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Marshall Browne

マーシャル・ブラウン

Māsharu Buraun

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1935-11-27 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia）
Died
2014-02-14 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia） age 78
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Hong Kong → London → Bhutan → Melbourne, Australia

Career

Occupations
Author, Merchant banker, Soldier
Active Years
1981-2014
Affiliations
National Australia Bank

Awards

Glen Eira Literary Awards, 'My Brother Jack' Short Story Award
1999
Work: Point of Departure, Point of Return
Result: joint winner
Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel Award
2000
Work: The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2002
Work: The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders
Organization: Los Angeles Times
Result: shortlisted
Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel
2006
Work: Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: shortlisted

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders

1999 Crime fiction

Swedish police inspector Anders, who has a wooden leg, investigates a mysterious murder.

The Gilded Cage

1995 Historical fiction

Historical novel set in Melbourne, first of the Melbourne Trilogy.

The Burnt City

1999 Historical fiction

Second book in the Melbourne Trilogy.

Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn

2005 Crime fiction

Mystery featuring a Tokyo Metropolitan Police detective.

Bibliography

  • The Gilded Cage (1995)
  • The Burnt City (1999)
  • The Trumpeting Angel (2001)
  • The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (1999)
  • Inspector Anders and the Ship of Fools (2001)
  • Inspector Anders and the Blood Vendetta (2006)
  • Inspector Anders and the Prague Dossier (2016)
  • The Eye of the Abyss (2002)
  • The Iron Heart (2009)
  • Dragon Strike (1981)
  • City of Masks (1981)
  • Dark Harbour (1984)
  • Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn (2005)
  • Point of Departure, Point of Return (2003)
  • The Sabre and the Shawl (2014)

Legacy

Australian crime fiction writer who won the Ned Kelly Award. Former banker with diverse military experience. Known for historical novels set in Melbourne and detective series.

Trivia

  • Former merchant banker who worked for 37 years at National Australia Bank.
  • Served as a commando in the Australian forces and as a paratrooper in the British forces.
  • At age 22, considered joining the French Foreign Legion but decided on a banking career after meeting his future wife.