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John Colin Watson (1 February 1920 – 18 January 1983) was a British writer of detective fiction and the creator of characters such as Inspector Purbright and Lucilla Teatime. Born in Croydon, Surrey, he is best remembered for the twelve Flaxborough novels, typified by their comic and dry wit and set in a fictional small town in ...
1 Leben. 2 Werke (Auswahl) 3 Verfilmungen. 4 Literatur. 5 Weblinks. Leben. Watson arbeitete einige Jahre als Journalist (u. a. in Boston (Lincolnshire) und London ), bevor er sich als freier Schriftsteller niederlassen konnte. 1958 konnte er mit seinem ersten Kriminalroman erfolgreich debütieren und blieb fortan diesem Genre treu.
January 17, 1983. Genre. Mystery & Thrillers, Humour. edit data. Colin Watson was educated at the Whitgift School in South Croydon, London. During his career as a journalist he worked in London and Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he was a leader-writer for Kemsley Newspapers.
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49 books26 followers. Follow. Colin Watson was educated at the Whitgift School in South Croydon, London. During his career as a journalist he worked in London and Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he was a leader-writer for Kemsley Newspapers. His book Hopjoy Was Here (1962) received the Silver Dagger Award.
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Colin Watson was a mystery ad thriller author from Croydon, London that was best known for the “Flaxborough Chronicles” series of novels. The bestselling author was one of the best writers of his time even though he has largely been forgotten in the current times.
Summary. A collection of cosy crime dramas adapted from Colin Watson's 'Flaxborough Chronicles', set in a small Lincolnshire market town in the 1960s and '70s. Inspector Purbright is a thoroughly English policeman: affable, polite, dogged and decent. Created by award-winning crime writer Colin Watson, he appeared in 12 Flaxborough mysteries ...
Showing 30 distinct works. « previous 1 2 next » sort by. « previous 1 2 next » * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Colin Watson has 49 books on Goodreads with 9415 ratings. Colin Watson’s most popular book is Coffin, Scarcely Used (Flaxborough, #1).
