'' (1996) {{ISBN|978-0-6848-2648-6}}
* ''Rogue's Gallery'' (2011) ISBN 978-0-7490-1017-1
* ''Rogue's Gallery'' (2011) {{ISBN|978-0-7490-1017-1}}


===Novels written as Bernard Bastable===
===Novels written as Bernard Bastable===
* ''To Die Like a Gentleman'' (1993)
* ''To Die Like a Gentleman'' (1993)
* ''Dead, Mr. Mozart'' (1995) ISBN 978-0-312-11771-9
* ''Dead, Mr. Mozart'' (1995) {{ISBN|978-0-312-11771-9}}
* ''Mansion and its Murder'' (1998) ISBN 978-0-7867-0515-3
* ''Mansion and its Murder'' (1998) {{ISBN|978-0-7867-0515-3}}
* ''Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart'' (1998) ISBN 978-0-7515-1806-1
* ''Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart'' (1998) {{ISBN|978-0-7515-1806-1}}


===Non-fiction===
===Non-fiction===
* ''Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens'' (1974)
* ''Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens'' (1974)
* ''A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie'' (1980)
* ''A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie'' (1980)
* ''A Short History of English Literature'' (1984) ISBN 978-0-631-19088-2
* ''A Short History of English Literature'' (1984) {{ISBN|978-0-631-19088-2}}
* ''Emily Brontë'' (British Library Writers' lives series) (2000) ISBN 0-7123-4658-9
* ''Emily Brontë'' (British Library Writers' lives series) (2000) {{ISBN|0-7123-4658-9}}
* ''A Brontë Encyclopedia'' (with Louise Barnard) (2007) ISBN 1-4051-5119-6
* ''A Brontë Encyclopedia'' (with Louise Barnard) (2007) {{ISBN|1-4051-5119-6}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
* Ford, Susan Allen. "Stately Homes of England: Robert Barnard's Country House Mysteries" in ''CLUES: A Journal of Detection'' 23.4 (Summer 2005): 3-14.
* Ford, Susan Allen. "Stately Homes of England: Robert Barnard's Country House Mysteries" in ''CLUES: A Journal of Detection'' 23.4 (Summer 2005): 3–14.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.iblist.com/author2770.htm Internet Book List]
* [http://www.iblist.com/author2770.htm Internet Book List]
* [http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2003/cartier.html CWA Award Announcement]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927141910/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2003/cartier.html CWA Award Announcement]
* [http://wiredforbooks.org/robertbarnard/ 1984 interview with Robert Barnard] by [[Don Swaim]] at [[Wired for Books]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030814085436/http://www.wiredforbooks.org/robertbarnard/ 1984 interview with Robert Barnard] by Don Swaim at [[Wired for Books]]
* 2006 [http://www.elizabethfoxwell.com/ItsaMystery.html audio interview] with Robert Barnard by Elizabeth Foxwell
* 2006 [http://www.elizabethfoxwell.com/ItsaMystery.html audio interview] with Robert Barnard by Elizabeth Foxwell

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Latest revision as of 07:19, 11 October 2023

Robert Barnard (23 November 1936 – 19 September 2013) was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer.[1] In addition to over 40 books published under his own name, he also published four books under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable.

Life and work[edit]

Robert Barnard was born on 23 November 1936 at Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. He was educated at the Colchester Royal Grammar School and at Balliol College, Oxford.

He spent five years (1961-1965) as an academic in the English Department at the University of New England, at Armidale, New South Wales, in Australia.[2]

His first crime novel, Death of an Old Goat, was published in 1974. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at University 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 two alternate history books, featuring Wolfgang Mozart – who had here survived to old age – as a detective.

Barnard was inducted into the prestigious Detection Club in 1991, and was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by the Crime Writers Association for a lifetime of achievement.[3] He said that his favourite crime writer was Agatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie.

Barnard died on 19 September 2013.[3][4] He and his wife Louise lived in Yorkshire.

Bibliography[edit]

Mystery novels[edit]

  • Death of an Old Goat (1974) ISBN 0002311984
  • A Little Local Murder (1976)
  • Death on the High Cs (1977)
  • Blood Brotherhood (1977) ISBN 0-8027-5387-6
  • Unruly Son (1978) a.k.a. Death of a Mystery Writer
  • Posthumous Papers (1979) a.k.a. Death of a Literary Widow
  • Death in a Cold Climate (1980)
  • Mother's Boys (1981) a.k.a. Death of a Perfect Mother
  • Little Victims (1983) a.k.a. School for Murder
  • Out of the Blackout (1984)
  • A Corpse in a Gilded Cage (1984)
  • Disposal of the Living (1985) a.k.a. Fete Fatale ISBN 0-00-231978-0
  • Political Suicide (1986)
  • The Skeleton in the Grass (1987)
  • At Death's Door (1988) ISBN 978-0-00-232195-2
  • A City of Strangers (1990) ISBN 978-0-440-20750-4
  • A Scandal in Belgravia (1991) ISBN 978-1-890208-16-5
  • Masters of the House (1994) ISBN 978-0-380-72511-3
  • Touched by the Dead (1999) a.k.a. A Murder in Mayfair ISBN 978-0-00-232684-1
  • A Cry From The Dark (2003) ISBN 978-0-7432-5345-1
  • Dying Flames (2005) ISBN 978-0-7432-7219-3
  • Last Post (2008) ISBN 978-0-7490-8068-6
  • Stranger in the Family (2010) ISBN 978-1-4391-7674-0

Charlie Peace novels[edit]

Perry Trethowan novels[edit]

  • Death by Sheer Torture (1981)
  • Death and the Princess (1982)
  • The Missing Bronte (1983)
  • Bodies (1986)
  • Death in Purple Prose (1987) a.k.a. The Cherry Blossom Corpse

Short story collections[edit]

Novels written as Bernard Bastable[edit]

Non-fiction[edit]

  • Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens (1974)
  • A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie (1980)
  • A Short History of English Literature (1984) ISBN 978-0-631-19088-2
  • Emily Brontë (British Library Writers' lives series) (2000) ISBN 0-7123-4658-9
  • A Brontë Encyclopedia (with Louise Barnard) (2007) ISBN 1-4051-5119-6

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Mike Ripley (25 September 2013). "Robert Barnard obituary | Books". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ^ Ryan, John (December 2005). ""Just some childish itch to play detective?" Robert Barnard: Armidale's sometime author of detective fiction". Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries. 31 (4) (348): 126–156.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Barnard, winner of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger 2003". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Robert Barnard R.I.P." 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.

References[edit]

  • Ford, Susan Allen. "Stately Homes of England: Robert Barnard's Country House Mysteries" in CLUES: A Journal of Detection 23.4 (Summer 2005): 3–14.

External links[edit]