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R.C. Woodthorpe

Born

in Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom

April 02, 1886

Died

December 01, 1971

Genre

Mystery, Crime, Fiction

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Ralph Carter Woodthorpe was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 2 April 1886.

After his education he held a number of teaching posts in a variety of schools. He later entered journalism, becoming an assistant to Hamilton Fyfe during the latter's lively editorship of the 'Daily Herald'.

On the 'Daily Herald' he spent nearly three years contributing all kinds of things from leaders to wireless notes, and writing a daily humorous column as a by-line.

He had his first mystery novel 'The Public School Murder' published in 1932 and it was greeted by the critics as a fresh note in detective fiction and it set an example which was extensively followed thereafter. It was noted that he was 'a writer of comic detective novels'.

He went on to write a further se ...more

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	Una bala para el señor Thorold by R.C. Woodthorpe, María D.A. de Derisbourg (Translator) 3.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1932	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 in a Little Town: A Matilda Perks Mystery 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1937 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 necessary corpse liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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	A Dagger in Fleet Street 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1934	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Shadow on the Downs (Miss Perks #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1935	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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