
E.R. Punshon
Author · 36 books
Aka Robertson Halket. E.R. Punshon (Ernest Robertson Punshon) (1872-1956) was an English novelist and literary critic of the early 20th century. He also wrote under the pseudonym Robertson Halket. Primarily writing on crime and deduction, he enjoyed some literary success in the 1930s and 1940s. Today, he is remembered, in the main, as the creator of Police Constable Bobby Owen, the protagonist of many of Punshon's novels. He reviewed many of Agatha Christie's novels for The Guardian on their first publication.
Series
Books

Everybody Always Tells
1950

The Golden Dagger
1951

The Attending Truth
1952

Music Tells All
1948

Death of a Beauty Queen
1935

Strange Ending
A Bobby Owen Mystery
1953

Comes a Stranger
1938

Death Comes to Cambers
1935

Diabolic Candelabra
1942

Secrets Can't be Kept
1944

The House of Godwinsson
1948

Brought to Light
1954

Triple Quest
1955

The Conqueror Inn
1943

Murder Abroad
1939

The Dusky Hour
1937

Six Were Present
1956

Night's Cloak
1944

A Surprise For Christmas
And Other Seasonal Mysteries
2020

The Secret Search
1951

Dark is the Clue
1955

Four Strange Women
1940

It Might Lead Anywhere
1946

Crossword Mystery
1934

Suspects Nine
1939

Mystery Villa
1934

Death Among The Sunbathers
1934

Helen Passes By
1947

There's a Reason for Everything
1945

Information Received
1933

Dictator's Way
1938

So Many Doors
A Bobby Owen Mystery
1950

The Dark Garden
1941

The Bath Mysteries
1936

Ten Star Clues
1941

Mystery of Mr. Jessop
1937