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Paul Winterton
ポール・ウィンタートン
Pōru Wintāton
Pen Names:
Andrew Garve（Primary pseudonym for crime novels）,
Roger Bax（Used for early novels）,
Paul Somers（Used for some novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-02-12 （Leicester）
- Died
- 2001-01-08 age 92
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Leicester
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, crime novelist
- Active Years
- 1938-1978
- Affiliations
- News Chronicle, BBC Overseas Service
- Memberships
- Detection Club, Crime Writers' Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulme Grammar School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Purley County School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| London School of Economics | — | Economics | Degree in Economics | — | United Kingdom |
Hulme Grammar School
Country:
United Kingdom
Manchester
Purley County School
Country:
United Kingdom
Surrey
London School of Economics
Economics
Degree:
Degree in Economics
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Came the Dawn
1949 Crime novelA spy novel set in the Soviet Union.
espionageCold War
Adaptations
- [Film] Never Let Me Go (1953)
The Megstone Plot
1956 Crime novelStory of fraud and espionage.
fraudespionage
Adaptations
- [Film] A Touch of Larceny (1959)
Murder in Moscow
1951 Crime novelMurder mystery in Moscow.
murderRussia
Bibliography
- Death Beneath Jerusalem (1938, as Roger Bax)
- Red Escapade (1940, as Roger Bax)
- Disposing of Henry (1947, as Roger Bax)
- Blueprint for Murder (1948, as Roger Bax)
- Came the Dawn (1949, as Roger Bax)
- No Mask for Murder (1950)
- No Tears for Hilda (1950)
- A Press of Suspects (1951)
- Murder in Moscow (1951)
- A Grave Case of Murder (1951, as Roger Bax)
Adaptations
- Never Let Me Go (1953, from Came the Dawn)
- Two Letter Alibi (1962, from Death and the Sky Above)
- A Touch of Larceny (1959, from The Megstone Plot)
- The Desperate Man (1959, from Beginner's Luck)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise styletense plots
- Recurring Motifs
- espionagepolitical intrigue
Legacy
English crime novelist known for realistic spy thrillers drawing from his journalism background, writing under multiple pseudonyms.
Trivia
- Son of Labour MP Ernest Winterton.
- Married with two sons and two daughters.
- Elected to Detection Club in 1952 and founder of Crime Writers' Association in 1953.