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Robert Barnard

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in Essex, The United Kingdom

November 23, 1936

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Mystery & Thrillers

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Aka Bernard Bastable.

Robert Barnard (born 23 November 1936) is an English crime writer, critic and lecturer.

Born in Essex, Barnard was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Colchester and at Balliol College in Oxford. His first crime novel, A Little Local Murder, was published in 1976. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at University of Tromsø in Norway. He has gone on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories.

Barnard has said that his favourite crime writer is Agatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie.

Barnard was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by the Crime Writers Association for a lifetime of achievement.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 20,741 ratings · 2,152 reviews · 107 distinct works · Similar authors

	Out of the Blackout 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bones In The Attic (Charlie Peace, #7) 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Skeleton in the Grass 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1988 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death By Sheer Torture (Perry Trethowan, #1) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1981 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corpse In A Gilded Cage 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1984 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Scandal in Belgravia 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Post 3.12 of 5 stars 3.12 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of A Mystery Writer 3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death And The Chaste Apprentice (Charlie Peace, #1) 3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case Of The Missing Brontë (Perry Trethowan, #3) 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Charlie Peace (10 books)
by Robert Barnard
3.3266666666666667 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 750 ratings

Perry Trethowan (5 books)
by Robert Barnard
3.4975247524752477 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 404 ratings

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