A pseudonym used by Raymond Chapman, Emeritus Professor of English at London University and an Anglican priest, for five mystery novels published in the 1960s. Professor Chapman worked as a non-stipendiary priest in Southwark, and is currently on the staff at St Mary's Barnes in Southwest London. His police detectives are Inspector Montero and Sergeant Jack Springer, unofficially aided by the gifted amateur Adam Ludlow. Chapman has also written many books on religious themes and English literature. (info courtesy ofgadetection) Born in 1924, passed away in 2013.