Cartier Diamond Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2014) Winner
Simon Brett
サイモンブレット
Saimon Bretto
Aliases:
Simon Anthony Lee Brett
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-10-28 （Worcester Park, Surrey, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Arundel, West Sussex, England
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Playwright, Producer-writer
- Active Years
- 1975-2025
- Affiliations
- Detection Club (President 2000-2015)
- Memberships
- Detection Club, Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulwich College | — | — | — | — | England |
| Wadham College, Oxford | — | English | 一級優等学位 | — | United Kingdom |
Dulwich College
Country:
England
Secondary school
Wadham College, Oxford
English
Degree:
一級優等学位
Country:
United Kingdom
Gained a first-class honours degree in English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cartier Diamond Dagger | — | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | 受章 |
| 2007 | Honorary MA | — | — | University of Chichester | 授与 |
| 2015 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | 選出 |
Cartier Diamond Dagger
2014
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2016
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受章
Honorary MA
2007
Organization:
University of Chichester
Result:
授与
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
2015
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cast, In Order of Disappearance
1975 Detective fictionFirst in the Charles Paris series featuring actor investigating murder.
Theatre worldMurder mystery
A Nice Class of Corpse
1986 Detective fictionFirst Mrs Pargeter mystery.
Amateur sleuthCrime
The Body on the Beach
2000 Detective fictionFirst Fethering mystery with Carole Seddon and Jude.
Village mysteryFriendship
Bibliography
- Cast, In Order of Disappearance (1975)
- So Much Blood (1976)
- Star Trap (1977)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- HumorousSatiricalGolden Age detective style
- Recurring Motifs
- Eccentric charactersIntricate plot twistsTheatrical satire
Legacy
Prolific author of detective fiction, recipient of CWA Diamond Dagger, former president of Detection Club.
Trivia
- Produced the pilot episode of the radio series 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.
- Served as president of the Detection Club from 2000 to 2015.