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Edward Grierson

エドワード・グリアソン

Edowādo Gurīson

Pen Names: Brian Crowther（pen name for crime novels）, John P. Stevenson（pen name for novels）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1914-03-09 （Bedford）
Died
1975-05-24 age 61
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
Northumberland

Career

Occupations
barrister, Justice of the Peace, writer
Active Years
1949-1975

Education

Exeter College, Oxford
jurisprudence
Degree: B.A. (honors) in jurisprudence
Period: 1932-1935
Year of Graduation: 1935
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Gold Dagger
1956
Work: The Second Man
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Reputation for a Song

1952 Crime fiction

His debut crime novel is the outstanding Reputation for a Song, a classic inverted detective story.

inverted detective story
Adaptations
  • [film] My Lover, My Son (1970)

The Second Man

1956 Crime fiction

Gold Dagger Award winner, dramatised on television.

crimepsychology
Adaptations
  • [TV drama] The Second Man (1959)

The Massingham Affair

1962 Crime fiction

Crime novel.

Storm Bird: The Strange Life of Georgina Weldon

1959 non-fiction

The Strange Life of Georgina Weldon.

Bibliography

  • Shall Perish with the Sword
  • Reputation for a Song
  • The Second Man
  • The Massingham Affair
  • A Crime of One's Own
  • The Lilies and the Bees
  • Far Morning
  • The Captain General
  • Dark Torrent of Glencoe
  • Storm Bird: The Strange Life of Georgina Weldon
  • The Fatal Inheritance: Philip II and the Spanish Netherlands
  • The Imperial Dream: The British Commonwealth and the Empire 1775–1969
  • Confessions of a Country Magistrate
  • King of the Two Worlds: Philip II of Spain
  • The Companion Guide to Northumbria

Style & Themes

Literary Style
inverted detective story style

Legacy

Renowned crime novelist who won the Gold Dagger Award, also active in non-fiction.